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AMSOIL Products Help Formula S.A.E.
Racing Team Compete
Over the past year the Ohio State University has used
and abused the AMSOIL product in our race motors. We have
been through many oils before and our previous oil of
choice was Mobil 1 0W-30. After contacting an AMSOIL representative
our success with the product and the company as a whole
has not stopped. After using Mobil1 with great success
for a long time we were getting concerned with a couple
of key issues. The two biggest questions were “Is
this really the best oil for our applications?” and
“Is there another oil out there with comparable quality
and performance without the huge price tag?”
Those are two questions that most individuals ask themselves
at some point and on a cutting edge race team those two
questions are asked everyday. Unlike many other cutting
edge race teams though, we have a finite budget. Therefore
we do pay attention to cost and bang per buck. That is
where the price issue comes into the second question.
We had used many different oils in the past (Pennzoil,
Valvoline, Klotz racing oil, and other major brands) but
we have seen far more benefits working with AMSOIL. Mobil
1 gave us good oil in their 0W-30, but they fell short
in many areas of need. After repeated attempts to call
them and work out something where we could test oil and
promote their product, they were nowhere to be found.
Apparently they didn’t need a university race team
to join their Mobil 1 team. After getting excellent treatment
from the people at AMSOIL and trying the oil in our dynos
we haven’t looked back since.
More comprehensive and technical comparative analysis
is on the slate in the near future but so far some conclusions
can definitely be made. Our motors run well over 12,000
rpm and to the touch, smell and sight the AMSOIL product
has performed as well and better than any oil we have
had through our motors. We have seen their bold claims
about their product stacking up, and we definitely put
them to the test. We compete with over 120 teams worldwide
(all colleges around the world). We have the future of
the race industry, corporate automotive world and aftermarket
engineers on our teams. There is a lot riding on the performance
and quality approval of our oil. Competition has gotten
tighter and tighter and AMSOIL has shown to be more than
satisfactory in our power needs, engine protection and
fuel economy. We have hopes of sending a sample of oil
off to be analyzed after some runs in the next year, doing
a simple “burn” test with some pans and a range
of competitor’s oil, and possibly even some direct
comparison work on the dyno. We design, build, test and
compete with a new car every single year so time is tight
but AMSOIL and the people with AMSOIL have blown away
our expectations. We have tried many of their other products
also and have seen similar levels of performance and quality.
Some data collected below is shown for viewing and some
comments are made within. Thanks AMSOIL!! (Special thanks
to AMSOIL Dealer Sean Aughey!!)
| Comments
on the AMSOIL Product |
Our tests show AMSOIL
Series 2000 Synthetic 0W-30 Motor Oil dramatically
outperforms popular conventional and synthetic motor oils
in many areas below.
Your claims have been reinforced from our experience
in this area. In the fuel efficiency portion of our competition
this product was part of the puzzle for improvements.
| High Temperature
Protection |
Your claims have been reinforced from our experience
in this area. Our motor is water cooled and running over
12,000 rpm at some points. Yet the 0W-30
oil has been satisfactory even when dyno water temperatures
are at scary levels.
| Low Temperature
Protection |
We don’t see many of these conditions.
Your claims have been reinforced from our experience
in this area.
Your claims have been reinforced from our experience
in this area.
Your claims have been reinforced from our experience
in this area.
Even in times when we were testing one of the race cars
and forgot to change the oil for an extended amount of
time the AMSOIL
0W-30 product has held up. I guess the only other
thing I could say is that I wish you carried an oil filter
for a Honda 600cc CBR-F3 because we would be sure to try
it out. We thank you for your support and hope that we
can give you additional relevant feedback in the future.
Take Care,
Brandon T. Fleishour
The Formula Buckeyes of Ohio State University
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