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Heard through the grapevine Valvoline VR1 is some pretty good stuff When it comes to ZDDP levels...

^ Thanks for the input. Right now she has Castrol 10W - 40 in her with Red Line Additive for the zinc and phosphorous. Runs good, but i think when the weather breaks im gonna try  the Shell Rotella

Happy New Year to everyone! Thanks for the help

I bet that camaro is pretty awesome and it looks great too, and thanks for the history lesson JohnZ. Interesting

Awesome, thanks again

Thanks for the help again everyone. Ill run through your recommendations, and just for clarification... if i do need a new thermostat the 180 stat is the correct one to get?

Awesome, thanks for the help. 68z that link is helpful, i will definitely check my timing out as well

Only had my car about 6 months but i plan to do about 1500 - 2000 a year

Hey everyone i just have a simple (somewhat stupid) question for you. Ive owned my car for about 6 months now (69 SS) and this past weekend it started to overheat on me about 10 minutes into my cruise. I am going to start simple and replace the thermostat and see if that cant take care of the problem. My question regards the thermostats... after doing a little research i am assuming i should go with a 180 degree thermo instead of a lower one such as a 160 degree. Although logic would dictate that if i went with the thermo that opens at 160 it would help keep my engine running cooler?? If someone could clarify this for me i would appreciate it. Just a new guy trying to learn as much as i can.

Also, if the thermostat doesnt take care of the overheating issue, are there any other obvious causes for this problem?

Thanks

Thanks for the help. Ill try and take a look at it. I do think the engine has been rebuilt, but ill try and find out what i can

What really surprised me was 300+hp from a six!

Al

the Buick Grand Nationals sure came close ( the 87 GNX was rated at 276hp)

They were also Turbocharged cars, so they had that slight advantage. 300hp from an NA V6 is impressive though

That is quite a garage! Too bad you cant own both of them lol. That would be an awesome pair of Hugger Orange cars

Thanks for the help guys. I think i will definately do a little testing and start out with the Rotella. The cam is pretty mild so im thinking a 10w-30/40 with an additive will suffice. I really appreciate the help!

I just picked up my 1969 Camaro with a modified 350 in it ( badged as 350). I have some mechanical experience with cars, but not so much classics. The question i have is what oil should i be running in this car? From what i can see it has an Edelbrock air cleaner, edelbrock carb, edelbrock intake manifold, full exhaust, and what sounds like a mild cam. I want to due an oil change before i do too much driving and want to be running the right stuff. Also, does anyone recommend a particular ZDDP additive? A particular oil weight/viscosity for the modifications? Any help would be greatly appreciated!!

PS- If anyone knows of a tag/badge on the block that will identify the engine as an actual 350 would be a great help as i am not positive it is a 350, and i will try and get some pictures up within the next week of my car!

Sorry for all the questions lol. I just want to learn as much as i can so i do this right!

Im gonna have to check for it on Amazon or ebay. Sounds informative