Is Synthetic really worth it?
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Randy B
Road warrior
My first question is why are you changing it that often? Honestly unless you only drive it 2000 miles a year and you change it at the start of the season, you're wasting money.
And yes it's absolutely worth it. It has MUCH better lubrication properties and film strength as well as doesn't break down under high heat loads.
And yes it's absolutely worth it. It has MUCH better lubrication properties and film strength as well as doesn't break down under high heat loads.
rboe
Road warrior
If you have to ask, probably not. Provided you change your oil regularly like religion. Some of us believe in syn and synthetic blends and can afford to do so.
If you take good care of your bike and change your oil every 2000 miles or less with recommended oil you are good to go.
Now that said, oil threads on the Internet are famous for being pissing matches, measuring up with politics, religion and what sort of pan is best for frying chicken in. So I'll suggest you quietly make a choice and try it your self; but it's going to be a long term experiment. I changed oil & filter like clock work on my KZ550 and at 25,000 miles she still had 190+ in each cylinder. Typical was 150psi at 10,000 miles; and folks did not change their oil that often at all. Proof enough for me to change oil. Perhaps not so much on choice of oil. Good luck!
If you take good care of your bike and change your oil every 2000 miles or less with recommended oil you are good to go.
Now that said, oil threads on the Internet are famous for being pissing matches, measuring up with politics, religion and what sort of pan is best for frying chicken in. So I'll suggest you quietly make a choice and try it your self; but it's going to be a long term experiment. I changed oil & filter like clock work on my KZ550 and at 25,000 miles she still had 190+ in each cylinder. Typical was 150psi at 10,000 miles; and folks did not change their oil that often at all. Proof enough for me to change oil. Perhaps not so much on choice of oil. Good luck!
the Ferret
Road warrior
Really? People argue about which pan is best for frying chicken? Wish my mom were still alive..she made killer fried chicken!
rboe
Road warrior
I may, just may have been silly there. Cast iron is the way to go. 
Lord Popgun
Road warrior
And so it begins... 
the Ferret
Road warrior
No argument from me! :worship:Rboe_imp said:I may, just may have been silly there. Cast iron is the way to go.
Tripod_imp
Running like a top
No argument from me! :worship:The ferret_imp said:No argument from me! :worship:Rboe_imp said:I may, just may have been silly there. Cast iron is the way to go.
And only a Lodge cast iron skillet. Anyone who uses anything else doesn't know anything about frying chicken... :angel:
the Ferret
Road warrior
You guys are really making me miss my mom
wildezt_imp
Been there
That Lodge cast iron stuff is great , I have their double burner girdle, a skillet, and the Dutch oven... Ahh!
And like Rboe said in an another thread ,they gett better with time . Quoting his words:-
" I think of it like cast iron cook wear. New looks good, but a well seasoned pan has a certain rugged handsomeness to it that is appealing."
And like Rboe said in an another thread ,they gett better with time . Quoting his words:-
" I think of it like cast iron cook wear. New looks good, but a well seasoned pan has a certain rugged handsomeness to it that is appealing."
oldgoat01_imp
Running like a top
Is this board so civil that we can't get into a dino vs synthetic pissing match!? In that case, I say peanut oil is the only way to fry chicken. Anyone that says canola is the way to go is a tree-hugging, gun-toting, liberal, conservative hippy, redneck, moron!wildezt_imp said:
jmc1100_imp
Running like a top
Best thing for your engine...Change oil before winter storage and fog that engine!!
the Ferret
Road warrior
What does fog that engine mean?
I think mom used Crisco oil. Is that stuff even available today?oldgoat01_imp said:Is this board so civil that we can't get into a dino vs synthetic pissing match!? In that case, I say peanut oil is the only way to fry chicken. Anyone that says canola is the way to go is a tree-hugging, gun-toting, liberal, conservative hippy, redneck, moron!wildezt_imp said:
Tripod_imp
Running like a top
Peanut oil? Crisco? Canola?
Lard, baby, lard...
Lard, baby, lard...
Deanohh_imp
Been there
You're all wrong. The ultimate.....bacon grease.Tripod_imp said:
Houtman_imp
Road warrior
You're all wrong. The ultimate.....bacon grease.Deanohh_imp said:
Real mechanics fry their chicken in used motor oil.
rboe
Road warrior
Ooooh. Bacon (wanders off drooling)
Tripod_imp
Running like a top
Sorry, OP, for getting off topic! But, I think it's a great question. I am interested to hear more myself.
Heh. If your cast iron pan says "Made in the USA" it's made by exactly one company. All cast iron pans made in the USA are made by the same company; they white-label their stuff for other manufacturers of kitchenware who feel they need cast iron items to be "complete." The stuff you learn on "How It's Made."Tripod_imp said:No argument from me! :worship:The ferret_imp said:No argument from me! :worship:Rboe_imp said:I may, just may have been silly there. Cast iron is the way to go.
And only a Lodge cast iron skillet. Anyone who uses anything else doesn't know anything about frying chicken... :angel:
And OF COURSE there's no other way to fry anything other than a cast iron skillet. Duh.
To the OP: if you're changing your oil at 2k miles, there's no real benefit synthetic can give you. Quality dino juice should perform on-par with synthetic oil at that change interval or less. Synthetic oil permits you to push past those limits as contaminants diffuse in the oil and break down its lubricating properties.
ChipBeck_imp
Road warrior
Ditto. You are making me miss my mom and her fried chicken. Made in a heavy electric frying pan in Crisco. Tough on the arteries bud good for the soul. Lost her 3 years ago.The ferret_imp said:
Chip
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