The BAD AST Project - Faze II

[cornfedbill]

Thanks Bill, I am really geeked that this thing is FINALLY going together!
Question for you all... What gear lube do you recommend? I am using a Yukon case & gears with an Eaton Truetrac posi. Eaton says to use 80W90 oil (not synthetic) with no additives. There are so many choices out there I'm trying to narrow it down to an off the shelf brand. Valvoline? Pennzoil? Lucas? What is your go to choice?
Mark

I will be running Royal Purple in my M22 and rear end because I will be running open road races and will generate more heat than most applications. The sustained high speeds create a lot of heat. It's amazing what 15 minutes at near full throttle will do. We boiled the clutch fluid last year and had the pedal drop to the floor at 140 mph. That was a bit unexpected and made gear changes difficult. Lucky it was not the brake fluid.



In my experience the quality of today's lubricants is so much better than in the past that most name brand products would be sufficient. Unless you expect to run open road races or on the Autobahn, I would feel comfortable with Pennzoil, Valvoline or Lucas. It would definitely follow the manufacturer's recommendations where they apply.