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tonyko1 · 09-29-2012, 07:52 AM

Someone was asking whatever happened to Slick 50, big in the 80s-90s. Was a subsidiary of Quaker State and the FTC shut them down in 97.

I must admit, I fell for their spiel in 1986, just for one quart though, then I moved on to something else, probably Ronco's julian fry maker.

http://www.skepdic.com/slick50.html

james347 · 09-29-2012, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by tonyko1

Someone was asking whatever happened to Slick 50, big in the 80s-90s. Was a subsidiary of Quaker State and the FTC shut them down in 97.

I must admit, I fell for their spiel in 1986, just for one quart though, then I moved on to something else, probably Ronco's julian fry maker.

http://www.skepdic.com/slick50.html

Yes, same here. My friend and I fell for it back around 1988? when he got his first 5.0 LX. Didn't do any harm, but he used it only once.

TooCool5 · 09-29-2012, 09:40 AM

Its still found in some walmart stores.
I thought they could not use teflon in it any more.

78RS_to_112SS · 09-29-2012, 09:46 AM

I had poured that in my '78 Camaro and was not so lucky... from what I can tell it was great stuff in a NEW engine. In my case it cleaned the interior of the engne so well, within 1000 miles the crank bearings let go... Coincidence???

It was a good time to upgrade from a 305 to a 350 4 bolt

09-29-2012, 07:52 AM	#1
tonyko1 Banned Drives: 2012 Camaro 2SS/RS Convertible, IBM Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,015	Slick 50 Someone was asking whatever happened to Slick 50, big in the 80s-90s. Was a subsidiary of Quaker State and the FTC shut them down in 97. I must admit, I fell for their spiel in 1986, just for one quart though, then I moved on to something else, probably Ronco's julian fry maker. http://www.skepdic.com/slick50.html

09-29-2012, 09:40 AM	#3
TooCool5 Drives: 2010 Camaro 1LS 3.6 LLT V6 325 HP Join Date: May 2009 Location: LS Posts: 4,242 View My Garage	Its still found in some walmart stores. I thought they could not use teflon in it any more. __________________ 2010 Camaro Auto, Inferno Orange, Titanium Interior, Gearhead Wheels AIRAID CAI

09-29-2012, 09:46 AM	#4
78RS_to_112SS Finally back in a Camaro Drives: was 1978 RS, NOW 2011 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: NORTHERN, Ontario Posts: 208 View My Garage	I had poured that in my '78 Camaro and was not so lucky... from what I can tell it was great stuff in a NEW engine. In my case it cleaned the interior of the engne so well, within 1000 miles the crank bearings let go... Coincidence??? It was a good time to upgrade from a 305 to a 350 4 bolt __________________ It all started with a "78 RS and now, after WAITING a quarter century, a triple black 2011 2SS convertible...