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Old 11-20-2013, 10:08 AM   #9
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Originally Posted by strych9 View Post
Exactly this. People changing oil according to the way daddy did it are living in the stone age. Modern oil doesn't require early changes, and modern engines create very little contamination and debris during break-in.

Oils of old didn't have the additives that modern oils have. Engines were dirtier. Hell, non-roller cams had to "wear-in", and in doing so, introduced metal into the oil. Times have changed. Save your money for mods. Your oil won't mind.
We have these amazing guys called "engineers" who actually do math and science and crazy things like that to determine when to do oil changes. If you ask me, it's the devil's work!
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