Oil Preference Feedback:

[Captain D]

Good evening mopar family,

This was my first season running the green racing oil, 'Driven' (previously, I've used VR1 & Brad Penn). Anyhow, a buddy said that AmsOil may be better. Granted, I realize that everyone has their own preferences, but anyone else here feel the same that AmsOil is a better quality product over the Driven oil for our 68-70' Chargers?

Thank you for any feedback,

[496polara]

Just my opinion but with the quality oils you mentioned I think you are splitting hairs.

[Dino]

  

[b5blue]

https://www.hughesengines.com/Index/index.php they like DRIVEN. 

[John_Kunkel]

A good read:

https://autooilandfluid.com/the-truth-about-synthetic-oils-and-engine-wear/

[Captain D]

Agreed, opening a question like that is like opening Pandora's box,  , and, probably can't go wrong with any of those options having those key additives. I'll keep running the Driven...

[b5blue]

 

[Kern Dog]

You surely know this but a change to a roller cam and lifters pretty much alleviates any concern about the oil that you use.

[John_Kunkel]

You surely know this but a change to a roller cam and lifters pretty much alleviates any concern about the oil that you use.

Only "alleviates concern" about the cam lobe/lifter interface. Look at all the other metal-to-metal interfaces in an engine with no bearing material.

[Kern Dog]

I have yet to gear a compelling reason for the continued use of high zinc oils after switching to a roller cam.
If one has moly coated rings and standard rod and main bearings, how are our classic engines so different from modern engines to need the zinc?
When I bought the roller cam stuff to make the swap in my 440/495, (Still to come, I've been slow to jump in) Dwayne Porter advised me to keep using the "Driven" oil.
Now, I know that using it won't hurt anything but I wonder why it is still necessary.