Oil Changes

[onehellofadart]

How often do you change your oil and filter?
When at the track do you change your oil every run, every other,
after a full day of racing?

[sickt7cuda]

I change mine after 2 trips to the track. It gets a little pricey using Mobil1 but I like the stuff. I use cheap NAPA oil filters, since I change them with every oil change.

BTW, while we're on oil, last time I raced I only put 6qts in a 7qt pan and my ET improved. I do use a windage tray but no crank scraper.

[onehellofadart]

Dan I understand that just because it says 7 qt it still only needs
enough oil to cover the pick up. May be good with 5 qts.
By the way the Napa gold series is a pretty good filter!

[DARTSPORT]

I change the motor oil and filter every 25 - 30 runs. I do the trans filter and fluid at the same amount of runs, and adjust the bands. The trans is a Cope Racing Trans, 727 rollerized , with billet aluminium front drum

[sickt7cuda]

Yeah, Tony, I hear ya. Good point.

So, are you gearing-up (no pun intended) for the season?
I got a few things to do with the car, but it's so damn difficult to think about working on it in this weather.

[mikelbeck]

During the season I change mine pretty often, not on any set schedule. At least once a month. If I go out every weekend during a month I may do it twice, but that hasn't happened in a few years.

[onehellofadart]

I've been changing it after every second trip to the track. Comes to every two miles I think :lol: .

Dan
the car should go in the shop next saturday.
Too cold out there to think about it.
Took her out for a ride today. Terrorized the neighborhood
for a little while. Can't wait to see what the gearing and the shifter
do! 8-[

[fastbackcuda]

Took her out for a ride today. Terrorized the neighborhood
for a little while. Can't wait to see what the gearing and the shifter
do! 8-[

I took mine out the other day. Only terrorized myslef. I ended up on a big snow covered hill. Note to self. Dont drive car on streets you dont know yet.

You'll love the new gears by the way. :mrgreen:

[mikelbeck]

I took mine out the other day. Only terrorized myslef. I ended up on a big snow covered hill. Note to self. Dont drive car on streets you dont know yet.


Especially in the snow...

[onehellofadart]

:lol: :lol: :lol:

[fastbackcuda]

For the record my street didnt have any snow on it and this on was fine till I got to the hill with no place to turn around. :mrgreen:

[mikelbeck]

For the record my street didnt have any snow on it and this on was fine till I got to the hill with no place to turn around. :mrgreen:

You had no place to turn around so you drove into a big snow-covered hill?

[fastbackcuda]

No I drove down a big snow covered hill.

[onehellofadart]

:shock:

[sickt7cuda]

Tony, what gears do you have now and what ones are you going to?

Are you going to start the season off with the drag radials or slicks?

[onehellofadart]

Dan, I'm going from3:91's to 4:31's.
Haven't decided yet on the slicks vs the drag radials yet.
Drag radials were not spinning last time out.
The suckers really bite since I screwed them down and lowered
the a/p.