Brad Penn vs Joe Gibbs Oil

[Wreckless Warren]

I have used Brad Penn Oil for a long time but have not purchased any in a while. I see that DA Petroleum purchased Brad Penn a while back and it looks like their product has changed. Their multi-grade oils are semi-synthetic?

I'm hearing that Joe Gibbs Hot Rod mineral based oils are the ones to use with flat tappet cams. I used Brad Penn break-in oil for my new engine but I'm wondering what to use going forward, it has solid lifters.  Thanks. ww 

[Ford428CJ]

Thinking of going to Amsoil Z Rod in my boat with a flat tappet Hyd cam. Got over 10hrs on it now.... I'm so use to roller cams LOL

[blykins]

Brad Penn still has non synthetic mineral oil for flat tappets.

[Wreckless Warren]

Hi Brent, I could only find the mineral oil only in a straight weight, not a multi-grade (10W-40). Am I overlooking it? ww

[blykins]

Hmm, I'll have to check but I use a lot of the straight 30 weight oil with my flat tappers.

[FordEver]

http://www.amref.com/Products/Branded-Lubricants.aspx
Kind off confusing with the buyout, original Brad Penn site not much info, this should help, tech data with specs, click away. I just recently used the 30W break in and now the 15W40 semi.

[My427stang]

Brad Penn semi works great with flat tappets, it's all I used when I can find it, plenty of zinc and boron. Unfortunately my local supply dried up and not worth paying shipping.

I also like the 15w40.  Never ran Joe Gibbs, but likely good. I have run Schaeffer, decent stuff, Valvoline VR-1 is good and easy to find, and still have a few gallons left of early diesel oil

[gtxpress]

I have been using Joe Gibbs since in rebuilt engine.  Seems to work fine.  The oil has a tendency to turn dark and I think that is a result of the mineral oil.  The motor only has about 4k on it since I drained the break in oil.  No complaints with it.

[cammerfe]

Back when my '64 Custom 427-T was new I used D-A Speed Sport oil. I was under the impression that they went out of the performance oil business but I just googled it and find that they now offer Super Speed Sport full synthetic. They were very helpful back-in-the-day---even going so far as to offer free oil analysis complete with a little can and mailer.

KS

[Wreckless Warren]

My folks gave me a DA Speed Sport racing jacket for my 16th birthday (1966). It was black with gold and black trim on the collar and sleeves and the DA insignia across the back . My mom sewed a 427 T-Bird patch on it for me. It was the coolest piece of clothing I owned. Living in S. Florida it was seldom needed but I wore it anyway (sweated my ass off). My Dad had one just like it and my mom still has it. Oh the days long ago. ww

[fairlanegt427]

I have used brad penn lately and I like it,  I used to use belray but my local dealer doesn't stock what I want anymore so I had to switch.  Any one have any opinion on the belray?  I never did have any problems with  it.

[Dryhoze1]

Brad Penn is awesome oil

[Rory428]

Both my 427/454FE and my 331 SB Ford use solid flat tappet cams, as did several 428s before that, I have been using Brad Penn semi synthetic 10/30 in these engines for years, never had any issues to date. I order my Brad Penn from Ken at Oregon Cam, he is a dealer. My machinest buddy normally uses the Joe Gibbs BR break in 15-40 oil on flat tappet engines, and switches to Brad Penn after break in.

[fryedaddy]

anyone ever use rotella-t in their fe.my engine builder told me it has alot of zink in it,and he also told me to stay away from synthetic oils for an fe engine.he has been a bracket racer and runs a machine shop in bristol for over 40 years,and he raced ford only all those years,but i thought rotella was for big trucks only,i dont know

[jayb]

I use to use a lot of 15W-40 Rotella, it was good oil.  In fact, Comp Cams still recommends it for break-in of flat tappet cams and lifters.  I have been told it used to have more zinc in it than it does now, but I don't know if that's true or not.  In any case, thought, nothing wrong with that oil in my opinion.  But I prefer Valvoline VR-1.