What oil is best? and what ratio?

[Mastermind]

Then quit talking

Oh My

 

[big t double]

this is what I started off with. I was 10yrs old. It weighs more than my current 661R. Maybe all this new age plastic light weight sh*t is making us all into pussies!?!?!?

any further testing you do should be done with this saw.

 

[PissRev]

The premix Husky stuff @ 50:1

Thanks for the info.

 

[wildroamer]

Isn't the XP a JASO FB and the low smoke is FD? I'm surprised the XP is the more expensive of the two.

 

[KenJax Tree]

Low smoke meets FD ratings and XP exceeds FD ratings....supposedly

 

[stihl sawing]

Then quit talking

 

[Ron660]

Racing oils needed for ported saws?? Not sure. Maybe Redbull's timed cuts will prove or disprove that theory for performance. Protection/lubrication is another discussion.

 

[KenJax Tree]

Maybe a little more oil but I doubt they "need" racing oil

 

[Ron660]

I wish Chad could dyno a few oils to see if there were any differences in performance. I'd be willing to donate to the cause. Although lubrication, and cleanest burning, is a higher priority to me.

 

[Ron660]

I'd love to see different mix ratios on a dyno. Like 50:1 vs 32:1 or 40:1 vs 24:1. It would be interesting to see if more oil produced more power?

 

[jake wells]

bike oil is not cost effective when looking at a price 25$ liter for motul,belray etc.....
i got this for 28.99 per gallon and i know it will be just as clean as those bike oils but for half or 2/3 the cost,
and my stuff runs much better on this compared to bike oil.

 

[KenJax Tree]

bike oil is not cost effective when looking at a price 25$ liter for motul,belray etc.....
i got this for 28.99 per gallon and i know it will be just as clean as those bike oils but for half or 2/3 the cost,
and my stuff runs much better on this compared to bike oil.
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I ran bike oil because I always had some for my bike and just kept buying more.

I believe i'm gonna stick with Amsoil in my OPE and HP2 in my bike.

 

[CR500]

If you buy a case of Klotz sometimes it can work out to be around 30-40 bucks a gallon


Maxima super M ( pretty good oil) in a 5 gallon pail is rougly 175 bucks.... That is a bout 35 a gallon.

In NY I will take that price online lol

 

[stihl saws]

Low smoke meets FD ratings and XP exceeds FD ratings....supposedly

I've ran a truck load of Husqvarna low smoke in trimmers at 50:1 and never had a problem. At least until I caught CAD and found all the oil threads.

 

[Moparmyway]

bike oil is not cost effective when looking at a price 25$ liter for motul,belray etc.....
i got this for 28.99 per gallon and i know it will be just as clean as those bike oils but for half or 2/3 the cost,
and my stuff runs much better on this compared to bike oil.
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I ran that oil for a long time, its not as clean as you'd think. Red Armor is much cleaner burning

 

[jake wells]

I ran that oil for a long time, its not as clean as you'd think. Red Armor is much cleaner burning

1 gallon mix bottle of red armor is 3.50 each and the 2.5 gallon mix bottle is 6.00 each and the gallon jug is 70.00 each i'll pass.

 

[junkman]

I'd love to see different mix ratios on a dyno. Like 50:1 vs 32:1 or 40:1 vs 24:1. It would be interesting to see if more oil produced more power?

my findings it, depends on the oil and what itis used in, 32 to 1 may be ideal in a saw in one brand but run better 50 to 1 in another brand

 

[huskihl]

my findings it, depends on the oil and what itis used in, 32 to 1 may be ideal in a saw in one brand but run better 50 to 1 in another brand

The common denominator seems to be viscosity. Like Jason found with klotz. It's a thicker oil and 50:1 seems to be more than enough. Where a thinner oil probably needs more like 32:1 to leave a wet crank and piston. That's what I see in my minds little eye anyways

 

[CR500]

Yamalube still isn't that bad price wise.... 36-40 can equal a gallon


I will run the stuff when it becomes more locally available

Sent from my non internal combustion device.

 

[jmssaws]

The bike oil i use is cheaper than stihl oil. I'm still trying to figure out what you guys think is a dirty oil and why that matters. Should my piston top be hard and crusty or soft and gooey or Shiney and clean? I know what I like to see.