Ginge !

reasons for it please,,, lets discuss SOME form of car stuff tonight

Stavros

why you say that ginge?

should do opposite as it reduces oil drag and therefore increases power.

race cars run a little oil as they can get away with for that reason.

AlexF

It wont...

less oil will give higher oil temp so thinner oil.

less oil = less drag.


Alex

Ginge !

cause when ever my fuel economy goes down my oil is low, i refill and it seems to get better

aint the only car either and ive been told a few people noticed this

hence me asking

Stavros

better tell all the race teams your finding dude, F1 etc have been doing their shit wrong for years.

Ginge !

steve just what ive noticed, not saying its the way

oh race engines and road engines aint the same thing

im talking about my fuel economy went to 12mpg, i looked at a few things and found nothing,, checked the oil and it was a little low

now im back to 15mpg hence me posting

maybe its placebo

Stavros

race engines and road engines work the same way, there is no voodoo magic in a race engine to make them work the opposite way round.

its simple science.

placebo like you said.

unless engine was fucked and had no lubrication

Ginge !

steve 30mph and top speed/revs are different conditions though so hard to compare and be acurate

but maybe it IS a placebo, just strange that the car WAS low on oil

also a little low on water but the water temp wasnt higher than norm

S1

formula 1 run dry sump engines so friction loss due to oil "slurpage" (cant think of a better word)is not a problem. You'll probly find the loss of power is due to lack of oil round the rings resulting in lower compression. I am pissed so reserve the right to delete post when sobre...