valvolene VR1 oil warning, I've been looking to change oil in the daily driver Options

[brant]

I've been doing a little research for a daily driver toyota....
thinking about changing oil brands and seeing what is out there for a flat tappet cam that is cheaper than Royal purple, and more available than brad penn

anyways... lots and lots of guys post about using VR1 lately

I found some valvolene materials that may be a typo
someone independently tested the 2 valvolene racing oils, and the street legal version (found at the flaps)

the tests show 800ppm zddp on the street legal oil
and 1300ppm on the two not street legal oils.

yet the valolene litterature claims 1300ppm on all of their grey bottled oils.

I would like to tell everyone to check the API starburst on the bottle
if your flaps, VR-1 is SM rated or street legal I am of the belief that you are NOT getting the zddp you need for our engines...

[anderssj]

Here's what Valvoline has posted on their site:

http://www.valvoline.com/faqs/motor-oil/racing-oil/

It's not entirely clear to me, but I think they're talking about the Valvoline VR1 Racing Oil and the Valvoline "Not Street Legal" Racing Oil. The date at the bottom of the page appears to be 3 JAN 13, so it appears to be pretty current. I would probably be more confident about what they're saying if they hadn't started out with:

"Many hands-on car enthusiasts and engine experts believe the lower levels of zinc in SM motor oil is causing excessive wear in older style push-rod and flat-tappet engines. This is despite the fact that all new motor oil classifications are intended to be backward compatible. This has resulted in the widely accepted belief that modern motor oil is not adequate to protect older engines."

Used VR-1 back in the day, before that I used Rotella (up until CL-4 or so). Fortunately, just found Brad-Penn locally . . . .

Hope this helps.

Steve A-