100:1 or 50:1 Amsoil?

[ggg7lazy77]

I have a 20 year old Jiffy auger & wanted to start running the Amsoil Saber in it.  I was just curious what ratio others use & what the differences are?

[UP jigstick]

I'm kinda curious too. I have an older 2 cycle auger and have been considering the switch to a synthetic oil. Any advice would be helpful.

[tracker 1]

Many of the guys using Amsoil are mixing it at 80:1  or 100:1. I am using 80:1 in everything. So far no problems. There has been much discussion on this subject. Do a search and you should be able to bring up everything you need to know.

[Skipper]

there is a 20 year old Jiffy in my garage right now that loves 80:1

[dkfry]

I use Sabre at 32:1 or 40:1 in everything aircooled.

My 100:1 Yamaha gets Sabre outboard at 75:1, the mechanic recommended running a little more oil than 100:1.

[UP jigstick]

I use Sabre at 32:1 or 40:1 in everything aircooled.

My 100:1 Yamaha gets Sabre outboard at 75:1, the mechanic recommended running a little more oil than 100:1.

Do these mixes eliminate smoke from the exhaust?

[dkfry]

Amsoil in general reduces smoke compared to other oils.

2-strokes are supposed to smoke.

[Skipper]

I use Sabre at 32:1 or 40:1 in everything aircooled.

My 100:1 Yamaha gets Sabre outboard at 75:1, the mechanic recommended running a little more oil than 100:1.

This is against amsoil recommendations. If you are going to mix it up thick, go get the cheap stuff. If you mix at 80:1, there will be less smoke and more power. Amsoil reccomends 100:1 in everything, I thought I was a worry wart mixing 80:1!

http://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=38599.0

Read through this thread, it is top notch info on the subject.

[dkfry]

This is against amsoil recommendations. If you are going to mix it up thick, go get the cheap stuff. If you mix at 80:1, there will be less smoke and more power. Amsoil reccomends 100:1 in everything, I thought I was a worry wart mixing 80:1!

A few IS members have called amsoil and spoke with an engineer. The best I can explain is that there is more lube in Amsoil mixed at 100:1 than other oils can offer at any mix!

One of my other hobbies is large scale gasoline r/c boats. Those guys run 23cc-25cc engines with around 6hp. The majority of them race with 86-87 octane mixed with 8-9oz. oil per gallon of gas, they use Amsoil, HP2 and etc.

I have been running at richer ratios for years with no trouble and thats what I'm going to continue to run. Lubing the topend isn't the only concern with a 2-stroke. You need adequate oil to get down to the bottom end to lube the bearings. In air-cooled engines this is especially important due to the elevated temps.

[rrfish]

50:1 and you'll never have a problem.  Older engines have a different style "ring" on their piston so if you go to 50:1 versus 25:1 you'll be fine. The newer oil are much better than the older ones and even at 1/2 the ratio of older oils you'll get better lubrication.

[bulldawger]

it says 100:1 so thats what i run all my 2 cycle stuff at. if your motor blows because of the oil amsoil will replace it...period

[Hardguy]

I put 100 to 1 in my auger (strikemaster lazer mag) and it never ran better. It also does not have oil coming out of  the muffler now. It used to ooze out and I constantly had to carry a rag to wipe it clean. If you did not and you layed it on your shanty, you got oil on your fabric.    Go for it!

[Greenz]

80:1 in my new Jiffy after running two full tanks of reg.

[Grizzly1]

I've been running Amsoil at 100:1 from the very first tank of gas in my new Jiffy 30, 1 season on the ice and no problems yet.

[anderson_dc]

Ive been running 50:1 amsoil saber professional in my new Strikemaster Lazer Mag Xpress and i will say that i have actually been having some oil coming out of the muffler and a little bit of smoke coming out.  It isnt nearly as bad as when i was running strikemaster oil at 24:1 but there is still some coming out.  I figure next year when i mix a new batch up i might run it at 70:1 or so and then see if i still have the same problem.

[Hardguy]

Ive been running 50:1 amsoil saber professional in my new Strikemaster Lazer Mag Xpress and i will say that i have actually been having some oil coming out of the muffler and a little bit of smoke coming out.  It isnt nearly as bad as when i was running strikemaster oil at 24:1 but there is still some coming out.  I figure next year when i mix a new batch up i might run it at 70:1 or so and then see if i still have the same problem.

I have the same auger approx. 4 years old and I did the same thing that you are doing with the ratios of Amsoil. I am now at 100:1 with no smoke and hardly any oil residue from the exhaust. After a whole day of drilling I wipe the exhaust one time before I put the auger on the sled. You will also see a few more rpms.
Good luck!

[team95monte]

Just like it says on the bottle.  Run 100:1.

[Chris Raymond]

Picked up some Amsoil this winter for my Nils.  I'm running it at 100:1.  If my engine craps out, I figure they bought me a new drill.  Although to be honest, to put that kind of a claim out there, I'm betting that everything will be better than okay...plus, no smoke, no drip and higher rpms.