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I am a huge fan of Opti-2 at 100:1. Less smoke, higher revs.
So basically, with todays synthetics we can easily take an old engine that requires a 24:1 ratio and run a 50:1 in that engine with the proper lubrication?
i ran 50;1 oil in my old strikemaster auger and blew up the engine? the oil was sold under thehuskavarna name
... these are not miracle oils.
I started my new Nils off on the Opti 2 at the regular mixture of 100-1 . Might be a tad richer but I personally didn't buy into all the talk of seating rings blah blah blah using regular oil either . I honestly can't say either way though but if the stuff is good why bother using the other stuff first . TD
I read this post and another one like it and it really made me wonder why I didn't do the exact same thing? I broke mine in using the regular Jiffy oil figuring since it was 'natural' it would be a better break-in. After the first full tank of that I switched to Opti2 and haven't gone back since. I guess that is what happens when you believe everything you read and a guy doesn't do a little research on his own too.My next question would be is I wonder if I had broken-in with Opti-2 or Amisol versus natural, if my performance/max life on the powerhead would be increased by having started with a good synthetic? My guess is it wouldn't matter a whole lot. Maybe a lot less smoke/exhaust fumes the first go around?? Any other takers on this?
I'll take that one on WF . My jiffy always had the other oils run through it till I found out about Opti2 and Amsoil . It ran good for those years but now it just rocks and roars like it has another life on steriods. I won't see it in my day or lift time that it burns out even though I used other oils in it for some years before but lots will have to do because I switched to OPTI 2 now. I won't go through plugs ,pull cords ,carb jobs etc that I may have if I didn't switch but thats my thoughts. My Nils starting off got Opti 2 and Amsoil will do same and it will outlive me even if I can still fire her up at 100 yrs old . I'm that confident in those mixtures of these oil additives . All my rigging has perked up that much more once I switched and no smoke or oil residue at exhaust either . 100-1 sounds scary but heah all you need to do is run this additive and you will know . Theres a reason even my baby spitfire john deere has it in the tank and its a free air sled and collectors item and mint..I dont own a two stroke that doesn't have it in the tank and I like one mix does all . I do all out of ONE and the same can . I think I switched 3 years or more ago and my small motors don't ever sound like they are labouring and just run SSSSSSSSSMMMMMOOOOOOOO OOOTH . TD
I used to use mixes of 24-1, 32-1. 40-1, and 50-1 for all the 2 strokes that I own. Now I use 100-1 in all of them and I have an over abundance of gas cans in my garage and my wife will be confused for ever. I have a friend that is a mechanic and he says there is really no such thing as breaking an engine in. He says they are wearing out from the first time that you start them and all you can help them do is wear out the right way. Makes sense to me. They used to say that synthetic oils are too slippery to let rings seat right, but there are lots of manufacturers that ship new engines with synthetic oil. My new outboard has been running a synthetic blend since day one and that is what the factory recommends.