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oldNslow wrote on 11/15/13 at 17:30:14: Quote:So,.. if I spend the extra money for T6, I'll be spending an extra dollar a month overall to have synthetic oil. Even though I am a social security type, I think I'll stick with T6. Only reason to use synthetic rather than conventional oil IMO is if you plan on extending the change interval significantly. If you're dumping it every 3500 miles it aint even worth the extra buck a month as far as I'm concerned. There are two other reasons,.. and I'll admit they are not a very big deal. (but neither is a buck a month, eh?)
1. Synthetic holds its film strength better in higher pressure and/or higher temperature situations. Most times the operating conditions in the derated Savage motor don't come anywhere near needing this extra film strength, but for a price of taking the ex-girlfriend to McDs one time, I can afford the luxury.
2. For the folks living in colder climates that might want to start the thing up when it is really cold, T6 stays runny even at temps well below freezing.
Remember what I said, now,... these are not hugely important factors.
I feel like splurging on T6 because the additional expense is next to nil, so it isn't much of a splurge.
If I rode the bike for an hour or more every few days, with T6 I wouldn't change it every 3,500 miles. I'd go for a lot longer than that.
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