Are you getting blue smoke while the engine is running? If your not, you need to check your plenum gasket.

 

only when i rev it up or get on it pretty heavy... shes still pretty quick for an old turd lol

 

You still probably need to check the plenum then. Even that will cause exhaust smoke, not to mention over time it will ruin your cat.

 

my cat is gutted lol

 

Hmm, ***** without *****, or ***** with no *****? Which one would you choose if you had to?

 

I'll use Valvoline in my engine and Amsoil in all other.

 

im usin valv- maxlife 10w-30 right now thats all i ever use is 10w-30 here in texas thought about switchin to 10w-40 just havent yet lol

 

Is Your Synthetic Motor Oil Really Synthetic?
(Reprint of an Article in "Lubricants World" August 2000 by Katherine Bui)
(Involves Mobil-Castrol lawsuit and the definition of synthetic)
http://www.1st-in-synthetics.com/is_..._synthetic.htm

 

I use a 5W30 synthetic year round. I have hot summers and mild winters in Florida. My seems to be doing fine with that. For those with high mileage and contemplating switching to a synthetic oil might consider doing a treatment with this stuff. http://www.auto-rx.com/ It is several step process so read the instructions carefully.

 

Side note - From experience with my car, and talking to others, if you run dino oil the life of the engine, then switch to synthetic, at first it burn more oil. After a few changes, though, the oil burning seems to lessen, and oil consumption is better than with dino.

- Disclaimer - This is personal experience with a car, and experience with others that did the switch. Don't flame me, I'm just saying if you do the switch, give it a chance. Don't try it one oil change then give up.