"Bonnevilles R Kewl" <spam@b.gone> wrote in message
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> > > Technically, The difference is what weight you use. If your V-8 runs
on
> > > 20w50, and you decide to put in 5W50. You'll definitely see an
> > improvement,
> > > dino or synthetic.
> >
> > Really.
> >
> > Why would that be?
>
> W does not equal weight, it stands for winter. The point he was trying
> to make that the thinner the oil the less it slugs down the engine.
> (0w30 is thinner than 10w30.)

Really.

And all this time, I thought 30=30!