Sigh.....
Do what you want, but let me point out a couple of things:
- A cop car is not a Supra...it's not near as modified as some of the cars here
- Cop cars do not have turbos...dino oil will coke unless you allow for turbo cool down
- The amount of $$$ some folks have invested in this car is significant...think they might want to run the best oil they can get?
- The filter makes a huge difference...if you want to get particulates in your bearings, run a crappy filter. Better yet, run a crappy air filter too. Again, do what you want, but don't spout off that the filter doesn't matter...
you are flat wrong on this count.
- You are right about one thing, the marketing of oil in the US by the major companies is BS...that's the biggest reason I want to know what's going into my motor.
Might want to read the thread...the argument turned into the content of Mobil 1 and a guy shooting his mouth off (like you) and not knowing what he was talking about or providing any other pertinent info. Misrepresented himself too...says it's ok to lie and be stupid. Sorry, but that behavior is unsat. Supra Central asked me to shoot down this kind of crap and that's exactly what I intend to do.
If you want to run your Supra like a cop car, that is your business. You can run almost any SL or SM rated oil and it will be fine...make sure you use the heaviest oil you can get and a Fram filter...when your turbo or rod bearings go, you can blame it on the crappy design of the 7M. And you'll get the joy of working on it. Heck, change the HG out while your at it and use a MHG, but don't deck the head/block...you'll get to work on it some more. While you're at it, yank off a bunch of those unneeded vacuum lines and hoses.
This is the kind of BS I see here...you just added to it.
You don't like it, you don't have to read it. Got a problem with what I have to say, PM the management.
BTW - Didn't you have the same type "opinion" on oil vs water temps...I'm thinking you need to get a clue man:
http://www.supramania.com/forums/showthread.php?p=516610#post516610