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Canadian Daves JustKDX
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[QUOTE="reepicheep, post: 1376979, member: 104942"] I wouldn't worry. For an application like motor oil for my high performance air cooled long stroke VTwin (which runs very hot relative to a water cooled machine, and has a very high piston to cylinder wall speed relative to many other machines), I run full synthetic. The high temperature breakdown of non synthetic is only like 50 degrees F above the normal operating temperature of that motor. Going to full synthetic buys me another 50 degrees F or so. Also for my Saab turbo, which has an oil cooled turbo bearing, I like full synthetic for that. That's another demanding application. For the Sienna, I run full synthetic because that V6 had a reputation of sludging. But I suspect I am wasting my money. It's easier to do because I just get the Wal Mart branded full synthetic, which is only a little more expensive then brand name non synthetic. For the KDX, I suspect this is heresy, but the oil only has to lubricate the bearings for *one stroke... not for 5000 miles. So I'm betting that any two stroke oil would be fine in terms of durability. Better brands of oils will probably make less of a mess, smoke less, mix with the gas better, and smell better. And perhaps you could get away with mixing them thinner. But I bet they all lubricate in much the same way at 32:1. I bet an air cooled small displacement high revving chain saw motor is a more demanding environment for oil then a water cooled 200 KDX... The Klotz oil sure smells good though! :) [/QUOTE]
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