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muffin_man Donating Member (128 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-10-04 01:43 PM
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12. Its all at the site.
What are AMSOIL Synthetic Motor Oils?

AMSOIL Synthetic Lubricants are fuel efficient, extended life lubricants manufactured from select synthetic base stocks and special purpose additives.(no petrolleum) These lubricants provide improved overall performance characteristics when compared to conventional petroleum oils.

What are AMSOIL Synthetic Blend Motor Oils?

AMSOIL Synthetic Blend Motor Oils are a blend of synthetic fluids and petroleum oils. They are combined to form an all season motor oil that demonstrates many of the performance features of synthetic lubricants.


They dont advise the base,but do repeatedly advise their syn is not refined from crude.I dont know what else you want.

Documentation

The numbers in this calculation were based on 1998 data on Domestic Motor Fuel Consumption by Type of Vehicle, 1970-1998.* 1998 was most recent year for complete data, but each succeeding year has seen an increase in these numbers, so it can be postulated that the numbers would actually be higher.

Domestic Fuel Consumption Data

CARS


Fuel Consumption, All Cars 72 billion gallons
2% OF 72 BILLION = 1.44 Billion gallons of fuel consumed
5% OF 72 BILLION = 3.66 Billion gallons of fuel consumed
Average miles per gallon: 21.4 miles per gallon
at 2% = 30.8 billion miles (1.44 x 21.4)
at 5% = 78.3 billion miles (3.66 x 21.4)

How far is 30.8 billion miles?

DISTANCE TO SUN 93 million miles
Round Trip 186 million miles
To Sun & Back = 165 round trips if fuel use is reduced 2%
420 round trips if fuel use is reduced 5%
DISTANCE TO MOON 238,857 miles
Round Trip = 477,714 miles
Trips to Moon and back = 64,473 round trips if fuel use is reduced 2%
163,000 round trips if fuel use is reduced 5%


TRUCKS

Fuel Consumption,
All Trucks
30.8 billion gallons
Documented fuel savings by switching to AMSOIL lubricants in engine and throughout drivetrain = 8.2%

8.2% OF 30.8 BILLION =
2.52 BILLION Gallons

Fuel usage, average miles per gallon for over the road trucks = 6.4 mpg

2.52 billion gallons @ 6.4 miles per gallon = 16.128 billion miles that U.S. trucks would be able to travel on the fuel saved by switching to AMSOIL.

This equates to 86 trips to the sun and back.
(16.128 billion divided by 186 million)
Or 33,760 trips to the moon and back.
(16.128 billion divided by 477,714)

BOTTOM LINE: AMSOIL Saves You Money

* p. 640, U.S. Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States, 2000


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