[ATaylorRacing]

I opt for more often oil changes since I abuse the hell out of my stuff with weekly drag racing....even the Geo a couple of times. Oil not only lubricates, but also takes away impurities from combustion. I have always gotten 100,000 miles out of the motors of the cars I drag race by changing the oil at 1000 miles after purchase (if new) and then every 2000 miles with regular oil...or now every 5000 miles or once a year with FULL synthetic. Don't waste your money on synthetic blends because they are most often only 20% synthetic. My Geo Metro 3 banger and the wife's 05 4.0 Mustang V6 uses the least amount of oil of all.....in 2000 miles they use 1/4 qt of oil with regular oil and with 10-30 full synthetic they use 1/2 qt in 5000 miles. My 12 second SRT4 Neon uses 1 qt in 5000 miles. The old 84 Horizon is the least efficient...in mpg too....of course, the motor was given to me at the start of 06 with 235,000 miles already on it and it was using about 1 qt every 1000 miles, now it is up to 1 qt every 200 miles....but not smoking yet and a small leak from the oil pan sealing does not help. The Neon is near 70,000 miles as is the Mustang....the economical Geo is nearing 175,000 miles!