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“Just think of 4 camshafts rotating 4,300 times a minute. Imagine 60 valves opening 70 times a second and 12 pistons pumping in a blur of speed. Now also imagine that you are in there with our oil and think of the stresses it has to endure. At maximum power output, every stroke of the Ferrari F50’s pistons unleashes a 4-ton load on the bushings and all that is protecting the latter from instantaneous destruction is an incredibly thin film of lubricant. Why does Ferrari trust only Shell Helix Ultra? Because, just like the F50 engine, Shell Helix Ultra is the product of Formula 1 technology”.
“Just think of 4 camshafts rotating 4,300 times a minute. Imagine 60 valves opening 70 times a second and 12 pistons pumping in a blur of speed. Now also imagine that you are in there with our oil and think of the stresses it has to endure. At maximum power output, every stroke of the Ferrari F50’s pistons unleashes a 4-ton load on the bushings and all that is protecting the latter from instantaneous destruction is an incredibly thin film of lubricant. Why does Ferrari trust only Shell Helix Ultra? Because, just like the F50 engine, Shell Helix Ultra is the product of Formula 1 technology”. read more read less

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