I'm getting closer to starting up my rebuilt 292 and have been reading up on the proper oil to use (maybe reading too much). I came across this article which goes into it in detail so great my head is spinning.  I know this is a subject that has been talked to death, but what kind of oil do you use and what do you think of the article's recomendations?

https://540ratblog.wordpress.com/2013/06/20/motor-oil-wear-test-ranking/

Use a good break in oil like Gibbs or Brad Penn.  These oils are "dinosaur based" with zinc and other additives to protect flat lifters and cam.  Stay away from synthetic oils until the rings have had a chance to properly seat (~5000 miles) and remember that older engine seals were not designed for this type of oil and may leak.

I guess 2 things that I took away from this article is: 1 - High levels of zinc do not necessarily equate to higher wear prevention, and 2 - The oils with the highest wear prevention properties are synthetic which everybody says you shouldn't run in a Y-block.  What do you folks think?

I've read that blog several times in the past, it's a lot to ingest, and some will believe it and some won't. Everyone will tell you something different about what oils to use so I won't add to the confusion. All I will suggest is spinning the pump to fill the filter and galleries first and bring the RPM up to 2500-3000, the cam depends on splash oil.. I broke my FE solid lifter motor in on Delo 15-40, running for 4 years with no problem. I used Shell Rotella T in my 292 and after 5,000 miles it's fine.

Try this sitehttp://speedtalk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=&t=32279  be sure to read the whole artical.this paper takes all the old wives tales out of oil,also will save you some dollers. it proves diesel engine oils are a poor replacement for even the cheapest gas engine oils.

Tried that link, but it's not there.  Do you have it somewhere else?

the site wont copey the long adress(  http://speedtalk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=32279)

send me your email and i will email the whole adress,cant understand why the site changes the adress,as if 1 uses the whole adress ther ar several sites canadian and us.cliff ct1940@shaw.ca

Show me an auto oil that has a better additive package then these, especially the Delo 400
The Petroleum Quality Institute of America

ther is a big list,if you choose to learn go to the site,dello 400 is ok but sure not the best  dello 400 has a load max of69367psi,rotellat is67804.
mobil 1 is82263, psi    890pm zinkmoley819ppm phos819ppm
20/50 castro lgtx 96514psi zink610ppm phos754ppm moley94 ppm thes ar some of the test results.
oil categories for gas  arover90000psi, out standing
75000-90000 good protection
60000-70000 modist
60000unexceptable forgasengines ,esp flat tapet. just afew frome the toatle test results