Yeah I hear what you are saying and I read some of the samethings.. unfortunately for me I could only see the benefit in the gearboxes and diffs.. now in the wintertime up north in your neck of the woods, Some of the Guys are telling me they switch to the synthetics in the winter for the easier startup.. (I am guessing oil is pretty much a solid at 45 below)

And there is a company called Gulf coast that makes a superduper bypass system.. just too spendy for me..