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Mobil 1
28
42.42%
German Castrol
4
6.06%
Amsoil
6
9.09%
Royal Purple
13
19.70%
Motul
8
12.12%
Pennzoil
3
4.55%
Other
4
6.06%
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What kind of Oil do you use?

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Old 05-18-2007, 12:34 PM
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What kind of Oil do you use?
Just curious, what kind of oil are you guys using in your g's? post the specific name of the oil in the thread
 
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Old 05-18-2007, 01:49 PM
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Motul 8100 Excess...5w40.
 
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Old 05-18-2007, 01:51 PM
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More specific?

Regular Oil? Im sure Mobil is very common.

Synthetic Oil? Royal Purple usually wins that catagory, and thats where im headed

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Old 05-18-2007, 01:52 PM
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6.5qts of M1 15W50 Syn every 3-4k.
 
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Old 05-18-2007, 02:28 PM
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Castrol syntex blend (Nissan dealer)
 
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Old 05-19-2007, 12:58 AM
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Originally Posted by skaterbasist
More specific?

Regular Oil? Im sure Mobil is very common.

Synthetic Oil? Royal Purple usually wins that catagory, and thats where im headed

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Wins what category? I don't see them winning anything at all, honestly.


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Old 05-19-2007, 01:00 AM
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Originally Posted by ttrank
6.5qts of M1 15W50 Syn every 3-4k.
Waaaaayyyyy too thick. Why use such a thick oil? Infiniti and Mobil both don't recommend such a thick viscosity.


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Old 05-19-2007, 03:00 AM
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Waaaaayyyyy too thick. Why use such a thick oil? Infiniti and Mobil both don't recommend such a thick viscosity.


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its a very common viscosity to run for turbo applications
 
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Old 05-19-2007, 04:28 AM
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Mobil1 5W-30 Truck & SUV or Mobil1 10W-30, depending on what's on the shelf at Walmart
 
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Old 05-19-2007, 04:52 AM
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My preferences for the G...
Motul > Amsoil > Royal Purple > Mobile1
 
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Ams 5W30!

Tried M1, RP, and the **** from the ground... I prefer AmsOil!!!!
 
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Old 05-19-2007, 09:45 PM
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Royal Purple all the way for me. 75K miles on my baby, over 25K miles of those SC'd w/ a Vortech at 400rwhp and no issues whatsoever.

I'm not gonna mess with a good thing
 
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Old 05-19-2007, 11:02 PM
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Originally Posted by redlude97
its a very common viscosity to run for turbo applications
McDonald's is common too, but it doesn't make their food, "good".

Turbocharged or not, using a viscosity that is too thick can cause problems, esecially a viscosity that thick.


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Old 05-19-2007, 11:12 PM
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Originally Posted by HiTechOilCo
McDonald's is common too, but it doesn't make their food, "good".

Turbocharged or not, using a viscosity that is too thick can cause problems, esecially a viscosity that thick.


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very true... It's a common problem that has plagued my professional career: "why do you do it that way?"... response: "because that’s the way its always been done"... reality: it's always been done wrong, or could be done better...

How does this relate?... There are followers and there are leaders - if the followers do things because it's common - it doesn’t mean it's right or the best... research proves "best".

No offense meant - so no flame needed...
 
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Doesn't the area of which you are located count as well? Say... Somewhere that the temp. is mostly hotter vs. somewhere where the avg. temp. is normally colder? Or do I not make sense?
 
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