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Old Jun 11, 2009 | 06:29 PM
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^ lol if u want price over quality then use the oil u get. I have mobil 1 extended pro. now and I paid like $8 or each quart. I have use 7 total from my last oil change and the filter is like $11 that cost me like $70 and I changed the oil MYSELF lol and I saw no performance gain. but royal purple and Eneos oil they have dyno test and people that say u get gains.
maybe a few hp gains, nothing significant though. And $8 qt? i pay $25 for 5 qts of extended life syn. and $11 for filter, and 7qts??? you only need 5...
 
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Old Jun 11, 2009 | 06:32 PM
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Shane, you get Mobil 1 full synthetic 5w30 (gold cap) for $5 a qt???
 
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Old Jun 11, 2009 | 06:32 PM
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i put 10 quarts u know so it can last longer
 
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Old Jun 11, 2009 | 06:34 PM
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Walmart FTW!!!

I think it's $25 maybe 28...the regular syn.(grey cap) is like $23 or something
 
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Old Jun 11, 2009 | 06:46 PM
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Damn, I was getting ripped off then. I have been buying my Mobil 1 5w30 Fully synthetic extended performance (gold cap) for $7.25 each!
 
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Old Jun 11, 2009 | 06:55 PM
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yeah i had to buy it at Kragen a couple weeks ago cause i needed to do it like asap, **** was like $60+ for a box of 6 and a filter.
 
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Old Jun 11, 2009 | 07:34 PM
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Hey Shane,

Do you have non foulers on your test pipes?
 
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Old Jun 11, 2009 | 08:03 PM
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cars to low to do my own oil change and no jack
 
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Old Jun 11, 2009 | 08:06 PM
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Well even with a stock G, you can't do an oil change without a jack
 
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Old Jun 11, 2009 | 08:12 PM
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cars to low to do my own oil change and no jack
Impossible......... My car was literally slammed, about 2-2.5" off the ground from the lowest point off the ground and I was able to do my own oil change. Simple to do, just make some ramps, get a small jack from walmart for $20, problem solved.
 
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Old Jun 11, 2009 | 09:54 PM
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last time a got a cheap jack my car got stuck and i cant release the air from the jack and had to buy another cheap jack to jack it higher to pull it out
 
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Old Jun 11, 2009 | 10:03 PM
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last time a got a cheap jack my car got stuck and i cant release the air from the jack and had to buy another cheap jack to jack it higher to pull it out
LMAO
 
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Old Jun 11, 2009 | 10:06 PM
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Originally Posted by eurodre
i put 10 quarts u know so it can last longer
Thats little to much oil bro
 
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Old Jun 11, 2009 | 10:09 PM
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I have no car so i'll need to be picked up but if i come it'll be with Dre/Roy prob. after the game!
Better be there, buddy.


This will be the last 818 meet I go to until winter time.
 
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Old Jun 12, 2009 | 02:09 AM
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last time a got a cheap jack my car got stuck and i cant release the air from the jack and had to buy another cheap jack to jack it higher to pull it out
The walmart one is pretty good. I use it often
 
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