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Buying Redline oil. Which kind to buy?

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Old Mar 20, 2002 | 11:53 PM
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Buying Redline oil. Which kind to buy?

Yeah, I'm going to buy some Redline oil tomorrow for my transmission and rear diff. I live in Texas(if that makes any difference). Which kind should I buy?

Redline MTL (70W80)
Redline MT-90 (75W90)

Redline 75W90 Gear Oil
Redline 75W90NS
Redline 75W140NS
Redline 80W140 Gear Oil
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Old Mar 20, 2002 | 11:57 PM
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MT-90 for the manual transmission....

I'm not sure about the rear end, I haven't done that yet.
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Old Mar 21, 2002 | 12:56 AM
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when i bought mine the guy at the store told me to use
75w90 gear oil for the rear end but i have a limited slip
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Old Mar 21, 2002 | 12:57 AM
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I'm running MTL and 75w90 gear
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Old Mar 21, 2002 | 03:21 AM
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I am running RedLine ShockProof in the rear.......read about it at www.summitracing.com It's cooooollll stuff! hehe
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Old Mar 21, 2002 | 06:53 AM
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Living in Texas, you should use the MT-90. The MTL isn't recommended for use in climates where the temperatures can hover around 100F.
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Old Mar 21, 2002 | 08:59 AM
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MT-90 for the Tranny
SHockproof for the rear end
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