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Old 03-08-05, 09:40 PM
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MOBILE 1 or ROYAL PURPLE:POLL

just curious to what is used most. I dont need to hear the arguments about not to use it. I have before and that was back in the eighties and I had no problems then.

I just want to know what you guys are using that actually use it. either one

also list the weight. I live in Louisiana and it hasnt gotten below 25 this year. I am about to change oil agian in new car just for the sake of cleaning out old junk.


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I usually use some non-synthetics because you have to change the oil so often. Kind of a waste to use synthetics. But if you really wanna bust out the money to get synthetic... i vote for Royal Purple. It seems Racing Beat really trusts it... so it can't be bad at all.
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I use royal purple 20w50 in summer. if I lived were you do I would use it all year around.

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well I know it is "expensive" but I have used it in all my cars over the years and I always thought the engine ran smoother in all of them

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I use mobile1 15w50. TandR Racing built my engine, its what they put in and use in their cars so its what I continue to use.
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both are good but i use mobile1 because i can get it just down my street.
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Mobil 1, due to availability. Hard to get RP here.

My turbo is oil cooled only, so I prefer a good oil
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castrol syntec 5/50

mobil 1 doesnt have 5/50, RP is not available anywhere in WV as far as i can tell..
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A mix. I prefer RP. I run 5w30 ushaly
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I've used RP since I replaced the motor, and it's been running awesome! Not to mention the little bit of smoking stopped.
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Originally Posted by gentlejax2
I dont need to hear the arguments about not to use it.
Both of those brands have worked fine in race cars over the years. The problem is that it is a waste of money to use synthetic engine oil in a street car.

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I just want to know what you guys are using that actually use it. either one
I have used both of those brands of synthetic grease over the years with excellent results. However, I have not tried either of those brands of gear oil because I tried Red Line first, and have found no reason to try anything else after about 15 years of good results.
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I run redline in my shift karts awsome stuff
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Originally Posted by gentlejax2
just curious to what is used most. I dont need to hear the arguments about not to use it. I have before and that was back in the eighties and I had no problems then.

I just want to know what you guys are using that actually use it. either one

also list the weight. I live in Louisiana and it hasnt gotten below 25 this year. I am about to change oil agian in new car just for the sake of cleaning out old junk.


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I use mobile1, not because is better than the other, it's the less expensive one from all others ($20 for a 5 quarts bottle at Walmart). I would love to use Red Line, but its to damn expensive
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I usually get the jug from WALMART myself for about $20 also. probably will this time.
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redline for me, but RP is on the same level... so for your poll, RP....
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