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I was just very surprised at how thin the oil was after a relatively short period of time
fuel dilution....welcome to boosted rotaries
see the "OIL ANALYSIS" thread
fuel dilution....welcome to boosted rotaries
see the "OIL ANALYSIS" thread
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Originally posted by Kento
You're ignoring my point: there is no real advantage for smoothing a bearing surface any more than it already is for "less friction", since the surfaces never come in direct contact with each other due to the pressurized oil film. Only in a very specialized application would this be true-- and 99.99% of internal combustion engines don't fall into that category.
You're ignoring my point: there is no real advantage for smoothing a bearing surface any more than it already is for "less friction", since the surfaces never come in direct contact with each other due to the pressurized oil film. Only in a very specialized application would this be true-- and 99.99% of internal combustion engines don't fall into that category.
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Originally posted by rx7tt95
I broke the new engine in with regular Castrol dino 20W-50 and the first thing I noticed was the oil pressure which was good and high.
I broke the new engine in with regular Castrol dino 20W-50 and the first thing I noticed was the oil pressure which was good and high.
It should also be noted that some feel the reason for the OEM oil pressure sending units' meager life span is due to its position in relation to the oil pressure relief valve, and the resulting high pressures the sending unit is subjected to. You'll note that with 20W-50 oil, the engine must be at full operating temp in order to avoid maxing out the oil pressure gauge at anything over 3000 rpm.
When we fixed the oil pan we noticed that the oil seemed very thin after about 1500 miles of use.
I was just very surprised at how thin the oil was after a relatively short period of time.
I was just very surprised at how thin the oil was after a relatively short period of time.
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Originally posted by rotary-tt
I'm not so sure about this. I would think boundary flow of the liquid would be improved and you would have less fluid shear but I'm now getting way out of my area of expertise
I'm not so sure about this. I would think boundary flow of the liquid would be improved and you would have less fluid shear but I'm now getting way out of my area of expertise
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Let me try this. Do you think 2 'rough' surfaces sliding over each other with a thin fluid layer between would cause less friction than 2 'smooth' surfaces? Every little bit counts. How do you account for the hp gains which Hot Rod mag (and many others) are getting with RP (including Racing Beat)? Must be something to their claims...
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I haven't heard of one person personally that hasn't felt/saw an improvement while using RP. It's just a bitch to get around here with out odering it, is why I haven't used it yet.
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http://www.racingbeat.com/resultset....rtNumber=11959
Racing Beat sees up to 2% increase and I've believe Hot Rod got up to 5% increase in hp.
Racing Beat sees up to 2% increase and I've believe Hot Rod got up to 5% increase in hp.
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Originally posted by rotary-tt
Let me try this. Do you think 2 'rough' surfaces sliding over each other with a thin fluid layer between would cause less friction than 2 'smooth' surfaces? Every little bit counts. How do you account for the hp gains which Hot Rod mag (and many others) are getting with RP (including Racing Beat)? Must be something to their claims...
Let me try this. Do you think 2 'rough' surfaces sliding over each other with a thin fluid layer between would cause less friction than 2 'smooth' surfaces? Every little bit counts. How do you account for the hp gains which Hot Rod mag (and many others) are getting with RP (including Racing Beat)? Must be something to their claims...
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Originally posted by GoodfellaFD3S
The dancing banana is back! Glad you got unbanned . Dan, you should go post a poll lobbying to bring the crazy yellow bastard to this forum
The dancing banana is back! Glad you got unbanned . Dan, you should go post a poll lobbying to bring the crazy yellow bastard to this forum
Wait a sec....... The only yellow bastard here is ME. Or were you talking about my yellow banana? Or something else?
Like I said before regarding RP oil, my miles per tank seems to get better and better with each fill up. And I only use gas from 76 because that's where I notice the biggest improvement.
-Dan
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For what its worth, there's a guy who sells RP oil of pretty much every viscosity on Ebay. Even with shipping, its the cheapest I've seen it.
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Originally posted by Street King
I haven't heard of one person personally that hasn't felt/saw an improvement while using RP. It's just a bitch to get around here with out odering it, is why I haven't used it yet.
I haven't heard of one person personally that hasn't felt/saw an improvement while using RP. It's just a bitch to get around here with out odering it, is why I haven't used it yet.
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