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Old 05-23-2009, 03:49 AM
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like the title says, what oil ya'll using? just curious. i normally run castrol full synthetic, but if the store doesn't have it, i'll try to get valvoline. i know, i should try to always get the same brand and weight, but i don't feel like driving all over town searching. also, anyone running royal purple? i saw on horsepower tv a couple years ago they ran a before/after test where they swapped all oils(engine, tranny, rearend) for royal purple and made more power
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Default Lucas synthetic

I got the Dyno book results by SA for LS1 engines. They did a test conventional vs Lucas. 12 hp increase. I heard Royal Purple is good too. I read somewhere that Mobile sucs. I run Lucas and notice a big difference. Summit will match any price.
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Originally Posted by JJT
I got the Dyno book results by SA for LS1 engines. They did a test conventional vs Lucas. 12 hp increase. I heard Royal Purple is good too. I read somewhere that Mobile sucs. I run Lucas and notice a big difference. Summit will match any price.

Also, my father law races. He said Lucas if you run the track all the time. But...best bang for buck Castrol ful lsyn.
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haha lucas and rp.. your hilarious.
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Originally Posted by MurderedOut
haha lucas and rp.. your hilarious.
ok dude...not as hilarious as rp....??duh Whats your point!
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Originally Posted by MurderedOut
haha lucas and rp.. your hilarious.
Im with this guy.




BEST off the shelf oil. 10w30 here
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ok ok...off the shelf...maybe.
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http://www.blackstone-labs.com/free_test_kit.html

Get yourself one of these.
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Ok LS1Tech Jedi...you win. I got better things to do then look at my oil under a microscope. I'll be flyin 2morro to PB with Lucas...
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flying with Lucas and a can of Restore engine oil. "May the force be with you"
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ok then, so just to be sure, not to many people use rp or lucas? i only have small auto zones and pep boys in my area and i'm pretty sure they don't stock that, no to mention its more expensive than off the shelf stuff.
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IRAQ...eeey? How's the SUC these days...I HATE THAT F$$CKING PLACE!!!! (03 Task Force Scorpion). I pray you are a Telfuhunden at Camp Pendlton, if not cool. Because San Clemente Kragen has LUCAS and RP. Like I said, order it through Summit, they will match any price. Look up a cheap price for it on websites...call Summit...MATCH IT. They ship FAST! Especially to CALI, since they are in Nevada. PA eeey? I'm from Harrisburgh....GO STATE!! KEYSTONE BABY!! Shawn Phillips is going to kick MICH's ***** Ann Arbor and Ohio Suckeyes ***'s these year....AGAIN!

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Ooo yea. Add a can of Restore Engine Oil...GOOOOOOOOOOOOOD SH%%%%%T!!
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boy is off his rocker,
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Originally Posted by scritch
boy is off his rocker,
Uh huh.

To the OP, I use German Castrol Syntec.
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Originally Posted by Joshiedoom
Im with this guy.




BEST off the shelf oil. 10w30 here
I've ran some of that... I like it. If not, I just use M1.
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M1 in my GTO. i was running castrol syn. in my SS then RP but next change M1 goes in.
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I also run PP. I would run the German Castrol but the only place that has it is far to high on their price, I don't see it being worth another $10.
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Originally Posted by BlackonBlackTA
I've ran some of that... I like it. If not, I just use M1.
I might try that new platinum penzoil on my next oil change. Been runnin RP for the last 10,000 miles, that stuff darkens your engine internals bad.
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I'm runnin 10w-30 penz platinum



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