Red Line VS Royal Purple.
Red Line VS Royal Purple.
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Originally posted by scoobysnax83
Mobil 1 Synthetic.... O wait that wasn't a choice
I'd go Redline. What a way to start a midnight flame war...
Mobil 1 Synthetic.... O wait that wasn't a choice
I'd go Redline. What a way to start a midnight flame war...
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Re: Red Line VS Royal Purple.
Originally posted by Cerwin Vega Fan
Would you put any of these two in your car and if so which brand would you use?
Thanks,
Chris
Would you put any of these two in your car and if so which brand would you use?
Thanks,
Chris
That would be better....
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I've had a limited exposure to Red Line. After the break in period this Z28 has only used Red Line products -- currently at 222,587 miles.
Still strong during acceleration (still can whip lash passengers' necks - hehehe) and with only a slight trace of carbon film at the exhaust tips.
quality products
Still strong during acceleration (still can whip lash passengers' necks - hehehe) and with only a slight trace of carbon film at the exhaust tips.
quality products
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From: Davie FL
um i dont want to sound dumb but i think he is talking about radiator additives.. royal purple is famous for there radiator additives.... I wouldnt use redline.. i used it for about 3 weeks and i blew 2 hoses.. royal purple i havnt tried.. i use a stuff called TOWKOOL.. works great so far i have had it in 5 months and no problems. about to drain everything though.. getting ready for head port..
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Without a doubt, Redline is better. It's definitely one of the top three oils you can buy. This oil is very stable, unlike Royal Purple which thins out far too easily. Some of the lowest wear numbers I've ever seen in oil analysis have come from engines running Redline.
Redline uses a polyol ester base oil, which helps clean engines very well, as well as they've added a good dose of moly too, which is a good antiwear additive.
Amsoil is also very close in quality to Redline, almost too close to call actually. But Royal Purple is not even in the same league as these guys. Mobil 1 is merely ok, but is still better than RP. I think Mobil 1's 5w30/10w30 is too thin for the LT1, if you use M1 go with their 0w40. Redline and Amsoil 5w30 are almost 5w40s.
Redline uses a polyol ester base oil, which helps clean engines very well, as well as they've added a good dose of moly too, which is a good antiwear additive.
Amsoil is also very close in quality to Redline, almost too close to call actually. But Royal Purple is not even in the same league as these guys. Mobil 1 is merely ok, but is still better than RP. I think Mobil 1's 5w30/10w30 is too thin for the LT1, if you use M1 go with their 0w40. Redline and Amsoil 5w30 are almost 5w40s.
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Originally posted by Patman
Without a doubt, Redline is better. It's definitely one of the top three oils you can buy. This oil is very stable, unlike Royal Purple which thins out far too easily. Some of the lowest wear numbers I've ever seen in oil analysis have come from engines running Redline.
Redline uses a polyol ester base oil, which helps clean engines very well, as well as they've added a good dose of moly too, which is a good antiwear additive.
Amsoil is also very close in quality to Redline, almost too close to call actually. But Royal Purple is not even in the same league as these guys. Mobil 1 is merely ok, but is still better than RP. I think Mobil 1's 5w30/10w30 is too thin for the LT1, if you use M1 go with their 0w40. Redline and Amsoil 5w30 are almost 5w40s.
Without a doubt, Redline is better. It's definitely one of the top three oils you can buy. This oil is very stable, unlike Royal Purple which thins out far too easily. Some of the lowest wear numbers I've ever seen in oil analysis have come from engines running Redline.
Redline uses a polyol ester base oil, which helps clean engines very well, as well as they've added a good dose of moly too, which is a good antiwear additive.
Amsoil is also very close in quality to Redline, almost too close to call actually. But Royal Purple is not even in the same league as these guys. Mobil 1 is merely ok, but is still better than RP. I think Mobil 1's 5w30/10w30 is too thin for the LT1, if you use M1 go with their 0w40. Redline and Amsoil 5w30 are almost 5w40s.
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Originally posted by CoUnTryMuZiCZ28
http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/images/lucas/lucas.htm
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On the BOBISTHEOILGUY.com message board, you'll see all kinds of oil analysis reports posted, with many different cars and many different oils.
I'd love to see more of you LT1 guys doing oil analysis, so I'd have results to compare mine to. The more of you that do oil analysis the better, as we can then all learn from others as to which oils tend to show the better results. This is truly the best way to pick the right oil for your car, as oil analysis tells you exactly what is going on in there.
I'd love to see more of you LT1 guys doing oil analysis, so I'd have results to compare mine to. The more of you that do oil analysis the better, as we can then all learn from others as to which oils tend to show the better results. This is truly the best way to pick the right oil for your car, as oil analysis tells you exactly what is going on in there.
