Originally Posted By: daman
This oil always impresses me glad i have lots in stash,looks good nice report sheared some but 040 always does and in this application i think it did well nice sold 30w awesome Cal and Zinc,Boron try longer next time.
Indeed,the results were very stout. I expected...
Originally Posted By: matt922
looks like a good uoa for a car that gets enjoyed.
what does rear mounted turbo have to do with anything though?
The rear mounted turbos generate more heat, much more than a front mounted turbo near the front of the car and radiator fans.
Originally Posted By: bluesubie
M1 10w30 may shear to a 20 grade, so I would probably stick with this. I think the 10w30 is factory fill though.
What are you running now? Insolubles are really low at .1%. What oil filter are you using?
-Dennis
Right now using Mobil 1 M104 filter.
Yes, the...
Thank you for the enlightening post. Yes, I bought some M1 0w-40, I live in Cleve, OH. So the weather is getting colder so having something a bit thinner at start up will be good for the car in the winter, while 40wt. will provide the a bit more shear resistance.
I want to stay something that...
Car is modified. To make around 360whp, as well as it is daily driven. Usually most trips are highway and over 20 miles long. Some short trips do occur. As well as that the car has 800cc injectors and is tuned for 11.3-11.5 AFR at WOT. Running 26psi of boost. You have to remember that this is a...
The only thing that worries is that there is also a special additive in the OEM Diaqueen LSD Gear Oil for the ACD clutch packs in the transfer case and rear diff. of the Lancer Evolution X (my car).
This has me worried that running thing else will not have the needed additive to protect the ACD...
I used Redline D6 ATF in my girlfriend Yaris which is rated for Toyota WS. She has been driving it for over 5000 miles no, no slipping, no noise, no issues. Just FYI.
I know there is a lot of misconception with the Mitsubishi oils, but does anyone have any information on this oil in particular. I know it is a GL-5 used for Hypoid gears mostly in the Lancer Evolutions and other Mitsu AWD cars.
I would like to know more about it, if anyone can shed some light.
Originally Posted By: Familyguy
Originally Posted By: Clipse3GT
Originally Posted By: Familyguy
Someone posted this video here recently. It's a slightly older Evo at some tuning shop in Australia being tested with 5 different synthetics. In terms of dyno results, Mobil1 didn't fare as well as...