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  5. Royal Purple

    in General SS

    Posted · Edited by BumpinSS (see edit history)

    ok, here's a quote from bobistheoilguy.com and it has been said across the GTO forums, vette forums, and 350Z forums. RP's addatives seem to have changed recently when they started lowering the price and selling it at Wal-marts.

     

    I myself always had great results with Royal Purple up till recently ( last year)...I still run and swear by their Diff Fluids.....RP manufacturers their own additives.....my suspicions based on my recent poor results along with many others poor results is that something has changed....that is why I ask publically...has a formula changed? Has a supplier changed? Has something changed?

    As for your "rumor" comment. I agree the internet is a rumor hotbed....but too many UOA's and personal comments from folks not only here but on various gearhead forums reflect shearing and poor wear results documented in UOA's by more than one lab....that is not a rumor friend..that is a documented trend...for your files ..........

    According to Royal Purple's Martin, oil really doesn't become what it is until you add the additives.

     

    "All of the benefits are in the additives," says Martin. "Even in terms of racing oils most oil companies purchase additive packages. There are only a handful of additive suppliers globally. So in many cases the oils are basically the same with the only differences being the marketing. We actually manufacture our own additives. We aren't a refinery so we buy our base oil but that's the flour in the cake. The two major characteristics of our additives is the film strength, which is the load carrying characteristics of the oil not just the wear, and the oxidation resistance."

     

    Here are some Oil Analysis charts done with the different oils on the market with a VQ motor. (350Z)

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    oil.jpg

     

    Silicon (Si) and

    Aluminum (Al) 10 to 30 ppm Dirt ingestion Air intake system, oil filter plugging, oil filler cap and breather, valve covers, oil supply

    Iron (Fe) 100 to 200 ppm Wear of cylinder liner, valve and gear train, oil pump, rust in system Excessive oil consumption, abnormal engine noise,performance problems, oil pressure, abnormal operating temperatures, stuck/broken piston rings

    Chromium (CR) 10 to 30 ppm Piston ring wear Excessive oil blow-by and oil consumption, oil degradation

    Copper (CU) 10 to 50 ppm Bearings and bushings wear, oil cooler passivating,radiator corrosion Coolant in engine oil, abnormal noise when operating at near stall speed

    Lead (Pb)* 40 to 100 ppm Bearing corrosion Extended oil change intervals

    Copper (CU) and

    Lead (Pb)* 10 to 50 ppm Bearing lining wear Oil pressure, abnormal engine noise, dirt being ingested in air intake, fuel dilution, extended oil drain intervals

    Aluminum (Al) 10 to 30 ppm Piston and piston thrust bearing wear Blow-by gases, oil consumption, power loss, abnormal engine noise

    Silver and

    Tin 2 to 5 ppm

    10 to 30 ppm Wear of bearings Excessive oil consumption, abnormal engine noise, loss in oil pressure

    Viscosity Change

    Lack of lubrication Fuel dilution, blow-by gases, oil oxidation, carburetor choke, ignition timing, injectors, injector pump, oil pressure

    Water/Anti-freeze

    Coolant leak or condensation Coolant supply, gasket sealed, hose connection, oil filler cap and breather

     

    bobistheoilguy.com is a great site everyone should check out. Great info on oils there along with test results.

  10. Body Options...

    in Appearance, Cleaning, & Detailing

    Posted

    Carbon fiber bed would be nice, lol. There is a local guy with a build 383 in his S10 and he has a custom bed built out of a rubberoid with fenderwells wide enough for him to run 18inch wide wheels. Looking at his truck you cant even tell, the outside it painted and the bed itself just looks like a bedliner with NOS bottles bolted down.

  14. Thinking about moving to Oklahoma

    in Off-Topic/General

    Posted

    All of my mothers family lives in Oklahoma. If you move there just stay far far away from the lil town of Cement, Oklahoma...I went there for a funeral 3 months ago and i shit you not the roads are so bad there that when we hit a bump down town on the way to the funeral home driving 3 mile per hour it made my tanau lift up. atleast that put a smile on my moms face. Some good driving roads other than that though, lots of lil lakes and twisties...There is a section of road that my moms uncle took me out to that is outside Tulsa that is a 9 mile straight away with no side roads and no place for cops to set on the side of the road. Best place to open her up. :P

  15. Royal Purple

    in General SS

    Posted

    Carefull with the Royal Purple, It was tested by Blackstone labs and said to be the worst performing oil to date, with high wear numbers and high shear. (trying to find where I read it so I can post the link)

  20. Not sure if this is the right section to ask this?

    in PCM Tuning

    Posted

    Ok, I'm not sure if this is the right forum section to ask this, but I'v been looking and can't find a product or answer to this. Is it possible to get a Speedo...from say and old Corvette and get it calibrated...or does anyone make a speedo for silverado's that reads over 120? When my build is complete I know the truck is gonna do well over 120mph and I wanna know how fast she'll run.

  21. Who has the lowest AWD?

    in Suspension & Brakes

    Posted

    I was wondering...who has the lowest AWD and what you have done. I'v seen some good drops on the AWD SS's but I don't think I'v seen anyone dropped enough to tuck their wheels like I'm wanting to to. I hate my wheel gap and not sure what way to go is the reason I'm still on stock suspension. :throwup:

  22. Thought I'd share some pics

    in Video & Photography

    Posted

    Thanks, it was hard to let go...even harder seeing it in he garage and not being able to ride it...heh.

     

    This is the bike I really miss:

    dyna.jpg

     

    2001 Screamin Eagle Dyna Wide Glide II, was my first built vehicle and what got me started in drag racing. Once I got good riding my father and uncle built the motor for me. I sold it to one of my fathers employee's in 04 before I bought the herritage and found out 2 months ago that he never made 1 payment to the bank on the bike and got it repo'd. I searched Ebay for it for a while but never saw it..and in all honesty with the way I heard it was treated I dont think I wanna see it.

  25. Need a shop recommendation

    in AWD, Differential, & Transmission Tech

    Posted

    I have shops near me that can build good motors, but nobody experienced in building trannies. Can anyone recommend a shop that can build me a tranny capable of holding 800-1000hp for my AWD near Missouri? I was also wondering if I can run a TH400 in the silverado? (I don't know alot about transmissions) With my upcoming project I need a stout tranny and I don't wanna lose my AWD.

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