What oil to use on an X
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From: dfw
I saw the video with the Eneos 0w50 and it looked impressive. I have tried Royal Purple and Mobil 1. So in about 3600 miles I am going to change to Eneo 0w50 it seems to be a top notch oil and I believe this is the same oil they run in alot of F1 cars or something like that. Plus if you check the vendor section you can get a case for pretty cheap.
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Not sure what it's worth, but I've been useing Mobil 1 10-30 in my 99 Eclipse since I got it with 47,000 miles and it still seems to run like the day I got it. I was running the stock t25 till about 80K miles then upgrade to a EVO16G (19-20psi). Sure there are better performance motor oils out there but I'm perfectly fine with Mobil.
The Evo is Designed to run on a 30 wgt. oil.. The Eneos has been shown by forum members to shear rather quickly as noted by "Lifter Tick" at about 2000-2500 miles and goes away when the oil is changed again.
Any HP increase is great but you must be careful as to what the expense is, and wearing an engine, Turbo or even the Cams is not "inexpensive... You can actually add stoddard solvent to oil and the engine will not only have lower oil temps but an increase in HP... As you grind the internals to death.
In their so-called "test slash sales promo" they wrap a rag around the competition so you can't see who it is. A nice trick they learned from Royal Purple.
Where some salesman pulled the wool over your eyes at SEMA or wherever is that the ENEOS is NOT a lower viscosity oil... It is a 50 wgt...
As far as Mobil 1 in OEM Cars.... It is a good oil no doubt. Not the best and as the OEM's get it below cost and Mobil 1 Pays partially for the printing of the Owners Manuals and the manufacture of the oil caps with Mobil 1 on them, it is no surprise that the OEM's use it in their High Perf Cars...
AMSOIL SSO 0W-30 is the Hot Ticket on most EVO's followed by AMSOIL's ATM 10W-30... The Racing Dominator oils are great as well for the All Out EVO's putting out some serious HP but we recommend cars with No CAT's.
Doc
Any HP increase is great but you must be careful as to what the expense is, and wearing an engine, Turbo or even the Cams is not "inexpensive... You can actually add stoddard solvent to oil and the engine will not only have lower oil temps but an increase in HP... As you grind the internals to death.
In their so-called "test slash sales promo" they wrap a rag around the competition so you can't see who it is. A nice trick they learned from Royal Purple.
Where some salesman pulled the wool over your eyes at SEMA or wherever is that the ENEOS is NOT a lower viscosity oil... It is a 50 wgt...
As far as Mobil 1 in OEM Cars.... It is a good oil no doubt. Not the best and as the OEM's get it below cost and Mobil 1 Pays partially for the printing of the Owners Manuals and the manufacture of the oil caps with Mobil 1 on them, it is no surprise that the OEM's use it in their High Perf Cars...
AMSOIL SSO 0W-30 is the Hot Ticket on most EVO's followed by AMSOIL's ATM 10W-30... The Racing Dominator oils are great as well for the All Out EVO's putting out some serious HP but we recommend cars with No CAT's.
Doc
It is not considered a "Street Legal" oil due to the overdose of ZDDP which has been removed/reduced in oils over the last years. The reason is contamination of the Catalytic Converters.
These oils Do Not have an API or ILSAC Rating due to the High ZDDP content.
ZDDP is currently the only EP Additives on the market that can be added to oil to prevent wear on cams where there are Flat Tappets, Aggressive Profiles and/or High Spring Rates...
Not all Mobil 1 oils carry the API or ILSAC Licensing either.
Doc
Last edited by theoverachiever; Nov 22, 2008 at 08:01 PM.
