why not iridium?

 

yeah pm me your paypal and I will pay for that, any chance about the bracket yet? And just get the copper sparks right not iridium... I currently have iridium

 

There is a post about synthetic vs conventional....and it's hard to weed out the fact from fiction. I've been contemplating this myself, as some run synthetic fine and some swear it's the reason their engine blew. If the others who are actually doing it chime in, I'll probably weight their opinion much more heavily. The confusing part though, is that synthetic was very bad initially, and has made very good improvements lately....so some info is dated, but some may also be legit.

I run 5w-30 syn "non-turbo" as well, and have since my first oil change, so who knows....check it regularly and I can't see why it would be a problem one vs the other.

 

One thing I can say for certain is if you are running synthetic now you cannot switch back to conventional, your seals are now conditioned for synthetic and if you switch back then your seals will wear out prematurley and you will have leaks.

 

and is synthetic ok for the turbo? Just double checking because im picking up the remaining stuff for my kit today and I wil be complete

 

Hmmm thats a good question I am sure it is I am sure alot of evos run synthetic

 

ok I called rob and he said do not use synthetic... because our pumps cant handle synthetic... Now is there a pump in the turbo or is he talking about our cars? Because im living proof that I have been running synthetic for over a year and I had no problems what so ever? And I know 03 lance said if I switch back it could cause a leak. I took a chance with the synthetic, I might just take a chance with the conventional... Can anyone help because I do not want to screw up my car when turbocharged

 

ok I got it figured out once again I called rrm and asked them they said I can switch back just make sure everything is drained completly and I can run non synthetic again. And they told me to get 5w-20 for my car so Im heading up to autozone once fed ex hurries there slow A**es up OMG I hate fed ex I always have problems with them... but just giving everyone a heads up

 

ok guys dont worry about it I got everything already taken care of with oil and spark plugs so I will be picking those up today as soon as fed ex comes.

Also just an update my last part that is arriving is my manifold and my kit is complete!!! I will be probably installing next week I just need to check my shcedule and I will keep yall posted

 

Nothing against Rob, because he knows more than any one of us probably since he's been doing this for a long time. but.....

I am a "proof" sort of guy, and I don't understand why our pumps wouldn't be able to handle synthetic. I think you are probably being safe in using conventional because he has said it's the right move....still, i want proof.

*edit* by proof I mean a real reason, not just "this one guy used it and his engine blew, and he had just started using synthetic"

 

What??

an oil pump that can't handle a pure oil, synthetic??

An oil pump is just a set of interlocking gears. There isn't a fluid it can't pump..

The seals bit is garbage too unless your seals are broken switching fluids will do nothing. I've had cars which i switched out the fluid back and forth every month and no side effects. If you got a leak switching to synthetic its only because synthetic has superior cold condition properties nothing more. The only real difference between synthetic and natural oils is molecule uniformity.

Natural oils have less uniform structures which make them worse at providing lubrication in some instances like temp resistance, sheer strength, and a few more. As a result synthetic oils tend too look more runny because all the molecules have the same properties the true nature of 10-30w is revealed.



Oh and i should mention in an evo synthetic is required because of engine tolerances for the reason of molecule uniformity.

 

well I just want to know what oil does a turbo lancer need I just bought 20w-50 and Josh "JRR" said it was to thick, im going to return it and just buy 10W-30 because, this is my only car and I do not want to buy a new engine until I make more money. So please let me know, since 03 lance has the same setup as I have im jus going to go off his oil

 

I have 10w 40 right now Steven but I am dropping to 10w 30 next oil change

 

Finally after 8 months of hard work my kit is complete!!! My god it flew by fast and Im looking at everything and remembering when I bought this part and that part. Its sad knowing that I looked forward to finding each part and working hard to get it. But all thats done and now its time to start another begining by turbo charging and making the car faster than before!!! I want to thank everyone for there help on this project and it means alot to me. i was just one of those ordinary people that didnt know anything about turbo charging or suping up cars. But after these 8 months I have learned so much!!! So monday Im picking up the BOV at a local car meet, then I think tuesday I will start installing the headstuds, and after that the rest is just bolt ons and It should be done hopefully by the end of the day sometime next week. All I need to do is get my exhaust cut and welded and I have a complete built car. But for now I will probably be running just the down pipe for a few days... Thanks everyone and thank you evom!!!

 

hey I got the 10w 30 so Im good, I just need to purcahse my spark plugs, I just cant figure out if the bkr7e heat range 7 says it fits 02-05 wrx, so will that fit our car, or can anyone point out a site to where I can just buy them and call it done?