RX8Club.com - It's Time to Put the Synthetic vs Mineral Oil Burning Debate to Bed With Data

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Originally Posted by FazdaRX_8 (Post 4465282)

we have the viscosity data from DUA thread thanks to 9krpm, that data could be compiled and graphed.

the next set is burning, someone should setup a test rig that burns oil in a engine like environment and see how much is left from each kind of oil.

Any 2stroke engine out of a cheap mini bike would work! I did the same to test premixes...

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Originally Posted by sweatr (Post 4465242)

@hoss-05: Good suggestion on the side by side compare. I am on 1000 miles on the rp and at 2000 miles I will try another brand after I research that brand and post things like , what I saw in the rp and what it smelled like. When I drain any oil I have a glass high side baking dish I catch the oil in and examine the oil after it has settled for a day.

Actually my comment about the Honda is really a good one , simply meaning "Buy a Honda because they are more dependable than the 8 with little to no maint and beside if I were calling people who own Honda's ricer's , I guess I am one as well because last time I checked Mazda rx8 is a Jap car?:):)lol.

thx for the adult input. I will post results . I am on 1000 miles on the rp and next I will probably research AMSoil and I will post why I rejected or excepted it. My goal is to find the oil I really trust and has treated my motor right, that is why posting data to feed my point of view is nothing more than a data pissing contest because data is so interpretive .This is for me an interesting test because my 8 has 78,000 miles on it all dino oil at 2000 mile oil changes. Anh who thx for the input.

If you are going to test different oil types/brands I suggest giving it two full oil cycles unless you have a way of draining all lines and coolers and such. Here locally in our group we use Blackstone Labs for oil analysis (click the link). They do a very good job and are always spot on with their findings. Its not an expensive service and they do a better job then any of us could hope to. Give it a try I think you will be surprised at the findings. Good luck and let us know how it gos.

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Originally Posted by FazdaRX_8 (Post 4465282)

That's the stage I'm at right now - constructing an appropriate rig that will allow me me to control the combustion process as much as possible for consistent burns and analyze the products of combustion. That as well as doing more homework as to what select compounds I should be looking at (as I can't test for everything even though that would be my preference, that simply isn't practical for my limited resources).

hell just doing it to see how much is left over is good enough for me!

Hoss-05:
Thx , this is a good suggestion and I will do that , it makes sense and yes I will report back when I switch. So in will doo one more change with the rp, then on to another with at least 2 cycles with each oil brand. :). THX.

You could use these references and do some research: