Switched To Synthetic
04-05-2008, 05:50 PM
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Switched To Synthetic
Today i switched to synthetic oil. I've been doing my research and reading since i bought my car in august of 07. I finally decided to just take a plunge. She seems to be running alot better and i felt a noticeable difference. She has more pick up and more speed. So far so good, If anything goes wrong i will just switch back to regular oil but as far as i'm concerned it's working out.
04-06-2008, 08:38 AM
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Nothing, of course, but are there any data to support "more pick up and more speed" with synthetics? I actually am a firm believer in butt dynos (and synthetics) but also realize that there's a lot of subjectivity that clouds evaluation ... so I'd like to see some objective data to confirm this if anyone has some.
04-06-2008, 01:50 PM
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i had castrol 5w-20 in there, and switched to castrol full synthetic 5w30.
and i'm a she
i just made the thread to let everyone know i took a plunge, i hear good things and i hear bad things...to me i feel a difference, i drive the car everyday people can choose to believe me or they can choose not to. That is their decision. I'm not going to argue my case on here.
and i'm a she
i just made the thread to let everyone know i took a plunge, i hear good things and i hear bad things...to me i feel a difference, i drive the car everyday people can choose to believe me or they can choose not to. That is their decision. I'm not going to argue my case on here.
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After reading up on RG's Unified Theory of Renesis Failure, I too took the plunge and switched from Castrol 5W20 dino oil to Royal Purple 10W30 synthetic. I went with a higher weight because I've heard rumors that 5W20 is too thin to keep a 13B-MSP lubricated in warm temps.
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you guys are too funny. making fun of me in an indirect way -_-
i didn't say i noticed a SIGNIFICANT difference. But to ME she feels alot smoother when idling and I feel like she runs alot better with the oil, but it was only the first day it's the long run that you want in a car, not a short term thing. So time will tell if the synthetic is really better for my car.
grimnar13-nope haven't fixed it yet.
you can see the other damage in this pic so not only is it on my hood by my ex friend but i curb checked my car i still need to save around $300 to get the bumper and hood fixed/repainted.
i didn't say i noticed a SIGNIFICANT difference. But to ME she feels alot smoother when idling and I feel like she runs alot better with the oil, but it was only the first day it's the long run that you want in a car, not a short term thing. So time will tell if the synthetic is really better for my car.
grimnar13-nope haven't fixed it yet.
you can see the other damage in this pic so not only is it on my hood by my ex friend but i curb checked my car i still need to save around $300 to get the bumper and hood fixed/repainted.
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you guys are too funny. making fun of me in an indirect way -_-
i didn't say i noticed a SIGNIFICANT difference. But to ME she feels alot smoother when idling and I feel like she runs alot better with the oil, but it was only the first day it's the long run that you want in a car, not a short term thing. So time will tell if the synthetic is really better for my car.
grimnar13-nope haven't fixed it yet.
you can see the other damage in this pic so not only is it on my hood by my ex friend but i curb checked my car i still need to save around $300 to get the bumper and hood fixed/repainted.
i didn't say i noticed a SIGNIFICANT difference. But to ME she feels alot smoother when idling and I feel like she runs alot better with the oil, but it was only the first day it's the long run that you want in a car, not a short term thing. So time will tell if the synthetic is really better for my car.
grimnar13-nope haven't fixed it yet.
you can see the other damage in this pic so not only is it on my hood by my ex friend but i curb checked my car i still need to save around $300 to get the bumper and hood fixed/repainted.
