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Old 03-25-2007, 06:51 PM
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gear lube

hey i was wondering what type of gear lube should i get for my sr20det tranny i was thinkin about this stuff.

http://www.royalpurple.com/prodsa/scmax.html

let me know what you guys think
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Old 03-25-2007, 07:02 PM
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not bad..... some of the claims say it produces more power............... but as with everything its a personal choice. i run Mobil1 or motul.
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royal purples sweet but expensive *** hell, i used some like mobil 1 or something i used 80w90 and its fine
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Old 03-25-2007, 07:02 PM
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i can get royal purple on base its 11 bucks a bottle.
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Old 03-25-2007, 07:05 PM
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is that for a qt., cuz damn i paid 3 dollars a qt for my mobil 1
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Old 03-25-2007, 07:09 PM
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yea royal purple is 11bucks on base per bottle.
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Old 03-25-2007, 07:12 PM
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wow thats crazy it probly works good though its supposed to smooth worn bearings and stuff but damn you could buy liquid gold for that much lol
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Old 03-25-2007, 07:21 PM
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hey why go cheap on gear oil in a drift car plus im doin nothing but royal purple oil in my motor.
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Old 03-25-2007, 07:28 PM
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thats true i have royal purple oil in my sr that costed me 7 bucks a qt
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Old 03-25-2007, 07:35 PM
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check this stuff out
http://phase2motorsports.stores.yahoo.net/rehedush.html
Its supposed to be pretty good. I know alot of people who use it and are satisfied with it. I plan on using it when my motor/trans goes in.

As for Royal Purple, I know their synthetic oils are really top quality. The procedures that goes into is very intricate and its not like they just dump random stuff into a purple bottle and charge you 11 clams per qt.
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Old 03-26-2007, 06:57 AM
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hmmm ive heard of the redline products i heard their pretty damn good.Maby ill go with them for driveline fluids and royal purple for engine fluids
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Old 03-26-2007, 07:36 PM
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i got crap in right now, so hard to shift. im gonna get some this weekend probally. either royal but im broke so i think ill settle for mobil this time.
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Old 03-26-2007, 07:54 PM
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Royal Purple here, no regrets.
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Old 03-26-2007, 08:31 PM
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i have no job lol but unemployment is gonna kick in here soon im gonna finish my damn car so i dont wanna hear broke haha.I wonder how much kidneys are goin for?..............anyone wanna buy some body parts will trade good working body organs for sr20det parts or cash lol.
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I hear some hospitals give a pretty penny for *********, you may want to look into it, lol.
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