Royal Purple anyone???
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From: mauriceville texas
Re: Royal Purple anyone??? (MCPOWHITE96)
have been using thier products for years. we use the high pressure grease in equipment with no problems. we have some high load bearings that are cycled thousands of times a day. we were getting 6 to 8 months life cycle before, now we average 2 years. this was the only change same bearings just diff grease. this grease works as advertised. i also use it to grease the vettes and have had no problems. hope this helps robert
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Drifting
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From: Bowie MD
Re: Royal Purple anyone??? (robert kirk)
Thanks. was looking into swapping out the Mobil 1 for it. Same price and what seems like overwhelming documentation of its superior film strength and performance.
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Re: Royal Purple anyone??? (MCPOWHITE96)
I have been interested in their product for some time. I went to the web sight about 8 months ago or so and found that the street oil is not a pure synthetic! Some of the racing oils were pure synthetic, but Royal Purple had a huge disclaimer about using the racing oil on the street!
The web sight has been redesigned, and the clarity of what you are buying is gone! But in the questions section I found the following:
So this is the deal. I guess it could be good oil even if it is blended with dino, but that was enough for me reserve judgement. Also could not find anywhere that the oil meets GM 4718M, which I use as a bench mark, and would be required for warrantee on those engines that require synthetic oil.
Let us know what else you find out.
Pete
The web sight has been redesigned, and the clarity of what you are buying is gone! But in the questions section I found the following:
If your street products are not 100% synthetic, why are they priced similar to a
full synthetic?
The Synerlec technology provides the best protection and performance
increases available, however, it is very expensive. We have blended our
street oils to exceed the performance characteristics of any other blended or
"Full" synthetic. If having a full synthetic is important, we have our racing line
which can be considered a "Full" synthetic.
full synthetic?
The Synerlec technology provides the best protection and performance
increases available, however, it is very expensive. We have blended our
street oils to exceed the performance characteristics of any other blended or
"Full" synthetic. If having a full synthetic is important, we have our racing line
which can be considered a "Full" synthetic.
Let us know what else you find out.
Pete
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From: Rochester New York
Re: Royal Purple anyone??? (MCPOWHITE96)
use it in the vette, used to use it in the 85 Z (stopped racing it and saw no use to spend more than a dollar a quart for a car I no longer race). Cleaned the hell out of the abused and beat to poopie Z engine and did quiet down the vette some.
Drifting
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From: PA
Re: Royal Purple anyone??? (PeteL)
Royal Purple sounds really good, especially their streetable semi-synthetic. Plus it's european. I might try some...maybe mix it with Red Line to make Royal Line or maybe Red Purple or violet. You surely can't get better than that. How about that Simple Green? Mobil is just too "popular" to satisfy me anymore. I'm thinking about trying that pink RV antifreeze too, instead of DexCool. RV's are very heavy duty and need better cooling like my sports car. I heard it's wetter than water and flows even without a fan belt. Any opinions?
Drifting
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From: Calgary, Alberta
Re: Royal Purple anyone??? (Rick93Z07)
I would stay with Mobil1, I tried royal purple and found no gains or pluses. Car actually ran about 10 degrees hotter than with mobil.
Needless to say, I'm back to Mobil 1. Use royal purple for 5,000 kms. and never looked back.
Street oil is a blend not a true synthetic. :confused:
Needless to say, I'm back to Mobil 1. Use royal purple for 5,000 kms. and never looked back.
Street oil is a blend not a true synthetic. :confused:
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Re: Royal Purple anyone??? (MCPOWHITE96)
I am running Amsoil. Meets GM 4718M and a lot of other Ford/Chrysler/etc. specifications. I think Redline is a good oil if you are looking at non-Mobil 1, but they have not tested enough to prove it to me. I also couldn't find enough information on Royal Purple to satisfy me. My car is under warranty, as a matter of fact I have extended it through Ken Fitchner, and I don't want to put anything in the car that violates the specified requirements. If you are going to deviate from Mobil-1, look for API certification and GM 4718M. You can verify API on the http://www.api.org/cgi-bin/eolcs.cgi . You won't find Redline listed, although Royal Purple does hold a license. While I have "heard" good things about Royal Purple, the proof is in the pudding and I can't substantiate with documentation. Stick with Mobil-1 or Amsoil in my humble opinion.
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From: na
Re: Royal Purple anyone??? (Rick93Z07)
Engine oil is blended to minimum perfomance specifications. That's if it's made to pass the rigorous API and now the european and japanese specs that comprise the API requirements. This testing costs a lot of money and the blender has to pay for it. So if Royal Purple has a lic. that does not mean that all of their oils have been tested. In additon there is that GM spec for the LT-1 and a mil. spec too.
Now that just covers the testing. But many mistakes are made in manufacturing just like you and I make mistakes. So the ISO 9001-etc. quality control is also important.
There are some blenders that can't afford all this testing but may make a good product never the less.
I have no specific knowledge of Royal Purple's engine oil.
The only independent test that I would trust are the ones affiliated with the API.
Now that just covers the testing. But many mistakes are made in manufacturing just like you and I make mistakes. So the ISO 9001-etc. quality control is also important.
There are some blenders that can't afford all this testing but may make a good product never the less.
I have no specific knowledge of Royal Purple's engine oil.
The only independent test that I would trust are the ones affiliated with the API.
