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Apr 9, 2009 | 11:55 AM

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Drifting

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Royal Purple gets busted.

http://www.imakenews.com/lng/e_artic...W6PM,b1M25KBSe

Apr 9, 2009 | 12:02 PM

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Nice article, kinda makes you wonder now, doesn't it/

It's probably actually Castrol dyed Purple, that's why the test results were so close.

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Apr 9, 2009 | 12:02 PM

Dominic Toretto

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Sounds about right.

-Alex

Apr 9, 2009 | 12:05 PM

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I'm just fine with Mobil 1

Apr 9, 2009 | 12:10 PM

JJS04

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Glad that I never made the switch.

Apr 9, 2009 | 12:15 PM

dougbfresh

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Originally Posted by JJS04

Glad that I never made the switch.

That's "Thinkin with your DIPSTICK JIMMY"

Apr 9, 2009 | 12:57 PM

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I use Amsoil anyway.. IMO the best.

Apr 9, 2009 | 01:02 PM

peter pan

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Very interesting article and I do use RP in my boosted Vette and will continue and I will keep the Mobil 1 in the stock C6

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Apr 9, 2009 | 01:05 PM

soada101

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well there goes all the ranting about rp vs m1!!!

now if they would make almost all of thier commercials a lie... what else are they lying about...is it really.....oil? lol hahaha idk! o well! m1 baby o yeah!

Apr 9, 2009 | 01:18 PM

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Munch

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Ooops. Guess that just goes to show....

Apr 9, 2009 | 01:30 PM

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felo357

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i will be draining my crank case this weekend.

Apr 9, 2009 | 01:33 PM

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realvc

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I would like to see the test results for Shamwow and some of the other products sold on TV by the yelling sales people. Very interesting article. Thanks for posting.

Apr 9, 2009 | 01:49 PM

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I wish more people on here would go read actual UOA's on Royal Purple and Mobil 1. I realize there is brand loyalty, but some of you guys need a wake up call in the form of cold hard facts.

www.bobistheoilguy.com

Apr 9, 2009 | 01:50 PM

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Dominic Toretto

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Originally Posted by VetteHunting

If you could post up some links that would help alot. I still have not registered there

-Alex

Apr 9, 2009 | 02:40 PM

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J S Machine

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Quote:

Originally Posted by AlexSmith

If you could post up some links that would help alot. I still have not registered there

-Alex

I agree. I checked that out the other day and it was way over my head within about a minute of looking at it

Apr 9, 2009 | 02:46 PM

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Dave68

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Originally Posted by VetteHunting

The cold hard facts include thousands upon thousands of vehicles using Mobil 1 over the years that have accumulated more than 150,000 miles on their engines. This is proof enough for me that Mobil 1 works. In fact, lowly non-synthetic-infused engines rack up 300,000 miles on a regular basis. You really can't go wrong with almost any SAE-approved oil (of proper viscosity) nowadays.

Apr 9, 2009 | 02:47 PM

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Srt03

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That's funny!! I will continue to stick with Mobile One

Apr 9, 2009 | 02:50 PM

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Dominic Toretto

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Am I taking what I need to from the article? I glanced over it pretty quickly. From what I gather RP is just having to change their claims because the information they received from independent testing is not enough to substantiate their advertisements but, on the same hand is STILL a synthetic oil that meets the requirements to be used in an LS1. Did I miss something else?

-Alex