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Drifting
Joined: Nov 2006
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From: Like my city matters here?
Drifting
Joined: Nov 2006
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From: Like my city matters here?
That's odd despite "less wear", it seems to cause the MPG and Max HP to drop on the vette. There's been 2 seperate post confirming this by different people. And yes they used Castrol and dyno'd it on similar days, and ran 3 full tanks of gas to obtain a good average.
Team Owner
Joined: Apr 2005
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From: Northern NYs Adirondack Mountains,http://www.visitsacandaga.com.
It came with Mobile 1. I will continue to use it. Been doing that since I got my 98 Vert
In fact that is the only oil I keep around, it goes in everthing snowblower, generator, boat, ATV and our other cars and truck.
In fact that is the only oil I keep around, it goes in everthing snowblower, generator, boat, ATV and our other cars and truck.
Safety Car
Joined: Jun 2004
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From: Minburn Ia
Good for extra 2000 miles between changes .... so they claim.
Anyone using the 5000 variety of Mobil 1 ??
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jan 2003
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Pro
Joined: Dec 2005
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From: Irvine, CA
It probably was not the Castrol imported from Germany. The German Castrol can be VERY hard to find.
Pro
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From: Irvine, CA
Race Director
Joined: May 2001
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From: Guelph, Ontario
If you go here...
http://theoildrop.server101.com/foru...t=0&Board=UBB3
...you'll find tons of used oil analysis reports from many different types of vehicles, and there are a number of guys who show their comparison of German Castrol 0w30 to other popular oils, including Mobil 1. It's important to note that the nickname of German Castrol 0w30 is GC 0w30, so you will sometimes find that as the name in the topic title.