Recent content by L_Tedder

The car calls for 10/30. That is why I was sticking with the 30 weight range. Is their really a substantial difference in additives between the 5w30 and 0w40?

3k on the turbo. He ran brad penn 20w50, which is an oil the Turbo company recommends

So what I am gathering is that The 5w30 is plenty good for my application, but if I wanted I could dump 4oz of the rl break in additive to bump up the aw agents?

I did not realize rl had race oils and street oils.. I only drive the car at autocross Events (1-2monthly) and track days (1-2 per year)... I usually change the oil every 2-3k anyways

I don't really understand why they did it. I see no logical explanation. I know they only build ball bearing turbos now, if you send one of their journal bearing turbos in for repair, they will convert it over to a ball bearing. A friend of mine is practically giving me this turbo, so it's not a...

Hi, I own a 2005 Mitsubishi lancer evolution. I have been running redline 5w30 for quite some time now. I am in the process of buying a bigger turbo. This particular turbo is journal bearing, and instead of using a brass or bronze bearing, they have used steel. So, the turbo has a steel bearing...