Recent content by lawdogg

Hooray for Moly, and a true Grp.IV.

~3000 miles (give or take 1000) of abuse - two trips to the drags and one weekend at SLMP road course. Mobil 1 filter. Looks good to me but you guys know best. I switched to Rotella-T 5W-40 Synth. and will send it to Blackstone after the next track event. Thanks for looking, hopefully this...

Great info. I have a similar engine (4.0L) in my 2002 WJ, and I have historically ran M1 10W-30 but have recently switched to Rotella-T 10W-30 with no real results yet. Always an M1 filter.

Go for it, and run a UOA on the M1 you're taking out. :)

MBCs are generally pretty good at not bleeding until you hit desired boost, but if you really* want to control boost response, grab an EBC with gain control. I run a Greddy Profec-B Spec. II which does this.

Originally Posted By: getbent I have been using this oil in my bikes as well (3 sportbikes) and recently took a sample out of one after 3000 miles to see how well it holds up. I am betting the bike will shear it down to a 30 weight with 3000 miles on it. Why? I worry because I'm thinking of...

Originally Posted By: Art_Vandelay Does the high PAO content make that oil an exception to what you are saying? I believe PAO based oil (Grp.IV), or I suppose even hydrocracked Grp.III + PAO ('synthetic') won't need as many VIIs for a given spread as a Grp.III. Since VIIs shear, normally, I...

Originally Posted By: Badlees You guys running the HDEO's in your gas engines aren't worried about poisoning your CAT's? Just curious because I have run Rotella in my Tacoma but stopped because of the the articles on what it can do to your cat. Do you happen to have a link to any of those...

Originally Posted By: Greaser I use a 0W all year.Not worried about VII's breaking down and gumming up my ring packs because the increased detergents in my HDEO will handle that.Plus it's designed to get hammered in a diesel engine so running a HDEO in a gasser is easy street for the oil. As I...

Originally Posted By: sprintman This is a no-brainer. An E46 BMW 3 series manual with Sport and Premium. Prices in the U.S are way down and you should be able to find a low mileage top condition car. The driving experience is like no other, in fact it becomes an addiction. Good luck..s If you...

Don't forget about Motul 300V.

I spliced an inline fuel filter from Autozone into my crank breather line and it is essentially a $1.00 catch can that works great. But ^ is right, if you have abnormally high crank case pressure, something may be amiss other than a bad PCV valve.

Just a little insight from another platform. A fellow VR-4 driver ran a UOA on some Mobil 1 0W-40 he tracked (road course) on. According to him, it sheared down to almost a 20 weight in only ~1000 miles and a track day which is very scary. If you are considering a dino oil, I'm of the opinion...

I really enjoy my 3000GT VR-4. It runs 11.8 on pure pump, gets 25mpg on the highway, and I've had absolutely no problems with it (that weren't my own dumb fault). AWD, 6 speed, twin turbo, and I bought it for only $9k back in '03. Allow me to post a small picture.

Originally Posted By: allwheelsdriven trying this in my 04 STI as well...I recently ran motul 5w40 and it was meh Run UOA? Motul 300V? Wondering how a true Grp.V can be 'meh'.