Best oil for a HIGH REV NEON?

[hotneon]

I am very confused. i've heard that the mobil1 is the best for an high rev neon which i currently own, i have many mods to it and im trying to keep it in good shape. now, my question is what's the best synthetic/non-synthetic oil to use in my 96 SOHC MTX DODGE NEON??

 

[J]

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Originally posted by hotneon:
I am very confused. i've heard that the mobil1 is the best for an high rev neon which i currently own, i have many mods to it and im trying to keep it in good shape. now, my question is what's the best synthetic/non-synthetic oil to use in my 96 SOHC MTX DODGE NEON??

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Hi,

I think you want Redline.

If you want to stick with Mobil 1, 0W-40 or
15W-50 would be your best choices for heavily
modified engines.

Jae

 

[buster]

Amsoil 0w-30 would be my pick. A 50 weight oil is too heavy IMO for that engine. A well built synthetic in the 30wt visc range would be fine. Amsoil's 0w-30 has a HT/HS of 3.5. It's also a heavier 30wt @ 11.3 cSt. If your going the Mobil 1 route, stick with 10w-30 or 0w-40. Redline 5w-30 is an excellent choice too.

[ May 10, 2003, 07:48 AM: Message edited by: buster ]

 

[Al]

I agree with buster. And as he said the Amsoil is thicker than the Mobil 1 . I haven-t yet bought into all the Redline hype yet for street use but if I were tracking a car I'd probably have to go with it.

Another option which would be for very few people and won't be highly recommended by oil experts would be to go with a 25% mixture of Mobil 1 15W-50 with 10W-30 (M1).

 

[buster]

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Redline hype yet for street use but if I were tracking a car I'd probably have to go with it.

Another option which would be for very few people and won't be highly recommended by oil experts would be to go with a 25% mixture of Mobil 1 15W-50 with 10W-30 (M1).

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Good point Al, a mixing is another option. I also havn't seen enough Redline UOA to really recommend it yet. On paper it looks great though.

[ May 10, 2003, 09:48 AM: Message edited by: buster ]

 

[JohnBrowning]

Stay away from 5W30 non-synthetic oil!!!! Most Neons run on the 5W30 Dino oil at 3000 mile intervals tend to smoke alot buy 100,000 miles. Non-synthetic oil Schaffers, LE,Delvac, Cempeco.Synthetic brands I like Redline,Amsoil, NEO(570) and M1.

 

[Ken2]

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Originally posted by buster:

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Redline hype yet for street use but if I were tracking a car I'd probably have to go with it.

Another option which would be for very few people and won't be highly recommended by oil experts would be to go with a 25% mixture of Mobil 1 15W-50 with 10W-30 (M1).

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Good point Al, a mixing is another option. I also havn't seen enough Redline UOA to really recommend it yet. On paper it looks great though.

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Look at "drstressor's" posting in http://theoildrop.server101.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=002192

When you mix viscosities, you probably do not end up with what you expect...you certainly do not end up with the viscosity the average of what you mixed.


Ken

 

[WeyounDS9]

In oils that include little VII's you Even tho I'd still prefer not to mix, for flow uniformity issues.

It's teh VIIS that complicate things in multi-vis oils.

Luckily some multivis that are syn have almost no or just plain no VII's.

Still considering the most common mix is an attempt to achive a 40 weight why not buy a properly formulated 40 weight to begin with?

Fred...