Originally Posted By: buster
Honestly, RL's formualtions are old school. Calcium is way too high for DI engines, and the ZDP levels are too high for modern engines. Their greatest attribute is the POE base oils and high shear stability. Other than that, not much to be desired.
If I had to guess, using a more modern additive/detergent system in combination with the current level of POE they use it would increase the price drastically.
Define "modern engines" please.
While most blenders put cost first, it seems Redline is dedicated to quality first.
The additives in Redline are designed to work with ester based formula.
Marketing won the synthetic legal battle but they didn't win me.