Originally Posted by 02SE
I've used Redline Oil in personal vehicles, and a lot in racing vehicles I've worked/ consulted on. And Motul 300V 4T in the bikes. They only are used if they have shown a benefit over other alternatives.
I too wonder what a Redline oil clone is.
One that has base oils with the "great" features of the PAO/Esters base oils as stated in the correctly labeled "advertisement". I know one or two oil guys do appreciate what those bases can accomplish.
I do believe the advertisement differentiates from heavy use vii's or not, as in less vii's are needed with pao/ester based oils. As in if you watch the advertisement you see pao's function very similarly to vii's but are more stable. PAO's branch chain lubrication, vi's branch chain lubrication. From my conversation with dave from redline, 5w20 and 10w30 are the redline oils w/o vii's. Oddly enough they use different base oils from 5w30 and 10w30, note the hths, and subsequently 5w30 is much better at killing ticks. My truck was butter smooth going on 5 years with 5w20 and 5w30 redline, but caught a tick with 10w30, go figure. Same thing holds true for 10w40 and 5w40 redline, again the 5w40 operates at a higher viscosity then the 10w40 by 1/2 a point or so. So if you are hunting for a tick killing oil, note that information as other folks are having similar results.
Bottom line, there is a scientific reason why folks vehicles are running smoother on redline, and the advertisement really shows it. This is new information spelled out or I wouldn't have posted it. It doesn't have to be a race engine to benefit from this formula, with the main goal of manufacturers as being increased fuel mileage, many people would see a benefit in running this type f oil. Stable base oils with LESS vii use, and an oil company that stands by these base oils. And this just covers the base oils, there is a moly test on this very forum that showed the most beneficial level of moly to be near 700ppm, and that is the same moly as in redline tested along with 1,000 ppm zinc, again the apprx PPM of redline's zinc level. And it revealed the zinc and moly compete for the surface, the moly wins, and the zinc becomes a secondary plate. This is shown in the moly post in this forum within the last couple pages. Redline currently is around 550ppm moly, so it is right in that range of being the most beneficial moly level along side of the most beneficial zinc level, according to the science of someone else's post.