# Royal Purple vs. other oils **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [November 25, 2011, 9:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/royal-purple-vs-other-oils/261480 "2011-11-25T21:08:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![low\_n\_slow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7bcc69/32.png) [@low\_n\_slow](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/low_n_slow)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2011, 9:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/royal-purple-vs-other-oils/261480/1 "2011-11-25T21:08:17Z")
this makes me want to run royal purple in everything now. [ame][http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dEFGJqpCMY[/ame]](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dEFGJqpCMY%5B/ame%5D) ---
**Author:** ![88slowmarro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/88slowmarro/32/6339_2.png) [@88slowmarro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/88slowmarro)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2011, 9:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/royal-purple-vs-other-oils/261480/2 "2011-11-25T21:10:45Z")
Bullshit , r.p is one of the worst oils out there ---
**Author:** ![LKSi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lksi/32/6316_2.png) [@LKSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LKSi)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2011, 9:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/royal-purple-vs-other-oils/261480/3 "2011-11-25T21:13:40Z")
it’s sponsored by royal purple… it’s a commercial. ---
**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2011, 9:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/royal-purple-vs-other-oils/261480/4 "2011-11-25T21:16:39Z")
Nice unbiased source :rofl Royal purple uses group III mineral base oils, so it’s a refined basic oil. There are almost no real synthetic oils on the market in US with exception of Amsoil, redline and if I recall Mobil1 ---
**Author:** ![88slowmarro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/88slowmarro/32/6339_2.png) [@88slowmarro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/88slowmarro)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2011, 9:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/royal-purple-vs-other-oils/261480/5 "2011-11-25T21:25:29Z")
B.g is to vlad , even dino oils are a semi syn blend now as well . ---
**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2011, 9:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/royal-purple-vs-other-oils/261480/6 "2011-11-25T21:27:57Z")
Bg? Huh? And of course most manufacturers make blends, it’s their regular oil with more a slightly better additive package that they can charge almost double for. Why the hell not? ---
**Author:** ![TurboTravis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbotravis/32/6406_2.png) [@TurboTravis](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TurboTravis)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2011, 9:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/royal-purple-vs-other-oils/261480/7 "2011-11-25T21:42:44Z")
LOL@people that run expensive oil ---
**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2011, 9:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/royal-purple-vs-other-oils/261480/8 "2011-11-25T21:52:17Z")
> [@TurboTravis"](#): > > LOL@people that run expensive oil They have their time and place. ---
**Author:** ![SDP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@SDP](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SDP)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2011, 6:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/royal-purple-vs-other-oils/261480/9 "2011-11-26T06:18:34Z")
OOOoooo i’m sold LOL. There are so many marketing gimmicks and hype in motor oil its not even funny. Anyone who claims that xxx brand oil is the “best” clearly has no clue. Have some oil samples tested from your car to find out what works for your application. Otherwise you are just talking out your ass. Plus rep to Travis for being the only one on this forum to actually do that. ---
**Author:** ![Boxersix](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxersix/32/6327_2.png) [@Boxersix](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boxersix)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 11:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/royal-purple-vs-other-oils/261480/10 "2011-12-01T11:13:30Z")
^ +1! Tailoring oil to the engine and application is far more important that believing all this hype/crap. Far too many different build specs, and part material compositions/treatments that ALL respond differently to different types of oils. ---
**Author:** ![TurboTravis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbotravis/32/6406_2.png) [@TurboTravis](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TurboTravis)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 1:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/royal-purple-vs-other-oils/261480/11 "2011-12-01T13:12:06Z")
> [@eh, just throw it in the back of the f-body.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/eh-just-throw-it-in-the-back-of-the-f-body/46796/22): > > OOOoooo i’m sold > > LOL. There are so many marketing gimmicks and hype in motor oil its not even funny. Anyone who claims that xxx brand oil is the “best” clearly has no clue. > > Have some oil samples tested from your car to find out what works for your application. Otherwise you are just talking out your ass. Plus rep to Travis for being the only one on this forum to actually do that. Thanks man. Judging by the time of my post, I was pretty drunk (lol). Expensive oils do have their place (extended intervals/ULTRA high temps for example), but an oil quality can never be judged by cost or promotional material. ---
**Author:** ![10secondC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/10secondc/32/6715_2.png) [@10secondC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/10secondC)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 1:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/royal-purple-vs-other-oils/261480/12 "2011-12-01T13:30:56Z")
I’ll stick with rotella ---
**Author:** ![88slowmarro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/88slowmarro/32/6339_2.png) [@88slowmarro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/88slowmarro)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 2:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/royal-purple-vs-other-oils/261480/13 "2011-12-01T14:11:27Z")
Same , I should do a test on my cen-pe-co …I love that shit so full of zinc and other good additives . Other than those 2 the only syn ill run is b/g ---
**Author:** ![Boxersix](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxersix/32/6327_2.png) [@Boxersix](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boxersix)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 3:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/royal-purple-vs-other-oils/261480/14 "2011-12-01T15:19:46Z")
Cenpeco is good shit and a preferred oil for me to use in older aircooled porsches where the non-hardened cranks work really well with it’s makeup. ---
**Author:** ![88slowmarro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/88slowmarro/32/6339_2.png) [@88slowmarro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/88slowmarro)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 3:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/royal-purple-vs-other-oils/261480/15 "2011-12-01T15:22:33Z")
Oh I know it works , our b/g rep and us at the shop did the timkin bearing load test and it shined even over b/g,s own 20/50 race oil lol ---
**Author:** ![88slowmarro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/88slowmarro/32/6339_2.png) [@88slowmarro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/88slowmarro)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 3:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/royal-purple-vs-other-oils/261480/16 "2011-12-01T15:23:26Z")
My only hold back is that cenpeco don’t run any detergents so ya gotta run roteela every now and again to clean some shit . ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_GSR](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justin_gsr/32/6412_2.png) [@Justin\_GSR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Justin_GSR)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2011, 7:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/royal-purple-vs-other-oils/261480/17 "2011-12-04T07:41:23Z")
ill stick with Motul ---
**Author:** ![Bleez](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bleez/32/6720_2.png) [@Bleez](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bleez)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2011, 8:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/royal-purple-vs-other-oils/261480/18 "2011-12-04T08:19:08Z")
valvoline synpower ftw ---
**Author:** ![HudsonFalcon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hudsonfalcon/32/6460_2.png) [@HudsonFalcon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HudsonFalcon)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2011, 8:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/royal-purple-vs-other-oils/261480/19 "2011-12-04T08:38:29Z")
I use Mobil 1 in the Evo. I’m not biased either way I just use what the manufacturer recommends. ---
**Author:** ![low\_n\_slow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7bcc69/32.png) [@low\_n\_slow](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/low_n_slow)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2011, 9:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/royal-purple-vs-other-oils/261480/20 "2011-12-04T09:13:20Z")
what kind of oil do people usually run in boosted Hondas? [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/royal-purple-vs-other-oils/261480.md?page=2)