# synthetic fluids **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [August 13, 2004, 4:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/synthetic-fluids/168339 "2004-08-13T16:20:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![slowcamaro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slowcamaro/32/5975_2.png) [@slowcamaro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slowcamaro)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2004, 4:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/synthetic-fluids/168339/1 "2004-08-13T16:20:22Z")
[http://www.royalpurple.com/video/hptv1.html](http://www.royalpurple.com/video/hptv1.html) ---
**Author:** ![VictorSmalls](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/victorsmalls/32/5944_2.png) [@VictorSmalls](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/VictorSmalls)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2004, 4:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/synthetic-fluids/168339/2 "2004-08-13T16:26:17Z")
8 hp is a pretty nice gain 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![VENOMevo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/venomevo/32/5959_2.png) [@VENOMevo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/VENOMevo)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2004, 5:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/synthetic-fluids/168339/3 "2004-08-13T17:45:09Z")
:runs out and gets royle purple oil: ---
**Author:** ![Pewter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pewter/32/5936_2.png) [@Pewter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pewter)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2004, 5:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/synthetic-fluids/168339/4 "2004-08-13T17:55:34Z")
> [@ECOvenom](#): > > :runs out and gets royle purple oil: u better get a 5 galon bucket!!! ---
**Author:** ![Jeff95TA](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jeff95ta/32/5935_2.png) [@Jeff95TA](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jeff95TA)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2004, 5:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/synthetic-fluids/168339/5 "2004-08-13T17:57:22Z")
Maybe fill the tires with Royal Purple air too. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![VictorSmalls](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/victorsmalls/32/5944_2.png) [@VictorSmalls](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/VictorSmalls)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2004, 6:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/synthetic-fluids/168339/6 "2004-08-13T18:21:17Z")
> [@Jeff95TA](#): > > Maybe fill the tires with Royal Purple air too. 🙂 HAHA :eddiemurphylaugh: ---
**Author:** ![imported\_Violator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f04885/32.png) [@imported\_Violator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_Violator)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2004, 12:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/synthetic-fluids/168339/7 "2004-08-15T12:48:51Z")
I’ve been running the Royal Purple in mine and even with racing at the track and hard driving I do around town the change oil light stays off beyond 3k. Ran other synthetics that lasted about 2k before the light tripped…Pretty good oil . ---
**Author:** ![Stroker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/stroker/32/5948_2.png) [@Stroker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Stroker)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2004, 3:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/synthetic-fluids/168339/8 "2004-08-15T15:06:29Z")
i think their is something rong with your light ---
**Author:** ![imported\_Violator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f04885/32.png) [@imported\_Violator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_Violator)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2004, 8:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/synthetic-fluids/168339/9 "2004-08-15T20:20:54Z")
Dunno…Maybe. I do know that the shit looks better than most other oil when I drain it after 3k. ---
**Author:** ![grandamld9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/48db29/32.png) [@grandamld9](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/grandamld9)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2004, 10:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/synthetic-fluids/168339/10 "2004-08-15T22:53:36Z")
What types of oils are you using? Royal Purple is a PAO Group IV FULL synthetic like full on race oils (such as Amsoil, Mobil 1 and Redline). The VAST majority of other synthetics on the market (such as Castrol Syntec, Valvoline Max Life etc) are all now Group III oils, which are essentially “cracked” group II fossil oils. Now, if you are cheap and/or a more “normal” driver and don’t want to pay for a full synthetic, Most name brand Fossil oils are almost the same. Castrol GTX seems to have a slight advantage over other conventionals in performance oriented applications since it reportedly has a high flash point and better high temperature performance, but still not even on the level of a Group III synthetic (let alone a Group IV). And do NOT bother with synthetic blends…they cost almost as much as some full synthetics, but offer only about 5% more protection than a good conventional oil. ---
**Author:** ![grandamld9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/48db29/32.png) [@grandamld9](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/grandamld9)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2004, 10:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/synthetic-fluids/168339/11 "2004-08-15T22:56:11Z")
Oil filters are not as important as actual oil choice, but even there, not all filters are created equally. Do NOT use Frams. They are shit… At the LEAST, use a decent conventional filter like an AC Delco, Wix, Or Purolator Pure 1. And for the best protection, K&N and Mobil 1 filters (both made by Champion Labs) are the BEST (but you WILL pay for it). K&N is more flow biased, the M1 more towards filtration…both are good choices for anyone though (if you want to pay ~$10 per filter). Here are a couple of links comparing oil FILTERS: [http://www.minimopar.net/oilfilterstudy.html](http://www.minimopar.net/oilfilterstudy.html) [http://www.shoclub.com/lubrication-...on-oilpart5.htm](http://www.shoclub.com/lubrication-...on-oilpart5.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Stroker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/stroker/32/5948_2.png) [@Stroker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Stroker)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2004, 10:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/synthetic-fluids/168339/12 "2004-08-15T22:59:29Z")
fram=poop ---
**Author:** ![imported\_Violator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f04885/32.png) [@imported\_Violator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_Violator)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2004, 11:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/synthetic-fluids/168339/13 "2004-08-15T23:27:28Z")
I always use a K&N oil filter and Royal Purple now. The other 2 oils I’ve tried were the Castrol Syntec and Pennzoil Synthetic. ---
**Author:** ![The1SloR\_T](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the1slor_t/32/5984_2.png) [@The1SloR\_T](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The1SloR_T)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2004, 1:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/synthetic-fluids/168339/14 "2004-08-16T01:58:29Z")
i’ve always used castrol syntec, never tried anything else i’d try royal purple tho :greddy: