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| IanStott |
 Apr 13 2006, 06:31 AM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 226 Joined: 13-June 04 From: Moncton,New Brunswick,Canada Member No.: 2,199  |
Shooting the breeze with some high perf. engine guys who informed me about an oil called Royal Purple, checked the website and of course it sounds like the best thing since sliced bread. Any thoughts or experiences out there??
Ian Stott Moncton Canada |
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| krazykonrad |
Apr 13 2006, 06:34 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,141 Joined: 21-February 06 From: Canton, GA Member No.: 5,610 |
I've had really good luck with Red Line oil products. I've "heard" that royal purple is jumk but I'm have no basis in fact one way or the other. If its on the internet, it must be true! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)
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| Joe Ricard |
Apr 13 2006, 06:42 AM
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CUMONIWANNARACEU Group: Members Posts: 6,811 Joined: 5-January 03 From: Gautier, MS Member No.: 92 |
QUOTE(krazykonrad @ Apr 13 2006, 04:34 AM)  I've had really good luck with Red Line oil products. I've "heard" that royal purple is jumk but I'm have no basis in fact one way or the other. If its on the internet, it must be true! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) Jake RAby is going to do some real world testing coming up next month. We shall know very soon what is good and what is Hype. However I believe royal Purple to be better than average. Suprisingly some of the comercial truck oils are very good and should provide good protection in aircooled engine also. there is a long thread about it on Shop Talk Forums. Lots of other stuff too so just go check it out. No link cuz I'm Lazy |
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| drewvw |
Apr 13 2006, 06:57 AM
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new england car guy Group: Members Posts: 1,631 Joined: 24-February 06 From: Boston, MA Member No.: 5,630 Region Association: North East States |
A lot of the guys in the S2000 club I was in used Royal Purple, they all raved about it.... |
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| URY914 |
Apr 13 2006, 06:57 AM
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I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind. Group: Members Posts: 124,386 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 222 Region Association: None |
I use it per Jake's advice. He has tested it along with others in the past and it was the winner.
The was a thread here a few months ago about, so you may want to do a search. |
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| iamchappy |
Apr 13 2006, 08:01 AM
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It all happens so fast! Group: Members Posts: 4,893 Joined: 5-November 03 From: minnetonka, mn Member No.: 1,315 Region Association: Upper MidWest  |
Thumbs up on Royal Purple.
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| Robert21 |
Apr 13 2006, 11:28 AM
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ron21 Group: Members Posts: 288 Joined: 9-July 04 From: Seal Beach Ca 90630 Orange co Member No.: 2,330 Region Association: None 
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) I,am using Royal Purple , engine is running cooler. So far so good.
Robert |
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| GeorgeRud |
Apr 13 2006, 01:07 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,725 Joined: 27-July 05 From: Chicagoland Member No.: 4,482 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
I'm using Royal Purple in my 915 transmission, and it shifts like a dream. My local hotshot Porsche mechanic swears by the stuff.
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| toon1 |
Apr 13 2006, 02:22 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,849 Joined: 29-October 05 From: tracy,ca Member No.: 5,022 |
I asked th same question a couple months ago. Jake recommended it, he thought it was better than redline.
I took his advice and am using it. It's not cheap. i havn't had any experiance with anything else in the aircooled engine. This is my first one. It seems to be good, I will definetly switch to it in my dodge truck. |
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| IanStott |
Apr 13 2006, 09:44 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 226 Joined: 13-June 04 From: Moncton,New Brunswick,Canada Member No.: 2,199 |
Is Jake testing it now or has he tested it and is recommending it?
Ian Stott |
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| Loser_Cruiser |
Apr 13 2006, 09:54 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 407 Joined: 4-April 05 From: Bellingham, WA Member No.: 3,873 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
We use the Royal Purple 75W-90W in the bug and 914. Runs 5 to 10 degrees cooler in the summer heat. 75W when starting(cold) gets to 90W when at operating temperature. They make other weight combinations, but have stuck with the 75W-90W.
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