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Old 12-03-2008, 06:15 PM
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lets see what people are running

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mobil 1 or redline
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Pennzoil Platinum 5w-30
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castrol 10w-30 non synthetic
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super tech 10w-30, haha.
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redline 10-30w
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Genuine Acura 5w-30.
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Originally Posted by Shaggy143Music
Genuine Acura 5w-30.
what is this stuff? just dino oil or?
Old 12-03-2008, 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted by idrivesideways
what is this stuff? just dino oil or?
I dont know anymore but i remember the exxon oil bottles looking exactly like the honda oil bottles. Im not sure if it said anything on there but i always assumed that it might be the same stuff with a honda logo on it. I know the exxon stuff was cheap, im not sure what the genuine honda stuff ran, i would imagine more than the exxon oil though.


I personally run Mobil 1 synthetic 10w-30. Not by choice just because of price and availability.
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Used Mobil1 til this year and then switched to Torco... Trans fluid too... Awesome product.
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I would use Torco as well....but close to free from the dealership is what sells me.
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Kendall with a bottle of STP blue.
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castrol syntec 10w30
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that stp really works...240,000 and still knocking lol.
on the good car quaker state q power syn
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Originally Posted by honda_fan06
castrol 10w-30 non synthetic
x2!

I have noticed that with built motors, at least on mine and a couple others that I have seen, the oil turns black pretty much right away after you run it, I dont think its worth spending $$ a quart on fancy oil if its just gonna get dirty right away, just the plain white bottle of Castrol works for me, just my $0.02. And to add something extra, I use the Napa Gold filter.
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i switch around. When i dropped my new motor in it had penzoil platinum 5-30, than i ran mobil1 for 5k miles than i switched to Royal Purple for 10k miles and now im going back to Penzoil. I havent noticed anything better to each brand as far as power MPG's or consumption and noise so im gonna run the penzoil again and see
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mobil1 for life... IMO
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Originally Posted by honda_fan06
castrol 10w-30 non synthetic
x3

however, i want to rebuild my motor and go synthetic
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Quaker State Q Advanced Engine Full Synthetic 5w-30
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mobile 1 10w 30 synthetic, napa gold oil filter and genuine honda trans oil
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mobil 1 10w-30
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Mobil-1 full syn now just switched from Royal Purple but took the VC off it it was staining everything brown.
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Whatever synthetic I have laying around.
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i use valvoline non-syn 10-30 and im on race gas...rlz built my motor and howard told me thats what i should use..
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Originally Posted by honda_fan06
castrol 10w-30 non synthetic
you on race gas or you built for 93?
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Supertech synthetic 5w-30, i'm cheap... hehe...


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