2SlowDC

Hi.
first off heres the setup
95 b18b
t3
tuned on afc

is 15w50 a good oil to run?

StolenTeg

first oil changed with turbo, i used 20w50 mobil1 synthetic, so i figured it probably too thick so i changed to 10w30 and i noticed now with the 10w30 i burnt about 1qt in like 1.5k mile. next oil changed im going back to 20w50.

shermanyang

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i use Mobile 1 15w-50 for the summer in my turbo'd LS and 10w-30 for the winter...even though i'm not gonna drive it this winter.

eg6T

i use mobil1 15w-50, on the back of the "bottle" it says it is recomended for turbocharged vehicles.same for 20w-50

SoEvoL

does valvoline offer synpower in 10w50 or 20w50?


i use 10w 30 synpower and i run low on oil after 2500k, no leaks, just quick burn. but i try to change it every 2k now.

BoostedsiR

mobil 1 15w 50

White Smoke

I just use mobil 1 10w30 in summer and 5w30 in winter.
I dont have a b18b though, its a b16a2

gdrum

I use mobil 1 15w50 in my stock h22 turbo....the other oils burn to easily this holds out through the 3k miles before i change it....what I prefer.

mrbsponge

i use 15w 50 as well it is for super/turbo charged applications and keep alot of ring blow by and turbo seal blow by from occuring, and you dont hardly burn it, plus its syntheetic so you cant go wrong, but if you have a tiny leak, the synthetic will find it!!!!!!!!!

mos

Wouldn't 10-40 weight be a good compromise between 10-30 and 15-50? Nobody uses 40 weight?

turboc1

i am going to try and run castrol syntec 5w-40 in my turbo gsr.

DA9-T

I'm putting 10w-40 in my car. Its a daily driver and weekend track bitch. We'll see how it holds up.

2SlowDC

who finds their spool up times slower w/ this oil because i do compared to 10w30.

HugePistons

Who the hell are you I live in MN and never seen another honda over 300HP! where did you dyno? Shermanyang?

james111

synpower is avaliable in 5w20,5w30,5w40,10w30,15w40,and 20w50.....

valvoline also just released a maxlife synpower for higher milage cars that burn or leak oil , its main purpose it to decline oil use and offer the same synpower benifits......


regards
james

shermanyang

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by HugePistons &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Who the hell are you I live in MN and never seen another honda over 300HP! where did you dyno? Shermanyang?</TD></TR></TABLE>

who the hell am i? well i'm this 5'8" asian (hmong) guy with an all white teg with an ELITE AUTOSPORTS sticker on the rear side windows...a huge precision 750hp intercooler up front...itr lip...oem sideskirts...painted white 17" konigs...3" thermal exhaust in the rear...etc, etc. lol.

and you've never seen another honda over 300hp? well i'm well over that...lol. if you meant WHP then yeah i'm just above it at 10psi...but turn it up to 15psi and i'm well over 350whp

anyway, there are a few other hondas rolling around making over 300whp...and i know most of them around here. my buddy Tyler and Xai are the only two up here that i know of that are making over 400whp on their daily driven hondas...but both did this with c16. that's not what i plan on doing...

dunkd

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by lsVtec... &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">who finds their spool up times slower w/ this oil because i do compared to 10w30.</TD></TR></TABLE>

why?

2SlowDC

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by dunkd &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

why?</TD></TR></TABLE>

I dunno??

Rain_man

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by lsVtec... &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

I dunno??</TD></TR></TABLE>

Thicker oil running through the turbo means it's harder for the shaft to spin. Don't know if it's true but it seems to make sense.

shermanyang

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Rain_man &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

Thicker oil running through the turbo means it's harder for the shaft to spin. Don't know if it's true but it seems to make sense.</TD></TR></TABLE>


^^ yes this is true. your turbo will spool slower with thicker oil...you just won't notice it since it's only a slight difference. however, try doing this during the cold *** winters and you'll notice the slower spool up time.

b16hybridsol

15w50 in my h22 turbo, everything else fills up in my ic pipes, this stuff works perfect

SoEvoL

so synpower 20w 50 would be ok?

im just not a mobile 1 fan, but im sure it is a great product, ive been using synpower for a long time and i wanna stick with it.

swapit

I use 15/40 in my car.it seems to be doing good doesnt burn any.always comes out not to runny.b16a2 built turbo

omahaturbocivic

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mos &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Wouldn't 10-40 weight be a good compromise between 10-30 and 15-50? Nobody uses 40 weight? </TD></TR></TABLE>

Mobil does not come in a 10-40 I have seen and its seem to be the same for valvoline full synthetic. In my daily driver turbo civic I use 10-40 non synthetic, in my weekend turbo civic I run 15-50 mobil one full synthetic. 10-30 synthetic burns fast and seems like my turbo might smoke a little with it, 15-50 gives no problems.

Chris F

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BoostedsiR &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">mobil 1 15w 50 </TD></TR></TABLE>

That's what I'm using. Not an LS tho.

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