I was wondering what oil you fellow b16a owners are using and how much.

 

i was just wondering if i should use 5w 30 or 40. is royal purple really worth the extra $$.

 

Come on now. There's dozens of these threads out there. SEARCH

 

I have done some searching and all I find is weight and how much. Not to much on different brands. I will prolly end up using some 10w30. I will not be driving my civic in the winter. I have a beater for that. I have also not found much info saying that for example royal purple is worh all the extra money.

 

RP is a very good oil for performance. You NEED to change it regularly as it breaks down very quickly.
Motul is all we run at the shop. High quality and is about the same price as RP.
You've also got Torco and RedLine.
Really it's personal choice. I would go Torco or Motul.
But what are you using it for? That should determine weight.

 

Daily SUMMER driver and weekend warrior. Drag and or auto-x.

 

If you run quality oils you will know the difference if you ever crack the engine open. Motul, Torco, Amsoil, RP all good oils. I use Motul. Might just be me wanting to hear it but seems my car runs generally better with it in. I also had a pretty decent baseline dyno with it compared to other K20Z3s.

 

research what oil(s) work best and then choose.

btw i run brad penn 1040 race on my b16a2.

 

BradPenn actually isn't bad stuff. Made just outside of my hometown.
The only problem I have with most synthetic oils like Castrol and Mobil1 are that they aren't all 100% synthetic. They're usually still based off of a parafin/HC base.
Motul and Torco aren't. That's probably why they're also even more expensive than those shelf synthetics.

 

what's wrong with Castrol 10w-30? change it every 3000 miles and you'll be ok

 

.many. i have your avatar picture tattooed on my back. nice. ya i just ended up buying some castrol for now. next oil change i will get some good stuff. i want to see for myself if i notice any difference. previous owner ran nothing but castrol to. 10w30. i do change my oil every 3000 miles. well actually prolly like 2700 miles.

 

I have always run Mobile 1 5W-30 Fully Synthetic... I change it every 2700-3000 Miles... Its just driven on the street, no tracking or racing really. But I've always been happy with it.

 

ya i just decided to go with some castrol syntec 10w-30, non synthetic. considering this is a daily driver and i would like to take it to the track maybe once or twice a year. i will swap in some great oil when those times come.