royal purple???

kirktalife · Post by **kirktalife** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 11:04 pm

thinkin of changin to royal purple, anyone runnin it right now? if so how do you like it? i heard once you go with it you cant go back? is this true. i have heard alot of good and some bad about it just thought i would get the real opinions from the guys that are rollin in the same ride as me, if anyone knows how this will affect my car its you guys, so lets hear it. should i go with it or stay with the castrol sytec that i am runnin? and i get both oils at the same price so the cost isnt an issue.

Post by **racer12306** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 11:09 pm

BRR is running it and is very happy with it.

if you can get it for the same price, i would go with it.

any motor oil should be able to mix with any motor oil. therefore, switching back and forth is ok.

spencersummerfield · Post by **spencersummerfield** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 1:43 am

I am running royal purpil Tranny fluid!!!

kirktalife · Post by **kirktalife** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 10:01 pm

when u switched to the royal tranny fluid did u notice any less noise? cuz i know our trannys can get noisy at low rpms

scneonchic · Post by **scneonchic** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 10:12 pm

I have been using royal purple for the past 6 months or so. The idle is a bit smoother, and doesnt seem to tap as much as it did. I like it.

phenomeneon21 · Post by **phenomeneon21** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 11:13 pm

huh, guess my post didn't get posted...I've been running royal purple for a while now. I like it so far. I was originally running Mobil 1, and switching to royal purple seemed to cut down on the engine chatter our cars are known for...

neonpla · Post by **neonpla** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 11:14 pm

i use RP 5W20, i like it..

I want to switch to RP tranny fluid but i dont know wich tranny fluid to pick for our cars.

Wisher2 · Post by **Wisher2** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 11:53 pm

I have been using Royal Purple for 2 years now. I used to run 5W30 but am now runnin 5W20. The engine chatter has been cut down significantly and the car does run a little smoother. I also run RP transmission fluid. Our cars take the syncromax.....it is specificaly for manual transmissions that use automatic tranny fluid. You know another route to go would be redline oil. You can go to there website and they actually have a performance package for our cars well srt-4's but same same......anyways......when you switch to RP you can go to any other vrand you want you just cant go back to Dyno Oil you must use Synthetic

stang892k5 · Post by **stang892k5** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 12:12 am

i run royal purple and i does pretty much what every one has been saying, but what you had asked is if you can switch back to conventional oil and that is a big NO NO for your motor im not to sure the reason why but ive always been told that is something you dont do

OB · Post by OB » Fri Mar 23, 2007 12:15 am

My gf ran it for 5k miles with no problems. Then again, she didnt notice any huge hp gains like some RP ads claim. Ive heard from some pretty wise individuals that RP isnt worth the money and they claim its actually worse than many other top of the line syn oils. I prefer Mobil 1 anyday, and ive still never heard a bad thing from a single person about it.

spencersummerfield · Post by **spencersummerfield** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 12:58 am

kirktalife wrote:when u switched to the royal tranny fluid did u notice any less noise? cuz i know our trannys can get noisy at low rpms

Yes thee was a quietness to my tranny in low RPMS after this change!

Post by **racer12306** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 8:57 am

switching back and forth from synthetic and conventional is NO PROBLEM. it will not hurt a thing.

directly from royal purples website

Are Royal Purple lubricants compatible with other motor oils?

Yes. Royal Purple lubricants are fully compatible with mineral or synthetic oils. No special procedures are necessary when switching to Royal Purple.

http://www.royalpurple.com/techa/faqsa.html#mo2

bone-yard-racing · Post by **bone-yard-racing** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 4:27 pm

When synthetic oil was first developed it was found that the oil didnt get absorbed by the seals as well so once you ran it if you switched back they would leak. Now that has been fixed.

Post by **racer12306** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 8:51 pm

^^^exactly

Nick Drake · Post by **Nick Drake** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 11:26 pm

I swear by Royal Purple, sure it's a 35 dollar oil change, but it lasts at least 5k miles. Although now that the neon's getting the boot, it's back to napa brand

Post by **racer12306** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 11:38 pm

any other synthetic oil will easily last 5000 miles

kirktalife · Post by **kirktalife** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 2:44 am

and this might seem like a stupid question but i can run my normal oem oil filter still right?

OB · Post by OB » Sat Mar 24, 2007 3:39 am

yeah of course, though an upgraded one such as a K&N wouldnt hurt either! haha

Nick Drake · Post by **Nick Drake** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 11:22 am

kirktalife wrote:and this might seem like a stupid question but i can run my normal oem oil filter still right?

As long as you run the viper filter (napa #21085 is the silver version and #1085 is the gold) you can run the lower quality level of it just because the filter's made to run in V8's.

Post by **racer12306** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 1:07 pm

you can use any filter with any oil, period

J-Villa · Post by **J-Villa** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 1:35 pm

k and n filter FTW

that's what i have been using since day one with my 02

daaboots · Post by **daaboots** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 8:57 am

Hey man.. I've been running the Castrol Syntec since day 1 also. I'm happy with it. I usually pick it up when Canadian Tire has a sale on so its pretty cheap. I was thinking about switching to Royal Purple after talking with the guys at No Limits but never did. If you switch, let me know how it works out

hansken_yo · Post by **hansken_yo** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 10:37 am

I would like a non-opinionated answer (if one exists)... Besides price, is there a significant difference between Redline symthetic and Royal Purple?? Peformance, how long it last, something that would warrant $2 more / qt?

Post by **racer12306** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 10:42 am

probably not

about as non-opinionated as your gonna get

opinion:
i wouldnt use either in a street car, unless it was a super high performance car. your standard "OTC" synthetics will hold up to anything you throw at them

ewetho · Post by **ewetho** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 12:34 pm

hansken_yo wrote:I would like a non-opinionated answer (if one exists)... Besides price, is there a significant difference between Redline symthetic and Royal Purple?? Peformance, how long it last, something that would warrant $2 more / qt?

Everyone has an opinion, but I will do my best.

Royal Purple and redline have been shown buy Used Oil Analysis(UOA) to go about 7-10K fairly easily and then their active add pack wears down and it is time to change your oil. Redline stands up to race beating a bit better and both hold up to spirited road driving very well.

The best filter by particle count found right now by Particle Counts done as an additional test during UOA is the Amsoil EaO series if available for your applications. In a neon that would be EaO57. You can also use the "VIPER" sized EaO42 or the slightly taller EaO96 which is like an Motorcraft FL300 that I have been using. I now have the EaO96 to go in soon. The Particle counts were done by a lube field engineer and found that the oil after being in use 1500 miles with a normal filter got normal level of particles then switched to the EaO filter and run another 1500 was then retested and was cleaner than the virgin oil out of the bottle for particles than after 3000 miles of use.

Also found was that those filters while being much more efficient at filtering were also like to go 2-4 time as long before plugging up.

The best filter is Amsoil. The Mobil1 and K&N are OK and next in line.

Back to oil itself. Depends on your goal. If you like to do long drain intervals or just likely to forget about it for a while, then Amsoil is probably your best bet(with an EaO filter will protect your engine with wear number lower than DINO the WHOLE time with out sludge being a facor). If you are religious about it and can't stand to go past 5K then any Synthetic is just fine. If you race your car then would give the nod to Redline.