Synthetic Oil
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Vehicle: 2001 Hyundai Tiburon
Hey guys, I'm asking what kind of synthetic oil you use/know is best.
And before you tell me to go search, I did do some searching and I didn't find anything about oil comparisons or what kind of oil actually delivers.
Anyhow, I would like to know if some of the promises that a lot of the companies are claiming are true. Like Royal Purple for instance claims "proven increase in hp and torque" but is that really true?
On a sidenote though, there is a sale going on for both a pennzoil platinum (full synthetic oil) and a Q Horsepower (also full synthetic) oil for 4 bucks a qt. Now I'd like to know if anyone uses either of these oils and if they're any good at all. I am really leaning towards getting the Q...but they only have the 5w-30 and 10w-30 on sale....and I'm not sure if thats ok for my car. (I've been using 5w-20)
Thanks everyone for your help and information.
And before you tell me to go search, I did do some searching and I didn't find anything about oil comparisons or what kind of oil actually delivers.
Anyhow, I would like to know if some of the promises that a lot of the companies are claiming are true. Like Royal Purple for instance claims "proven increase in hp and torque" but is that really true?
On a sidenote though, there is a sale going on for both a pennzoil platinum (full synthetic oil) and a Q Horsepower (also full synthetic) oil for 4 bucks a qt. Now I'd like to know if anyone uses either of these oils and if they're any good at all. I am really leaning towards getting the Q...but they only have the 5w-30 and 10w-30 on sale....and I'm not sure if thats ok for my car. (I've been using 5w-20)
Thanks everyone for your help and information.
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I use royal purple 10w-30 all year round.
My buddies got a built gt-s, he uses Q horsepower 10w-30 all year round and hasn't had any complaints yet, other than one of his comp rings is starting to leak after 5kmi lol, but hes running a stroked 13:1 comp at .040 over.
My buddies got a built gt-s, he uses Q horsepower 10w-30 all year round and hasn't had any complaints yet, other than one of his comp rings is starting to leak after 5kmi lol, but hes running a stroked 13:1 comp at .040 over.
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Hmmm alright I see... ^^ thanks sea-ray I think that helps a lot. Cuz my car is nowhere close to that lol. and its on sale for 4 bucks a quart....lol anyways someone said that there is an oil chart like thing in the owners manual about what kind of oil to use for temperature ranges....i bought my car used and it didn't come with an owners manual so I was wondering if someone could post up the chart with the info. Please and thank you smile.gif
