Busky2k

Castrol EDGE seems to be just rebottled Castrol R. The specs on the tech sheets didnt change at all, not even a smidge! Just seems to be a marketing change...

For a daily driven car, I believe 10W60 is a bit too thick. No reason to go thicker than you need to.

Nah I think he was referring to the top speed. Its cos the M5 is speed limited to 250kmh where as the VXR is not and tops out at 260kmh. The M5's true top speed as claimed by BMW is in excess of 320kmh. Ridiculous fast but yeah! Think about it. I mean it could only beat the Mazda 6 MPS by a carlength? Thats not M5 performance! Its only 260hp!

Its a non turbo so there is no reason to run Motul 300V nor go something as thick as molasses like the 5W60. Depending on your budget, I'd say something like GTX Magnatec or Shell Helix Ultra would be good without braking the bank.

Its hard to judge because you didnt have proper traction. But if it were dry, 110mph I would say 220rwkw-ish. So mid 12s is achievable if you nail a wicked sik launch, but low 12s would still require a bit of work. Running the 'perfect' pass is alot harder than it seems!

People shouldn't get so hung up over the "W" rating of the oil. Its the latter number that matters ie the viscosity of the oil when the oil is at operating temperatures. The W refers to sub zero temp fluidity and thats it. So for all intents and purposes there is no real world differences between a 15W40 and a 10W40. ALso there is no problem switching oils. Oils change their formulations over time anyway due to changing industry standards such as API and OEMs, so say Castrol GTX Magnatec 3 years ago would be quite different to whats on the shelf today. Btw for $50 a bottle, Mobil Delvac 1 is unbeatable.

Someone removed my signature. Fair enough it had a few swear words though, but it was honest feelings. lol.

No good. Gear 300 is not appropriately friction modified for clutch type LSD use. You'll find it'll chatter to all buggery. You need to use "Motul Gear-FF LSD" for your diff.

I have paid for the 2 sets (as 1 transaction) and emailed the delivery address!

I can't see how this works so well. First of all you are spinning the shit outta the compressor/turbine. This means more heat from the compressor outlet and more exhaust backpressure (due to no wastegate bypass). Hmm..

Spotted IEATV8 out here in an R33 in Whyalla. Funny lol.

WTF is it these days with sex phoneline ads in mags? I mean wtf? Fair enough FF was the first to be full of em. Now in the past year, Zoom has it too. Shame if you ask me.

What a classic. Shoulda brought a vid cam with ya for a nice WTF video.

What plugs are you using?

I was impressed when I visited Rhemac Motors. Definitely give them a call I say...

Oops, sorry I missed that one. Looks like the 300V did you very well. I'd be sticking with it in the future!

Yeah Motor is a good read. They are always doing good comparos between cars. But they do have their errors here and there. A few dynocharts mixed up is what I notice most! I wanna see that Top Gear episode where the VXR is faster than the M5 with the 500hp V10? Hmmm.. I dont think there is a contest

What oil did you use for the majority of the engines life?

What a load of BS. He just 'happened' to check your rego number because he was bored. Yeah right..

You sure about this? I got done for an A-Pillar gauge. They fall off in accidents and can kill you apparently. I dont think anything is allowed on the dash/A-pillar?

For the standard LSD? Castrol Syntrax or SAF-XA synthetics would do the job nicely.

What I mean guys, is that going below a certian temperature point where there is no real advantage. Oil works best between 70-100C. Going too cool and the additives are not functioning in their optimum temp range and the oil viscosity is getting too thick. I'm not saying oil coolers are no good, thats misinterpreting. It means using oil coolers to keep oil in this range for heavily modified cars. It is good to keep the oil temp as close to the coolant temp as possible. If there is major differential, then an oil cooler is needed. And jazza08, what magazine/article are u referring to? If running cold oil was the bomb, then we might aswell run around with 30C thermostats too.Chasing more hp outta your motor by running cold oil certianly is the wrong way to go about things! If that were the case we'd put our cars on the dyno cold!

^^ There is no advantage in running oil colder. It should be around at least coolant temps, but it usually is a little higher naturally.

^^ I reckon tinting is a joke on some cars. I've seen some OEM tints which are bordering 20%, especially on some euro imports. You can't even see inside! I'd like to see a cop sending a new Audi to regency lol. Get this though, I went through regency with no tint on my windows and I asked the inspector to throw his meter on 'em. The reading was ~78% IIRC. So I can't tint my front passenger windows at all. How ridiculous. Its the stock, normal glass!!

^^ RS FOUR on Jeffcott, behind me. Baby in rear seat too lol.