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Only need 3.5L or so in an R33. I bought a 3.78L container of Redline Heavy Weight Shock Proof Oil for about $100, and there's about 300ml left in the bottle. This oil is meant to be the best, I guess that's why it cost $100 :D

There's a bit of improvement in the shift feel. It now doesn't crunch going into 5th at all (used to do it every now and then), and when the oil has warmed up the whole box is a lot smoother. When cold though it can be a bit hard to shift into 1st or 2nd.

Apparently it will improve even more after a few weeks, I'd only had it in less than a week before I got rear-ended. I guess I won't see any improvement for another week or 2 after I get it back from the repair shop (and god knows when I'll get it back).

I dunno, the whole thing could just be a gimmick but I had a spare $100 and from the reports I read it was meant to preserve your gearbox more than any other oil so I thought I may as well get it. But if you see photos of a gearbox that has this oil in it, you can definitely see how it sticks to everything inside and lubricates it all properly.

Unless you have a major syncro problem then Light weight Shockproof will be good enough. I absolutely swear by it cos I was looking down the barrell of a $3k gearbox rebuild for the 3-4 upshift problem. 4Litres and $100 of LWSP oil later and problem solved. Ask Mikey, he drove the GTR before and after I sold it to him.

Also fixed a similar problem in my 300ZX TT DD.

Ken

I ordered mine from TTZ Performance in Melbourne and got it delivered. I emailed [email protected] who works there (or owns the shop, I dunno). You can also ring them up on 03 9842 7699. Talk with them to find out what level of crunchiness your gearbox is at and they will recommend light or heavy oil to go with it.

Read here - www.redlineoil.com

I use their Shockproof & 75W90 gear oil, both are excellent! Improvements have been noticeable over VMX80 & Motul. I've not tried their eng' oil but Motul 300V has been faultless so far so I won't be changing.

For a rough price guide (AUD) have a look here - www.gearbox-racing.com They're a local Adelaide performance g/box workshop who stock Redline.

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