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That would be a very low speed for such a high gear, in my Corona I only have to change into 4th around 60klms,  can do up to 80klms in 3rd then switch up to 4th.

The more I read this post, the more it makes no sense.

If I wanted, I can do up to 155km/h in 3rd then switch up to 4th. This doesnt mean I cant use 3rd at 30km/h!

Does the Corona have a 5th? From what you've said I doubt even 3rd gear is necessary on that car!

JimX :werd:

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My Pulsar NEEDS 5th from a little under 60km/h onwards, she seems to struggle too hard otherwise :cheers: poor girl.

I thought having lower revs is better for fuel consumption. I noticed on my dad's 530i, on the dash, even at 60 it will shift to the highest gear (M5), lower revs, better fuel consumption?

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Oh for those wondering... yes the donation from the first ten bottles is yet to go thorugh :cheers: Sorry guys... prank does know and i appologise for the delay... end of next week I PROMISE!!! I've had some rather large outlays of late and haven't been able to afford ANYTHING... including PULP ;) So 50 bucks will be donated to SAU by next friday, and i'll get prank to post up something when i do the deposit... thanks all... sorry for stuffing you's around...

And yep... i'm still donating 5 bucks from ever bottle sold!!!

OK, Time to post my results...

I added roil to both engine and gearbox.

Engine:

- after 100 - 200 km, I noticed it was actually harder to start the car... :(

- after 400km, it went back to how it was.... weird

- after 500km, I noticed the engine felt a lot smoother at low-mid revs

- after 700km, even better. Also noticed there is a lil more power / torque at lower revs, just enough to actually feel the difference.

- Oil pressure now is much more stable, and the car feels almost like new... hmmm

Gearbox: I've done about 300-400km with the stuff in

I have a notchy 2nd gear, and developed a crunchy 4th gear. I can avoid these however by leaving the gear selector in neutral for 0.5 sec before selecting those gears. With roil it is much less likely to happen... infact, when I think about it, I cant remember my 4th gear crunching lately, and I have been putting it straight in! 2nd is still notchy though...

This is what I expected of the product at best when I bought it, and it is what I got... so no complaints here. The most impressive thing to me, is the fact that my engine feels very smooth now.

The most impressive thing to me, is the fact that my engine feels very smooth now.

Very smooth engine... less friction, less wear and thus less petrol... which is what its all about... more so then any outright performance gains... they're just a bonus :D

Can't justify spending $100 protecting your $20-30-40k piece of machinery?  Why not?
I think he means the entire car ferni (correct me if I'm wrong)

B/c there is not as much friction in a gearbox, as there is say in a combustion engine, and if the manufacturer has specified that Castrol VMX-80 is suitable for my car at $35, then I choose to use that oil in my gearbox for my daily driven street car.

So how can I justify spending about 3 times as much when the product I use does it's job just fine.

I dont understand why people are so dead set on Redline for their daily drivers gearbox's and diffs..... You're just blowing your money away... but hey, to you thats just my opinion... If it were a track car, or something that were exposed to much punishment, then I would definately be looking at alternative oils more suited for that application.

In a combustion engine (where friction levels get much higher), I can see why people opt to go for oils that dont degrade as easily with heat and preassure.... and thats why I choose to add roil to my engine.... (based on claims that I now believe to be true) But IMHO, standard gearboxes, in a daily driven skyline, will be just fine with VMX-80.

Thats why not.

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