Synthetic Oil

Rustypipes12 said:

Whatever type of fairy tale I’m told it always boils down to the oil temp achieved during your trips and of course the puny capacity of the oil filter.

You have a great point considering the 5.7 takes nearly 7 quarts! is there anyone out there that makes a larger one that fits? I've started adding MoS2 every third oil change too.

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Rustypipes12 said:

My 2009 TRX4 has lifetime oil changes from the Dealer, they use a synthetic blend. I got tired of driving 20 miles to the dealer and waiting several hours so I decided to do my own. I asked one of the mechanics there why they went to a synthetic blend. He told me it opened up the recommended mileage from 3 to 5k. I then asked him what about pure synthetic and he claimed it was more prone to leaks and not worth the extra money.
Since I've been doing my own I use NAPA's gold synthetic blend and filter every 3500 to 5k miles depending on what I'm doing.

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Dan Topp said:

This would be acceptable 10+ qts and two stage draining,no crossover pipe View attachment 497025

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Burla said:

101 HP 4x4 5 speed manual trans with solid axles, that gets 40+ mpg's and a well over 400 mile range with a 10 gallon tank, non di, would you be interested? Many guys would say no, I must admit if you HP guy and I think most RF members are, this is not your car, but I'm not a HP guy at all, and I personally might opt for something like this. In the name of "greenness" this car would be the usa wet dream? Nope, can't buy it here, why? Doesn't have USA emission standards. Yes these were a joke back in the 80's, the suzuki samari maybe the reason suzuki left the usa, but things chnage, brands adapt, make progress. The 2022 Jimney, mind you I am a full size suv type pf guy, but at 16 grand starting price I'm sure the masses would rather be in this and get those benefits over the cheap suv market here? Our friend bought a 30k+ lexus SUV I literally cannot fit in, it looks like this one would fit me much better and tops out at 19g's their top model. Guys who are 6'4 know exactly what I am talking about, these small suv's the usa are selling are simply not possible to sit, unless you like having your head pressed into the roof. It seams like the only thing that fly's in the usa is to have more HP and make it di, but if we are talking about mpg's would you rather have a 1.5 liter lil banger or a di for longevity?

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Dan Topp said:

Whatever type of fairy tale I’m told it always boils down to the oil temp achieved during your trips and of course the puny capacity of the oil filter.View attachment 497015

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HEMIMANN said:

What an excellent exhaust layout, complete with X pipe!

I miss the THM 400 in our Pontiac with 400 V8 too. Man, that thing would go.

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Wild one said:

The Drag Pack cars also use the Turbo 400 "GM" based transmission,so they're a bit differant then a standard Challenger underneath,as you can tell by the floorpan in them,ain't no pass car with that style of floorpan,only the Drag Pack cars have that floorpan / dry sump and exhaust system,lol. Ma Mopar will sell you everything to build a Drag Pack if you have a big wallet,for even more money they'll sell you a complete Drag Pack car,but you might have to be somebody in the drag racing world to qualify for a new one.
$111,000 gets you the cheap version with the Red Eye engine,$171,000 gets you the 354 version that'll run mid 7.00's,you still have to put it together though,lol

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Wild one said:

The V8 cars use a very similiar exhaust system.I think the drag pack cars use a 3 or 3.5" system,while the cars use a 2.5" on the 5.7's and 2.75" on the 6.4's and 6.2's

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tjfdesmo said:

Don't the Drag Pak cars come with a "Powerslide"?

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• SFI 29.1 certified flexplate
• Reid racing SFI 4.1 certified transmission case
• Reid racing SFI 30.1 certified lightweight bell housing
• Aluminum drums & 300M/4340 input & main shaft
• 258 mm torque converter
• CNC-machined billet “Kwik-Shift” shifter with “neutral clean” valve body (P-R-1-2-3-N)
• Extended dipstick for easy fluid checks
• ATI Super Starter by Tilton (works with 12-volt/16-volt systems)
• Lightweight aluminum driveshaft with heavy-duty U-joints

Dan Topp said:

The mild to wild setup is the best everything else was kooks,except the mufflersView attachment 497038

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Burla said:

amazon 144 smokes a gallon, woohoo. But treats over 100 quarts. Would last 15 oil changes, maybe 10 if you uped it a little. Compare that to lubegard.

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