Just had my first oil change and....

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03-13-2009, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by trancedsailor

I'm almost at 10k miles and in need of my 2nd oil change. Should I switch to synthetic? Castrol Edge is supposedly 8x more effective than Mobil 1

ehh. thats pretty damn effective if its true. i bet its just a marketing scam.

im not saying its not better, but 8 times better than the oil that is used by professional race teams in almost every motorsport?

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03-13-2009, 11:01 PM

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Castrol Edge

it's right there in writing check it out

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03-14-2009, 01:18 AM

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Originally Posted by 90crxfreak

of course.... 93 octane is for cars that have a higher compression such as the rsx-s. the higher the octane the lower (cooler) the temperature of the gas burns... you can actually cause knocking in the motor if you use 93 when your car is supposed to run on 87 or whatever the number is....

You guys are also missing 1 important reason why it might feel faster... Its a mental thing.... if you get something done to your car you expect it to be better... ex: changing an air filter.... save an old one then after a little while driving on the new one clean the old one and put it in your car with expectations that it will give you more power... you will probably think that it got faster....

While the placebo effect is very real, air cleaners can make a big difference. I would suggest that if this was changed then that's why it feels better.

I could pick the difference between dirty and clean on my old mini, but then it only had 50hp to begin with, so the restriction caused by a dirty filter was really noticeable.

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03-14-2009, 01:38 AM

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Originally Posted by trancedsailor

Castrol Edge

it's right there in writing check it out

idk how i could trust that... i mean what doesn't stick to the oil sticks to the inside of the motor

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03-14-2009, 01:54 AM

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Immediately after an oil change you're definitely going to notice a substantial difference on almost every modern car. So you're probably not on crack.

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03-14-2009, 02:03 AM

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Originally Posted by the_fit_is_g0

Immediately after an oil change you're definitely going to notice a substantial difference on almost every modern car. So you're probably not on crack.

I'm more curious as to why there's a noticable difference. While I can assure you it's no placebo, since I was expecting nothing different, it just felt different from the moment I let go of the clutch pedal...The only possible "crack" thing about this whole situation might have been because it was the first time it was substantially "warm" (around 0°C) around here for a while.