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[scheides]

Honestly it would be cool to pull it apart yourself, I'd even love to help, but IMHO an experienced engine builder would be who you want to do it. They might notice something some of us novices might not :D

I'll be at DB next friday too, maybe we wrangle danny and talk him into helping us take a peak. ;)

[Murlo26]

Honestly it would be cool to pull it apart yourself, I'd even love to help, but IMHO an experienced engine builder would be who you want to do it. They might notice something some of us novices might not :D

I'll be at DB next friday too, maybe we wrangle danny and talk him into helping us take a peak. ;)

Well I could probably take off of work a few hours early next friday, get there around 230 or 3 to take a look. My new motor should be progressing by then hopefully as well.

I'll toss Danny an email about it here later.

[simulatedwood]

Shane only said that because I'd already brought up Amsoil. I'm sure that M1 would be fine. It's not all that much more expensive, though...depends on where you get your M1. The M1 'oil change' jug (4.5 qts?) was like $33 last I checked. Amsoil is about $10 more.

I need to find a better hook-up for the Amsoil is all...buying from their online store is no bargain.

M1 10w-40 is $21.00 @ walmart for a 5 quart jug !

[Shane@DBPerformance]

I really don't care that much about oil brand. I don't like M1 though. It's overhyped more than Amsoil. Do I ever see problems with Amsoil? No. Do I ever see problems with M1? Yes all the time. Do I see much problems with any brand besides M1? Not really. I usually run Castrol, Napa or Rotella.

[scheides]

Well I could probably take off of work a few hours early next friday, get there around 230 or 3 to take a look. My new motor should be progressing by then hopefully as well.

I'll toss Danny an email about it here later.

Ok, I'll be there around 2 with hughes for his tune. Anna will be along shortly with the pups to scoop me up and we're headed up north for the weekend, so who knows how long I'll stick around for.

FWIW I've run M1 10w30 in all of my DSMs and Evos, no issues yet. Of course, I've never made more than around 400whp, so I assume the 'big power' cars shane is talking about are 500+. I like this oil discussion, maybe we should start a thread about it :D

[mlomker]

M1 10w-40 is $21.00 @ walmart for a 5 quart jug !

That's the place to get it, then.

Since I already had a $130 case of Amsoil 0w30, I think I'll just mix it 50/50 with 20w50 until it is used up. It averages out to 10w40, right? Somehow I doubt the math is that simple but I guess that's better than using 30.

I like this oil discussion, maybe we should start a thread about it

I've read threads about it on other forums but you never know who you're talking to. Internetz ftl.

[Speedfreak]

I really don't care that much about oil brand. I don't like M1 though. It's overhyped more than Amsoil. Do I ever see problems with Amsoil? No. Do I ever see problems with M1? Yes all the time. Do I see much problems with any brand besides M1? Not really. I usually run Castrol, Napa or Rotella.

Ditto.

[Kracka]

oil thread: http://mitsustyle.com/forums/showthread.php?p=349140#post349140

[Murlo26]

AMS Spec JE pistons will be at DB tomorrow, just got word from AMS :)

More money for them over the Manley's but able to handle more power and I don't have to wait for the rest of the summer for them.

[Kracka]

What's different about "AMS spec" compared to off the shelf JE's?