a lil engine problem mayb

[Surf All Day]

ok i have a Rb 20 e, berlina, recently i have taken off the fuel start catalyst, put on a poddy, put on a big bore exhaust, and put sum oil in, i got mum to get me the oil so she came home with $13 stuff for 4L.. its caltex cheap stuff, but i needed it bad so i put it in, any way since all this stuff has been done, i have lost a little bit of power. and i put the exhaust on after the poddy and the engine sounds crappy now, like not that nice.. and a tiny bit more smoke now when the cars on out of exhaust, i think it could just be the oil i put in am i right?? if so how the hell do i change it? and would i need new filter to?

[mattman]

If the exhaust you put on is too big that'll lose you some low end..

[VLDavo]

most probably the exasut ......and i didnt even kno u could get power with an rb20e LOL

nah but seroisly loose the pod get a cai ...wat size exasut did u put on the car ?

[bangers]

the smoke could just be the exhaust. its coated in stuff to protect it and burns off. also the sound will change over the next month as it wears in.

[Surf All Day]

k, um nah i only got an exhaust tip like the bore, 4.5" outlett. well im still at school lol and i cant get insurance with a rb30 de. i live in nz. lol i picked it up for 1k, i got low kms, 5 brand new tires, cd player and 6" speakers, so im not complaining, umm yeah im gunna get a cold air box made to go around the pod filter and then do cia aswell will this work, should i worry about the oil?

[mag]

ok i have a Rb 20 e, berlina, recently i have taken off the fuel start catalyst, put on a poddy, put on a big bore exhaust, and put sum oil in, i got mum to get me the oil so she came home with $13 stuff for 4L.. its caltex cheap stuff, but i needed it bad so i put it in, any way since all this stuff has been done, i have lost a little bit of power. and i put the exhaust on after the poddy and the engine sounds crappy now, like not that nice.. and a tiny bit more smoke now when the cars on out of exhaust, i think it could just be the oil i put in am i right?? if so how the hell do i change it? and would i need new filter to?

That oil I wouldn't put in my lawn mower, better than low oil only just!!

[Surf All Day]

yeah, so i should change the oil, and filter? if so any tips?

[mag]

yeah, so i should change the oil, and filter? if so any tips?

I would change the oil and filter, and dump the oil when its hot..

[Surf All Day]

k, what oil should i get, magnitec or any other recomendations

[mag]

k, what oil should i get, magnitec or any other recomendations

Type of oil, yeh magnatec and lots of others.

But me I'd use Penrite HPR15 4 your car..

[Surf All Day]

kk, thanks lots aye

[ucwepn]

Penrite HPR15 is too thin for my tastes it's like water nearly and doesn't give much protection and it goes black way too fast in my experience. If you have more than 200,000 k's on your motor go for penrite HPR 40 or if you want it to rev free'er but lose a little protection use HPR30.

Penrite is the only oil I will use and have never broken an engine component using it.

[HSVenforcer]

i used to use mobil xhp but recently switched to bp visco 3000. so far it seems alright

[ucwepn]

I always seem to gain a bit of power using penrite and it sounds nice when it revs out too.

[VL Berlina 5speed]

I always seem to gain a bit of power using penrite and it sounds nice when it revs out too.

power wtf neva heard of that happening, how can it b?

[bangers]

I always seem to gain a bit of power using penrite and it sounds nice when it revs out too.

it might just be cos you did a service. the only proven oil to increase horsepower is Royal Purple. it's about $80 for 5litres. penrite is good though. they have odd grades of oil though.

[mag]

it might just be cos you did a service. the only proven oil to increase horsepower is Royal Purple. it's about $80 for 5litres. penrite is good though. they have odd grades of oil though.

Yes because it's made 4 Australian conditions!!

Not America, Not europe and not Japan..

[Surf All Day]

k, i only got 160,000 on the clock, but my speedo reads a little faster than what im actually doing so i prob got less still, k thanks is it available in new zealand?

[ucwepn]

Maybe it is psychological that I can extract all the power from my motor without fear of it snapping something or spinning a bearing or somethink like that LOL. Ask juzza he has been in the car after the oil has come good after an oil change only and there was a definate improvment

[mag]

k, i only got 160,000 on the clock, but my speedo reads a little faster than what im actually doing so i prob got less still, k thanks is it available in new zealand?

In New Zealand? I don't know sorry..

[gungazza]

i use valvoline xld premium 20w-50, have done for years, also in my kawasaki 900r . never a problem. remember ,you blokes using penrite ect ,you cant always bye it everywhere ,thats why i use valvoline

remember oils aint oils lol

[CALAIS 6]

i used magnatec once and it was sh7thouse i dumped it after about 3 thousand k's and went back to penrite HPR15 works good and was recomended to me buy mechanice at holden who has a vl.He said it's good because that oil is recomended for turbo's or supercharged cars but as the vl runs warmer than most engines it's perfect

[gungazza]

there you go valvoline $20+ filter at auto cheap cant beat that i got 2 lots