Impuls build
My friend (has that gross honda virus) had his H22 taken apart recently to sleeve it, and he used nothing but royal purple for 3 years... engine had a **** ton of sludge in it...
i know they are reputable, but i wont use it because of this
yeah, heard the same thing... Royal Purple isnt terrible, but im willing to bet you are right... overpriced conventional. I used rotella T, and right now it is only $13 if you have an advanced auto nearby.... doesnt get cheaper than that.
My friend (has that gross honda virus) had his H22 taken apart recently to sleeve it, and he used nothing but royal purple for 3 years... engine had a **** ton of sludge in it...
i know they are reputable, but i wont use it because of this
My friend (has that gross honda virus) had his H22 taken apart recently to sleeve it, and he used nothing but royal purple for 3 years... engine had a **** ton of sludge in it...
i know they are reputable, but i wont use it because of this
Well if it was a non-detergent race oil (which some royal purple oils are) the sludge is completely understandable. Non-detergent oils will sludge every time, they're supposed to be run in engines that have their life measured in hours. But any detergent oil has no business sludging at all unless the oil change interval was stretch WAY to long (common symptom of the honda virus).

makes sense... it probably was the non detergent race stuff... slap "race" in the name, and it automatically looks better for the V-Tack
For oil, I used Rotella for the whole process.
Rotella T1 SAE30 (straight-grade) for initial fill, start and drain (to clean up all the crap after assembly)
Rotella T1 SAE30 (straight-grade)for break-in (like first 10-30 miles)
Rotella T Triple 15W40 (good conventional) for first 500 miles or so
Rotella T6 after that (full synthetic)
Bought everything at walmart
straight-grade rotella -
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They can be difficult to get hold of. Best to email them directly (Geoff/Jon/Raffi)
For oil, I used Rotella for the whole process.
Rotella T1 SAE30 (straight-grade) for initial fill, start and drain (to clean up all the crap after assembly)
Rotella T1 SAE30 (straight-grade)for break-in (like first 10-30 miles)
Rotella T Triple 15W40 (good conventional) for first 500 miles or so
Rotella T6 after that (full synthetic)
Bought everything at walmart.
For oil, I used Rotella for the whole process.
Rotella T1 SAE30 (straight-grade) for initial fill, start and drain (to clean up all the crap after assembly)
Rotella T1 SAE30 (straight-grade)for break-in (like first 10-30 miles)
Rotella T Triple 15W40 (good conventional) for first 500 miles or so
Rotella T6 after that (full synthetic)
Bought everything at walmart.
I'll probably end up doing the Rotella T1 route now.
Thank God... someone that knows engine break in isn't 500-1000mi. It doesn't take THAT long for rings to seal.
How did you do your break in?
My plan was:
fill with strait weight oil, start up and idle. Change oil, normal drive to nearby bridge. forth gear to vacuum/boost threshold let off gas, repeat untill over bridge (4-5 Times or more) then just normal drive around to put miles, change oil.
Hondas don't need oil changes. they eat a qt a week so it's like having a new oil every month!
Last edited by Impuls; May 24, 2013 at 02:23 PM. Reason: Typical Honda bashing
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Okay cool deal, What type of manifold are you running for your 6758? Still begi log?
On the news side of things I bought some brand new ID1000's from a member not but a few minutes ago :3
On the news side of things I bought some brand new ID1000's from a member not but a few minutes ago :3
Last edited by Impuls; May 24, 2013 at 04:15 PM. Reason: epic awesome injector news.
no I have a 1-off tubular log manifold.
this one - https://www.miataturbo.net/build-thr...-thread-59615/
this one - https://www.miataturbo.net/build-thr...-thread-59615/
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There will be a delay in getting and EFR sadly, thanks to the ol AirForce shaft, but all in due time. It's still fun with the IHI rh55 :/ even though they are horrible.
There is nothing worse than sitting in traffic and the sweltering heat just engulfs you. No one will ever want to ride in your car.









