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That's a good oil. You know your rings are always gonna be clean, thats for sure.

I've only been able to find mostly old UOAs on ENEOS oil which doesn't tell me much since they could have changed their formulations over the years. I know that Steph Papadakis is sponsored by them and runs their oil in his personal cars and racing program. Dude definitely knows his stuff, but...

The "MOAR ZDDP" isn't the argument I was making at all. I agree that is a silly characteristic to care about. I was pointing out that is one reason why it isn't an API oil, which does not make it a bad oil. I also want to point out that I don't even run Amsoil (since I'm not intending to shill...

API certifications have been great for oil since SP came out. However, a non-API oil is not automatically worse than an API rated oil. Levels of ZDDP high enough, and oil evaporative rates high enough to damage catalytic converters are a thing of the past by a LONG shot unless you go out of your...

This is true, however signature series is a WAY better oil, and isn't an API oil because it is not limited to API standard additive package levels for a given oil weight. For example, 5W-30 SS has more ZDDP than is allowed for a 5W-30 API SP oil. For all effective purposes, SS blows Hondas...

I went to the Seattle event in early March and there was ZERO discount, just a deposit to register for the event. I saw posts from people a while back saying there was a discount which I thought would be nice. Was still somewhat convienent (you have to wait in line, I got there 15 minutes early...

As @Club Version said, the oil temperature is a correlation/calculation which has been shown to be off by a bit versus a real oil temperature sensor placed in the oil pan (reads like 20F high in some cases iirc, but this is not a rule of thumb). Keeping track of coolant temperatures is probably...

Yeah with remote unlocks being a thing now, I wouldn't wait to go to an event unless you want to for whatever reason. You have to wait around for people ahead of you to get unlocked so it can take a while. A deposit toward the total isn't a discount so I'm not sure you really gain anything...

Was like $50 pre-register and $1020 the day of the event. I guess I was hoping by going to the jailbreak event you would just pay for the flashpro ($800ish), which some people have indicated in posts online in the past. For the tune, I actually liked the way the Hondata base map felt, but I'm...

I went to the Hondata jailbreak tour in Seattle and I definitely did not get a discount and I preregistered. Saw people online saying they got discounts going to the jailbreak events but yeah for everyone at the event it was a full price flashpro and unlock lol $1000+.

Yeah running a higher ethanol blend could help lower temps. Ethanol being less energy dense requires more fuel which increases the in-cylinder cooling effect, and it has a higher latent heat of vaporization so it will pull more energy from the system to vaporize. The percent benefit may depend a...

I have the PRL carbon inlet pipe (full PRL FBO basically) and it does not noticeably change the sound on my car. It looks cool and maybe frees up a restriction at higher power levels and that is about it. Also, I've been WOT up and down mountain roads with it on my car and the stock calibration...

Just wanted to touch on the 5W-30 point. Running 5W-30 won't help with oil temperatures at all, as it will likely run slightly hotter due to the higher viscosity. 5W-30 may still have a higher viscosity during track use than 0W-20, depending on how big the difference is. Many folks tend to run a...

Any issues with the ecu throwing codes by venting the ccv side to atmosphere? I know for the pcv side it's an issue but I'm considering venting my ccv side as well if it works fine.

Put 7000 miles on my first TSP dp and toward the end it was throwing a CEL 200ish miles after clearing every time. I took it off and it appeared the cat itself had been dislodged and damaged on the perimeter when viewing it from inside. Stock DE5 calibration and I typically use sport+ only on...

I've had some friends with poor experiences regarding dealership service for oil changes within the past few years. Not tightening the drain plug, the oil filter, leaving bolts out, etc., so I can't recommend it. Sorry that happened to you though, what a pain lol. Excited to see what your...

Alright, I got my most recent UOA back from SPEEDiagnostix. I am pretty excited about the result since my wear rate has finally fallen below the ideal threshold of 5ppm/1000 miles. I am just over 10,000 miles at this point. The viscosity held up a bit better this time around, which may have been...

Lake Speed Jr. put out a long livestream/recording that has quite a bit of information regarding what to look at with engine oils, including lots of testing between 8 engine oils on a controlled engine dyno. It is about an hour and a half, but if you're curious enough to follow along this thread...

That is correct. A 0W-40 is typically not going to resist shear well, as Lake said in his recent video. It will be able to stay at or above a 20 grade for a good amount of time though, which is likely one of the reasons it's chosen for racing applications using the K20C. Depending on the OCI, it...

I'm sure Grok knows the intricacies of Toyota engines better than a Toyota master mechanic. Checks out 👌 /s