I'm running Brad Penn now (20w50, in case anyone was curious), and so far so good. The motor seriously runs smoother than it did when I ran Valvoline synthetic. BTW - when the bottle reads "The Green Oil" I thought they were somewhat friendly to the environment. No, this stuff is seriously baby crap green!

Anyway, it seems I can get AMSOIL for about the same price and I was wondering if anyone had personal experience. I'm sure apagan will find this and have information that I'm not looking for (I do know that Brad Penn is a partial synthetic, btw). I want to know from people that I know and trust in the community and not some salesperson.

I'm guessing performance and effectiveness aren't too far off, but I honestly don't know (I haven't looked into test results yet). Thanks for any info guys.

 

where did u get the Brad Penn? Aaron said I need to be running it but I haven't changed my oil since then. From what I was told Brad Penn has one of the highest Zinc levels and thats needed to keep the oil from slugging. I know this is not the answer to your question but I'm just adding my $.02

 

We have used VR1, Brad Penn and Amsoil Dominator in all of our race engines and all seem to work great..

 

aaron i get brad penn from honest performance in federal way
right off pac highway
very good price and very friendly service
btw buy it by the box its cheaper then by the qt

 

ok cool, thanks. Almost time for an oil change.

 

FYI the zinc content is far more important than the effects on sludge.

Zinc leaves a lubricating coating on the moving parts of the motor, which is especially critical during cold starts. It'll promote bearing and ring longevity.

My dad used to use diesel oil because it still had zinc in it even once they changed the standards for gasoline engine oil.

 

Bout time for me to change my oil tooooooo
I have only changed it once ( have not had my evo that long and dont drive that much)
I think i used mobil 1 10w30 or something, i remember making a thread about it before picking that.

Perhaps I should give this brad pen a try... when you changing urs dan?

 

I used brad penn break in oil then friday changed to brad penn 10-30w, love the way it runs with this oil compared to the redline and its also only $5.99 at Action auto parts on evergreen way in everett. Yet to see anywhere else local..

 

^yep, Action Auto parts is one of the bigger companies I know with it on the shelf up North. Aaron, there happens to be a distributor right down the road where I work in Redmond. Go to the Brad Penn site and you can find distributors that are closest to you.

Unfortunately, Brad Penn sells for pretty cheap online; I've seen 20w50 on Amazon before for $5/quart, but the shipping pretty much kills it. I also know a local distributor for AMSOIL (and so does pretty much everyone else actually) and it is only a little more expensive than what I paid for the local stock of Brad Penn.

Derek, I probably won't be changing my oil for a while yet. You're more than welcome to use my garage if you need to. Sounds like you had something to diagnose also?

 

Yeah something is wrong with my car. I hate driving it now and I have no idea what it is.

 

^well are you going to make us all guess? Is the visor flopping down while you drive? I'm a terrible guesser!

 

Lol no it is something mechanical, a sort of pop noise when taking a slight turn/bump

happens more often on cold start/rainy days

very inconsistent.... but happened a good 6 times in a row the other day.

cv joints look clean

Most often from front right wheel well, but sometimes seems to be coming from others?

Time to sell it and buy a new X

 

It's a faulty front bumper...?

 

Thats good to know, thanks. I can say there isn't much about car that I don't know but oils is one that I just don't understand (mainly what was the better oils and why). Thanks again.

 

Orly... Finally grew on you enough huh?