I <3 Lightweight Shockproof too... - Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

Kevin M · 2005-04-01, 06:23 PM

Damn that stuff is good. I'm not getting quite the night and day difference that Tyson, Matt, and Eric did, but my Royal Purple MaxGear was only a year and a half old. Definitely getting smoother, faster synchro engagement already though. I downshifted into 1st at >25mph three times on my test drive, and the gearbox wasn't even fully warmed up yet. :shock: Me=happy.

MikeK · 2005-04-01, 06:58 PM

My tranny was night and day better after I used it. I even stopped kicking my car. For a while I mean.

tysonK · 2005-04-01, 07:29 PM

IN retrospect mine wasn't Night and Day.

but reverse is much easier to get into.

I'm still happy though.

SlickNick112 · 2005-04-01, 07:33 PM

sounds like I need to change my tranny fluid. Reverse is a bear.

Kevin M · 2005-04-02, 12:50 AM

Reverse is better, but good lord it's easy to double clutch to 1st now. I only have to be in the ballpark on the rev match. I could probably go into first at close to 20 without DCing at all.

ScottyS · 2005-04-02, 02:25 PM

I read the other Shockproof thread as well, but don't know enough to make a decision here....my wife can be a bit hard on the syncros, so this sounds like a good idea even for a daily-driver like mine.

Questions are:

For extended hot-weather highway driving (trips) would this be a bad thing for bearings, etc?
Cold-weather performance should be good.
Is the replacement interval shorter for this stuff?

Kevin M · 2005-04-02, 10:33 PM

It would be great in your car too. It would last as long as any other oil since you don't autocross or anything. That puts a lot more stress on the fluid than even moderately hard daily driving.

2005-04-01, 06:23 PM	#1
Kevin M EJ22T Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reno Posts: 9,445 Car: '93/'01 GF6, mostly red Class: 19 FP	I <3 Lightweight Shockproof too... Damn that stuff is good. I'm not getting quite the night and day difference that Tyson, Matt, and Eric did, but my Royal Purple MaxGear was only a year and a half old. Definitely getting smoother, faster synchro engagement already though. I downshifted into 1st at >25mph three times on my test drive, and the gearbox wasn't even fully warmed up yet. :shock: Me=happy. __________________ FWD is the new AWD

2005-04-01, 07:29 PM	#3
tysonK warehouse SECCS Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: SoCal... Posts: 6,253 Car: 04 Evo 99 Cadillac Class: street de le mod	IN retrospect mine wasn't Night and Day. but reverse is much easier to get into. I'm still happy though. __________________ Anjali? Anjali?

2005-04-01, 07:33 PM	#4
SlickNick112 EJ251 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Everett, WA Posts: 603 Car: '06 Impreza WRX STi Class: Out of class! I don't know how to put this but I'm kind of a big deal. People know me.	sounds like I need to change my tranny fluid. Reverse is a bear. __________________ "I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day. " *~Frank Sinatra*

2005-04-02, 12:50 AM	#5
Kevin M EJ22T Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reno Posts: 9,445 Car: '93/'01 GF6, mostly red Class: 19 FP	Reverse is better, but good lord it's easy to double clutch to 1st now. I only have to be in the ballpark on the rev match. I could probably go into first at close to 20 without DCing at all. __________________ FWD is the new AWD

2005-04-02, 02:25 PM	#6
ScottyS EJ205 Real Name: It is real! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: RNO Posts: 2,367 Car: 1998 Impreza Wagon, 1991 Legacy Turbo Sedan, 2003 Nissan Xterra Class: tvFree Yes, I'll fix it for you. Again.	I read the other Shockproof thread as well, but don't know enough to make a decision here....my wife can be a bit hard on the syncros, so this sounds like a good idea even for a daily-driver like mine. Questions are: For extended hot-weather highway driving (trips) would this be a bad thing for bearings, etc? Cold-weather performance should be good. Is the replacement interval shorter for this stuff? __________________ "Trend Number One is that people aren't getting any smarter." Dogbert

2005-04-01, 06:58 PM	#2
MikeK Captain Turbo Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Reno Posts: 3,318 Car: 05 STi	My tranny was night and day better after I used it. I even stopped kicking my car. For a while I mean.

2005-04-02, 10:33 PM	#7
Kevin M EJ22T Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reno Posts: 9,445 Car: '93/'01 GF6, mostly red Class: 19 FP	It would be great in your car too. It would last as long as any other oil since you don't autocross or anything. That puts a lot more stress on the fluid than even moderately hard daily driving. __________________ FWD is the new AWD

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