Miata Mailing List: September 1995, Message #47
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   From: fpotter@his.com (Frank Potter)
Subject: AMSOIL/REDLINE
   Date: Fri, 1 Sep 1995 16:34:22 -0400

I've been hearing so much about the virtues of Redline in Miata
transmissions lthat I gave up and put some in this afternoon. (I've had
Amsoil 75W-90) in both the transmission and differential for the last 40K
miles.)

Result? I can't see any difference at all. Or, more to the point, I can't
feel any difference at all. Maybe when I gete back from my cross-country
jaunt, I'll report back and tell you that a difference did show up over
time.


What precipitated all this was that I installed the Short Throw Shifter
earlier in the week and noticed that, to a small degree, the shifting
process seemed a bit more, abrupt probably describes as well as any. Which,
when you think about it, is the point of the exercise. With a slightly
decreased amount of leverage in the shifting process, the shift itself
seemed more apparent. Certainly not disturbing or unpleasant, just...
different.

Anyway, five miles after the change, I haven't noticed anything new. Amsoil
costs a little less and is probably available at a few more places, but who
can say?

Frank Potter
MEOWTA - 1993 Black/Red LE #290