Perry 951

What is the best gear lube to run in a tranny with LSD?

TIA!

Perry 951

Bump.

streckfu's

<a href="http://www.drivewerks.com/catalog/shopcart/DWKS/POR_DWKS_SWEPCO_main.htm" target="_blank">Swepco</a>

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CarreraCup03

Perry I use redline shockproof gear oil with LSD. It is by far the best stuff for track type use. If it is also a road car .. u might want to use the light weight shockproof gear oil. I swear by the stuff.

turbo944

I picked up Redline to run with mine from Paragon. I have used Redline fluid in most of the cars I've owned for the tranny and rear end and I've always noticed an improvement when putting that in.

Cheers!

Ski

Redline, Swepco, Silkolene(?)

adrial

I was told by Redline to run MTL I believe...either that or MT-90...and then to add a little bit of the LSD additive if the LSD chatters. You can call their tech support number and find out for sure.

My mechanic put 85-90 shell dino oil in my car and it seems to work just as good as the redline synthetic....even when cold.

Perry 951

I was running Valvoline Synthetic and it worked well. I had some noise, so I was thinking of changing. I'll do up the Redline MTL.

Thanks all!

MichelleJD

Any issues when changing from 90 weight to synthetic? I really want to change mine ASAP!

Perry 951

I did not have any.

Skip

Perry, make that MT-90 (or, 75W90 - is GL-5... from back in the archives we discussed this ad nauseum. final outcome: gl-4 is recommended, so Redline plays CYA by recommending MT-90 vice 75w90. Sales experience and customer feedback tell us 75W90 is also the shiznit)

Michelle, 90 is the weight, not the type - can be organic or synthetic. All Redline products are synthetic. Swepco is not, but uses a proprietary synthetic additive (lubium).

Skip

2+2

Anyone try BG synchro shift? I had that in my 92 300zx and made shifting much easier...Skip, any opinions on their products?

jason952

i like mobil 1 75-90

cruise98

Brian:

Redline 75W-90 is formulated for use in transaxles with LSD. It is rated GL-5, which is the factory spec. This is what I use.

The 75W-90NS does not have the friction modifier added at the factory, but you can add it if you want. For racing, you would want to use the
75W-90NS and add modifier a little at a time until the "grabbiness" just goes away. I do not want to fool with this, so call me lazy.

The MTL is for Hondas and other transmissions that specify engine oil as a lube.

I have used the Mobil 1 and 75W-90NS, but they both chattered on sharp turns.

I have wanted to try the Shock Proof oil and am glad someone else volunteered to be the guinea pig. May try that on the next change.

Fishey

Ken Farler used 75w-90 Mobile-1 synth in my LSD tranny so if he uses it. The stuff has to be some really good crap! I ordered redline oil but it never came (then again I was never charged so I dunno)