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Old 04-28-2010, 08:38 AM
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Default Transmission gear oil, who uses what

What type of gear oil do you use in your trans and what results are you having. Please post if you have LSD or not.
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Royal purple 75w90. NON LSD.
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Swepco previously

Currently Amsoil severe gear 75w90 with slip lock lsd additive.

Im an Amsoil fanboy and would probably put Swepco in next time, these trans just seem to love that stuff. It could just be my trans getting older though as well...who knows. 130k miles
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Swepco 201.
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Mobil Delvac 75W-90, used to be marketed as Mobilube SHC 75W-90.

Quaife LSD...in a G44 transaxle, of course :P
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I use Redline MY-90.

I know it's not specifically made for LSDs, but I've never heard any chattering from back there, and it shifts silky smooth.
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I use Amsoil for a street/light track car, Redline for a track car regardless of diff. Used swepco, RP, mobil, and all the others in the past and won't use anything else.
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lucas 80w90 in a non-lsd 86 turbo trans w cooler
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Redline, track car LSD
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redline mt-90
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Mobil 1 Delvac - LSD - track car

Didn't someone (maybe Ideola) recently post test results on tranny fluids?
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Redline Mt-90, no LSD. Works great!
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Track car Amsoil 75-90 Severe LSD or Redline
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redline, LSD. Forget which one.
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Red Line MT 90, LSD.


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