redline gear oils for type R

[sneekmeister]

ok its been 3 weeks and all is good, no drama's with redline! ive decided to try a comparison, over the weekend im going to put the OEM back in to see the difference. only reason being to finally rest the debate between the two gear oils.

the redline originally made a big difference to the smooth feel of my shifts, but ill admit 3 weeks later the improvement isnt that noticable anymore, still good, but maybe im used to it now? there were no drama's at high revs, i made a point to push the car hard just to see (my sadist side coming out) and the gearbox isnt lying on the road its still where it should be!

so tomorrow ill change it and in a week or so ill give my comparison, OEM or redline? ill let ya know

[bennjamin]

stick with OEM everything IMO. If honda designed it for the engines they made then why not ?

[sneekmeister]

doesnt honda get there oil from castrol? anyways it is what they recomend i suppose

[e240]

I just use Shell Synthetic in my gearbox with a worm gear LSD...
Very happy with it, cheap and easily available if I need replacements.

[sneekmeister]

ok its been more than a couple weeks running OEM manual tranny oil, and what can i say? funnily enough its feeling just as good as the redline did when i first put that in. my slight notch has completely dissapeared, im wondering if maybe fresh fluid made all the difference.

since the redline debate started ill have to admit ive been trying everything, shift points at certain revs, different shift techniques, double clutching etc!!! and honestly the best results ive gotten are just from trying different things in relation to driving the car.

at the end of the day redline in my car wasnt neccesary OEM has given the same results (as i said, the fresh stuff seems to be all i needed) gonna change the OEM every 5k with my engine oil and filter, that should keep things smooth

so after all that, im a big fan of OEM