oooooooo lubrication!!!!!!
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just wondered what oil people were using. any to steer clear of or recommend??


basic spec if it helps:- 1330, sc box, 17psi, roller rockers, vandervells, turbo pump.

balls to the blower!!!



1330,stage3 head, gt1549, canems ecu, S/C box and drops

I use Millars CTV 20/50 but mine is N/A

mushed up banana skins ,works for me,

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You been watching fred dibnah?

1/4 Mile 14.3secs 96Mph Terminal 10psi of boost.


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Muhahaha, lucky you never said lubricant. or else this thread would have gone into free fall
Halfords semi synthetic.

Here is an interesting bit of info my brother passed over. Apparently in the States its common practice to change oil every 3000 miles or less. One of the chaps he works with said the oil in his 56k motor comes out almost as clean when it went in.

Edited by Mr Joshua on 10th Jun, 2009.

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I make sure my oil is changed every 3000 miles, so mine is very well lubricated.

I use valvoline vr1 oil, but mines not a turbo.

As I only do a very limited mileage I change the oil twice a year which works out about 1500/2000 miles.Frequent oil changes are cheap insurance for your engine.
My regular transport is a turbodiesel and I change oil and filter every 5000.
The A series oil is only slightly discoloured but the diesel is black as sin, of course.

i've used valvoline racing 20/50 for some years and recomend it, but this time i will be fitting millers as it sounds like its been developed for the mini.

hmmm. i recon millers should do the trick then!

balls to the blower!!!



1330,stage3 head, gt1549, canems ecu, S/C box and drops

i seem to remeber rally design does ctv at a reasonable price, (cant get it out here in the arse end of nowhere...)

shell rimula.

Medusa + injection = too much torque for the dyno ..https://youtu.be/qg5o0_tJxYM

that sounds quite kinky!

balls to the blower!!!



1330,stage3 head, gt1549, canems ecu, S/C box and drops

I use the valvoline turbo.

My engine is currently self servicing...it empty's itself I just need to top up once in a while.

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1/4mile in 13.2sec @ 111 terminal on 15psi

motorbike oil, cause they have additives for gearbox.

which oil is that fab? Silklene pro 4?

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I prefer mobil one stuff, if not available I then buy motul 300v,
but then I think that about any good brand is ok, just be carrefull that it's NOT the late emission oil (catalysed ), to be sure they're all 0w or 5w something, 10w50, 15w50 the right ones.

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Edited by Sprocket on 11th Jun, 2009.

millers ctv 20w50. expensive but imo the best oil for the a'series.

-MINI CLUBMAN 1380 TURBO-

I change it every 5000 km, and the oil viscosity still "thick"and onctuose, not as the over oils I've used, that lok more like water when you drain them.

valvoline VR1 racing 20w50,

we have loads of classic race teams ordering from us for it, and lots of customers who have performance classics.

me best mate has also been using it for over a year and works a treat.