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Old 11-12-2002, 01:36 PM
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Well, I received an answer back from NEO and they told me that their product works with all transmissions. What an answer!

I'm curious to see how Asura likes it.
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Originally posted by boiler
Well, I received an answer back from NEO and they told me that their product works with all transmissions. What an answer!

I'm curious to see how Asura likes it.
I'm sure urine would work too ... for a while.
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Originally posted by gernby


I'm sure urine would work too ... for a while.
That's kinda how I felt when I read their answer.
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Originally posted by gernby


I'm sure urine would work too ... for a while.
I think it would evaporate and cause increased grindage.
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Originally posted by gernby


I'm sure urine would work too ... for a while.
For a while...
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Boiler Bob, I've used NEO exclusively for the last twenty years, in everything from my motorcycle to our dump trucks, hydraulic hammers, and excavators. Yes, I sell it, but I use it because it works. NEO is used by F1, Cart, Indy, and a long line of other racers, but also by industry, from food grade grease to tooling lubricant. I've posted before about the MTF. In my own car, which is a 2002, and in others we've changed, there is an immediate difference in feel. One benefit is that you probably will never have to change it out. I know the owner well, and will be glad to give you selection help. I used to be a clinical chemist, and always look at claims with a jaundiced eye. If you saw their website, which is only the tip of the iceberg, you know from the figures what a difference there is. Try to get that info from the other companies, and I think you will have a hard time coming up with much. For our cars a wide range of products will work, but in my business, where jackhammer bits cost $1000, I can't afford not to use the best, so it just flows to my personal uses also. We only change the oil once a season in our machinery due to the severe winter cold, so long change intervals are a big bonus. I have a lot of customer hard data to back up the lab results. The MTF cost is so minor compared to the benefit it's really a no brainer. I use specially formulated greases that cost $15 a tube, but again, weigh the cost benefit. I can say this, I don't know of another oil that can allow you to crank a motor over without an engine block heater at 30 below. You won't do this with the S2000, but MTF will allow you to start off cold and not notice much drag. Yes, it's as good as it sounds. Oh, Gernby, I'm not sure about the urine, but it sounds promising! Do you know the viscosity?
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by gernby
[B]I'm sure urine would work too
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What weight NEO oil is recommended for the S2000?
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by pfb
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I think a fully synthetic urine with a polyester base stock and lots of viscosity modifiers would out-perform conventional urine.

The wild card with the S2000 is that other synthetics, like Redline MTL and MT-90 work great in other vehicles, but don't perform oustandingly in ours.
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Originally posted by DJ Qube
What weight NEO oil is recommended for the S2000?
DJ, here's the link: http://www.neosyntheticoil.com/mtf.htm

It looks like we need the Manual Transmission Fluid.


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