benefits of switching RP oil and copper plugs?

[RysRed96GT]

probably a dumb question but i have mobil 1 5w30 synthetic and platinum plugs. would i gain any power or anything from switching to royal purple synthetic oil and copper plugs? what are the benifits of each?

 

[bdcardinal]

ive heard that royal purple is good initally but it tends to thin out and offer less protection after 750-1000 miles. copper plugs are better i think. plus they are cheap to replace.

 

[wesl56]

you arent gonna gain any power from oil and spark plugs...

stick with mobil 1 and copper plugs and save yourself some cash...

 

[RysRed96GT]

anyone else?



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[Dark Knight GT]

anyone else?



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I could give you an answer if only I knew how RP compares to Mobil1. If I had to take a guess, I'de say RP would out perform Mobil1 and as for the plugs, I'm running Motorcraft awsf-c12's in my car with no problems at all. They are two steps colder than stock and they seem to work pretty good. Remember, a colder plug is basically less resistant to electrical charge which means it's going to fire a bit quicker and easier than a normal plug so a colder plug that is 1-2 steps colder would probably work good for you. I say give them both a try and see what you think.

 

[kid_mustango02]

anyone else?



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[bdcardinal]

hmm i dont see any ads. maybe its cause im on firefox and have all the norton blocker stuff.

 

[wesl56]

okay a little math:

RP is like $27 a oil change, and mobil 1 is $18


you save almost $10 a oil change by using mobil 1... and say you change your oil once a month... thats $120 a year you saved in using mobil 1




NGK platinums are $7 a piece, Autolite coppers are $1.28

tahts $56 for plat plugs, and $10.24 for copper.... you save $46 each time using copper... say you change your plugs 4 times a year, thats $184 u saved there...



so by using mobil 1 (which is a excellent motor oil, and perfectly good enough for you) and Autolite copper plugs (which work excellent, and are good enough also) you are gonna save a little over $300 a year..... and you can get a lot more hp using that money elsewhere...

 

[bdcardinal]

well i would hope that someone didnt change their plugs 4 times a year. the average schedule ive heard is oil every 3 months and plugs once a year. not if you use an oil like amsoil you can change it once a year.

 

[wesl56]

well mustang drivers arent usually average... when you beat on a car like i do, you gotta take care of it, haha

 

[quiksilver98]

rp saves me gas, copper plugs gave me better performance.

 

[RysRed96GT]

think it would be better if i pull my platinum plugs for another day and put in coppers for now?

 

[Dark Knight GT]

think it would be better if i pull my platinum plugs for another day and put in coppers for now?

Its worth a try. BTW, if you wanted to save more money, go to Amsoil full synthetic and change your oil once a year or every 25k miles and do a filter change every 6mo./12k miles, which ever comes first.

 

[Defleshed]

bottom line, you wont gain any horsepower from plugs unless there is something wrong with your old one(s). and I've heard royal purple farts out towards the end. I use mobile 1 and change it often due to my extreme beating on my engine

 

[natx808]

for oil i use what it says in the manual and on the filler cap which is 5w-20. If mobil made full synthetic 5w-20 i would put it in because yes it is cheaper. But they dont make it so I use redline 5w-20 synthetic. the cost difference is negligable compared because I know that i'm putting the right stuff in.

 

[bdcardinal]

mobil 1 does make an authorised 5w20. its their 0w20, if you read that label it says that its for use in vehicles that specify 5w20, including ford and honda.

 

[GinoGT]

and say you change your oil once a month...

That's a lot of damn miles.