{"id":13545,"date":"2015-03-26T08:33:01","date_gmt":"2015-03-26T15:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=13545"},"modified":"2015-03-26T08:33:45","modified_gmt":"2015-03-26T15:33:45","slug":"ask-the-expert-how-do-lubricants-affect-engine-performance-part-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/ask-the-expert-how-do-lubricants-affect-engine-performance-part-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask the Expert: How Do Lubricants Affect Engine Performance Part II"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Drag Vehicles<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

In our newest series, \u201cAsk the Expert\u201d brings questions from readers to experts in the industry to provide information on vehicle performance that can be immediately applied. We invite readers to submit questions concerning all types of vehicle performance and we\u2019ll find an expert to answer the question.<\/p>\n

To our series, we reached out to lubricant experts Royal Purple<\/a> to find out how a lubricant (engine oil, etc.) can affect performance for a towing vehicle. The answers come from Royal Purple\u2019s Manager of Partnerships & Events, Kyle Neal<\/strong>. Read Part I on tow vehicles here<\/a>, and if you have additional questions, let us know.<\/p>\n

What fluids\/lubricants does Royal Purple offer for drag racing applications?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Royal Purple\u2019s Max-Gear, Max-ATF and Synchromax oils offer outstanding performance and protection to driveline components such as axles, automatic transmission and manual transmissions. Royal Purple XPR and HPS engine oils are the best choices for competition vehicles. Purple Ice is a performance radiator conditioner providing protection against corrosion while reducing engine temperature\u00a0but is safe for track use.<\/p>\n

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\"high-performance-automotive-gear-oil\"What should racers be looking for when purchasing fluids\/lubricants? (Particularly weekend racers on a budget that can\u2019t afford to keep replacing parts)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Always use the best lubricant they can buy. A top-tier, premium synthetic lubricant will always outperform the comparable conventional lubricant. Using the best lubricants, with appropriate maintenance will result in the best performance and longest useful life possible.<\/p>\n

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If the incorrect or inferior\u00a0<\/strong>lubricant is used, what potential harm or damage may result?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Use of an incorrect or inferior lubricant will likely result in reduced component life and durability, if not near-term failure of the component.<\/p>\n

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How can lubricants affect the way a drag car performs on the track?<\/strong><\/p>\n

By optimizing lubricant selection, performance of the vehicle can increase. By using premium synthetic lubricants, likeRoyal Purple oils, often lighter viscosity, more efficient oils can be selected, further reducing parasitic loss in the engine and drive train. This allows more power to be put to the ground. Also, using a superior lubricant will reduce the likelihood of many kinds of failures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Our newest series continues with tips from the experts on properly lubricating your drag racer.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":13548,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[9],"tags":[2091,1848,1474,2278,1625,1105,1782],"class_list":["post-13545","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech-tips","tag-ask-the-expert","tag-drag-race","tag-engine-lubrication","tag-kyle-neal","tag-lubrication","tag-royal-purple","tag-tips"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/junior-drag-amber-bell.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p42YSK-3wt","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13545","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13545"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13545\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13553,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13545\/revisions\/13553"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13548"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13545"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13545"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13545"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}