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Old 02-11-2011, 11:55 AM   #1 (permalink)
gaKC2005
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Changed from 5W-20 to 0W-20...

2010 Civic sedan M/T. Have been using dealer fill 5W-20 (Quaker State) for a while now. Several days ago however, I got my hands on some Honda Genuine 0W-20 Synthetic blend oil in SN/GF-5 flavor (Conoco/Phillips blend). Ever since changing, the engine struggles less at low rpms, allowing me to short shift even more. Where as normally anything under 1700-1800rpms ended up bogging & lugging, I can now shift even lower and land in the 1500rpm range and still accelerate smoothly in that gear. Wasn't expecting to notice a difference at all. Just starting learning basic hypermile techniques so I'm interested to see how much better I can do.

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