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If you want more horsepower and fuel economy then just change your oil.  All oil is not the same; for various reasons, your engine performance is going to differ depending on the oil you use.  The wrong type of oil could damage your engine, so be mindful of the motor oil you are using.

You may have checked out the Royal Purple website where they have a snazzy video of some dyno testing that they’ve done to prove their motor oil intensifies horsepower at the wheels.

How does it do that?  Try surfing the internet and you’ll come across a mob of AMSOIL dealers who claim that synthesized oil is more “slippery” because its molecules are ”uniform”.  I don’t know about you, but that sounds a bit far-fetched in my book.

Tribology (which is the study of the effects of friction on moving machine parts and of methods, as lubrication, of obviating them) goes above and beyond “uniform molecules”; it includes factors such as the additive package and viscosity to determine whether or not the oil allows for more horsepower.

I do agree oils can be formulated to provide the best lubricity but I don’t think it is as easy as the explanation of uniform molecule length.

With that on the table, the quickest way for your engine to kick out that intense horsepower would be to run a lighter weight motor oil in your engine and through your entire drive train (differentials etc.).  I am not recommending this!  boost gas mileage.~I just thought I should point that out since the automotive companies had to get pretty imaginative to improve gas mileage.~I wanted to bring it to your attention since the automotive companies had to get imaginative to boost gas mileage.}

Oil companies have a way of placing the viscosity at the lower end of the spectrum to create the lightest oil possible and yet it will still fall in its designated category, such as 5W 30, for example.  Sounds pretty devious.

A lot of auto companies have switched to 5W 20 in the past 5 years, and why do you {think that is?~Why do you suppose that auto companies have been switching to 5W 20 in the past 5 years?}  If your guess is CAFE standards in the US then your in the right ballpark.  The quickest way to get that awesome fuel economy is to tweak the engine design so it can use a lighter weight oil and reduce engine losses with less oil resistance in the engine.

The big question is whether or not motor oil can significantly improve engine output and engine performance.  The answer is yes.  Are the reasons for this simple no.  Is there proof out there?  Sure is.  You can see the proof with your own two eyes by checking out the motor oil testing report.

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