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Old 06-18-2006, 12:12 AM
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I have the 04 Mystic cobra- 8,000 miles, everything still stock.

what type of oil do you recommend? and Why?

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Old 06-18-2006, 09:10 PM
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ELF 5w30 or Mobil !

you can find mobil 1 anywhere and its cheaper than ELF. but ELF gives me free oil so i like them better
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Royal Purple.... 10w30.... why? cuz it's the best of course...
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Old 06-18-2006, 09:18 PM
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not better than elf. used in champ cars and F1 worldwide. royal purple isnt there
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Old 06-18-2006, 09:28 PM
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not better than elf. used in champ cars and F1 worldwide. royal purple isnt there
Maybe so but they swap the engines after every race so an inferior oil will do just fine...
BTW, im not in charge of marketing for Royal Purple...
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I use mobile 1 synthetic 5w 20 as required in the manual. Ive always liked mobile one.. cheaper then RP, more available, etc.
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Old 06-19-2006, 02:34 AM
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yeah mobil 1 is great
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Old 06-19-2006, 03:15 AM
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Thanks guys,
I appreciate the comments. I need to change the oil soon.
Mobile 1 it is!!!!!

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Good choice!! I have run Mobil 1 on my past and present Terminators, Saleens and a Roush!! This is awesome stuff!!
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Royal Purple.... 10w30.... why? cuz it's the best of course...
Do not use 10W30 in a 4.6! The clearances are too small, it must be 0 or 5.

I have Mobil 1 in my Cobra.
I use Valvoline in my 5.0s
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