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Old 02-06-11, 11:05 AM   #21
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Default Re: Extralube ZX1 question.

that's the thing m8 because you have read something on the internet you presume that you know what the stuff is. you don't so you cant advise anyone. until you can come back and tell everyone exactly what it contains you only have an opinion and its your opinion that you 'think' it will cause damage but you dont know it will cause damage.
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Old 02-06-11, 11:06 AM   #22
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Default Re: Extralube ZX1 question.

And with all respect, until you have done the same and found the opposite conclusion, do not tell people it will PREVENT damage.

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Old 02-06-11, 11:14 AM   #23
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Default Re: Extralube ZX1 question.

i haven't said it will prevent damage. i said i used it on a car that run dry. now weather or not it was a contributing factor to it not exploding i will never know.

i have found that it makes a difference but that is my findings therefore i use it.

i will give him a bottle to do his dirty deed with but i reckon he already knows what it is
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Old 02-06-11, 11:16 AM   #24
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i will never know.

i have found that it makes a difference
Bit contradictory no? I would need far more proof than that myself since I have seen a fair few engines nip up from oil starvation and run alright once they've cooled down and been topped up.
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Old 02-06-11, 11:28 AM   #25
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Default Re: Extralube ZX1 question.

the difference i have found is smoother running and believe it or not better fuel consumption. but as said that my findings.

if someone asks my advice on a product i have used then i will give them a truthful answer its then up to the individual to use said product. but to have never used a product and say that its bull is bull.
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Old 02-06-11, 11:47 AM   #26
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http://www.team-zx1.com/What-Is-Extralube-ZX1

They say it doesn't corrode copper in their shpeel but also that it's not an oil additive (?!).

My thoughts are that if it was that marvelous everyone would be using it already and we'd all be so much happier. In fact if the claims of massive fuel savings were completely kosha wouldn't car and bike manufacturers use it to sell more by boosting economy figures in this time of woe?

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Old 02-06-11, 12:02 PM   #27
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Why bother spending any money on this stuff?Just buy the right oil and change it at the right intervals and your engine will outlast your interest in it by a long time.Spend the money on petrol and ride it.
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Old 02-06-11, 12:14 PM   #28
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ok you have had a good experience from this, good.

ive had a very very bad catastrophic failure from using a similar product.

up to the person that buys the stuff at the end of the day but personally i dont want people crying after they have knackered something after using this product AS I HAVE

the application in the vid is not how it will work in real life, it is fundementally flawed!
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Old 02-06-11, 12:14 PM   #29
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Why bother spending any money on this stuff?Just buy the right oil and change it at the right intervals and your engine will outlast your interest in it by a long time.Spend the money on petrol and ride it.

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Old 02-06-11, 12:37 PM   #30
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HEY this stuff can even increase your compression ratio! impressive stuff!

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