Re: Redline Gear Oil: NS or not ??

[Joe Elliott <jee@domain.elided>]

At 1:39 PM -0500 1/20/02, alfa-digest wrote:
>Some folks have told me that the Redline 75W90 is too slippery for
>the synchros to work, and that the 75W90NS is the way to go.  But
>upon looking at the label, the 75W90NS "is not recommended for
>street vehicles with limited slip".


Are you sure?  It was my understanding that the NS formula was *for* 
limited-slip applications ("NS"="non-slip") and that it differed from 
the others in that it lacked an extra-slippery additive that Redline 
puts in all their other oils.  The idea is that the extra-slippery 
formula is too slippery for conventional friction-based LSDs to 
properly get their friction on.  The debate has always been which to 
put in non-LSD Alfas to get the most out of marginal synchros.  For 
an LSD transaxle, such as your Platinum, it has always been my 
understanding that the NS formula was the only way to go.  Someone 
correct me if I'm totally wrong, please.

Joe Elliott
'82 GTV6
(with Redline 75w90 since I bought the box from APE 15k mi ago, and 
rather disappointing--it'll be 75w90NS next time.)

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