Red Line

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This page deals with RedLine (Red Line) brand oils

Introduction

RedLine offers fantastic lubricants, but at higher prices. You can expect to spend 3-10x as much on RedLine products than on other brands. However, you get what you pay for with some fantastic out-of-the-box lubrication.

Legend

N/A = NO ADDITIVES

M# = SQUID INK ADDITIVE MIX VARIATION

C# = CUSTOM MIX, SEE UNDER CHARTS FOR MORE DETAILS

Results

Full Synthetic (Blue Label) 15W50

Results available soon....

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RACE Red Label 15W50

Recommended blend: M19

SLR Scoring ---

  • N/A: 92.49
  • M1: 94.44
  • M2: 94.99
  • M11: 92.95
  • M15: 95.85
  • M19: 96.26
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RedLine RACE 15W50 weighs 0.8544 grams per milliliter, making it nearly 7% heavier than most other 50 weight oils.

RedLine RACE 15W50 produced very little scaring as standard, yet still every SQUID INK blend was able to provide noticeable improvements in scaring. The most notable results were taken from the currently available blends (such as M1, M2, M11, and M15) which were then used to create a new specialized blend designed specifically for this base oil -- M19. The main goal of the new blend (M19) was temperature and required power reduction, as scaring was already minimal. Not only were temperatures significantly reduced (285.4' F N/A down to 230.4' F with M19, a reduction of nearly 20%), but scar size was also reduced by over 25%, and the required power differential reduced by over 5%.

It is worth noting that this oil has a fair amount of ZnDDP added and SHOULD NEVER BE USED in a vehicle with a catalytic converter! This is a RACE ONLY oil!

Scar size of M19 @ 30 min is 1.98 mm
Comparison of N/A, M15, and M19 at the 120 minute mark.


Scars

The best way to illustrate just how much better this oil is than others is to compare it to a poor oil (Mobil-1 Advanced Full Synthetic Extended Protection).

RedLine Race vs Mobil-1 Advanced Full Synthetic Extended Protection