Using Oil to Make More Horsepower in my Civic

[@xaimedelalin8006]

Marketing done right, Valvoline wins because it's good and understandable advertising, G&G wins because sponsorships and views, and we get to enjoy and learn, 10/10

[@bored9145]

Win win for everyone

[@wrxzboost]

@@bored9145 yeah, but did the car dyno more? the point of this ad was to show valvoline increasing HP - my guess is that it didn't, which is why they didn't show it. all this crap is hocus pocus.

[@slowmotionbetterthannomotion.]

@@wrxzboost it clearly made more hp than last time

[@bluesrike]

You know you made it when a company like Valvoline makes motor oil specifically for your car.

[@accord_aero_r]

I seriously doubt it was anything close to a one-off formula. This is how advertising works. Still, it's a cool education on oil.

[@Hunter116]

This episode was awesome! I love that G&G don't just show their sponsors by having some random product placement laying around the shop or something like that. They actually take us to Valvoline and we get to learn a bunch about how oil is made. Also, shout out to Valvoline for letting G&G show us what goes on in the oil making process. Also, all of the Valvoline people that were interviewed were super knowledgeable, personable and excellent in front of the camera. Good job to everyone on this. A truly great video!

[@clarencebenjaminlim]

Love these longer episodes, since these guys only post 1x a week.

[@jonathanxtapia]

As long as it's not Subaru content we are good. Then we have to wait 2 weeks lol.

[@the_jarmel]

❤️🙏

[@wyattbryan1751]

I love that it creates a schedule for saturdays, wake up make breakfast get coffee watch gears and gasoline

[@Tcheverlika]

Once a week is good enough. Actual thought and work go into their videos, this isn't some brainless TikTok belly-shaking content.

[@eugenef0zzy]

@@wyattbryan1751 Saturday cartoons style😎

[@gregtudanca.]

Changed my oil from Shell to Valvoline. I live in the Philippines. Idk if my single purchase matter to Valvoline's or its sales but because of G&G thier adverstising worked 👌

[@iloveyourmomalot1one]

Really love that Valvoline has decided that you guys where gonna be the best marketing around. And it's freaking amazing that they decided to show how stuff is made using the more grassroots racing stuff.

[@A_T88]

Can’t start my mornings without you guys and my coffee!! Love this series!

[@TastyGnocchi]

My fiancé knows the ritual now, saturday mornings with the Bens lol

[@TrVlogs82]

What coffee you drinking? Motorized Coffee? But I feel you on that. Normally would be at a cars & coffee :(.

[@Feisty_Mouse]

Custom oil for more power and no dyno? Setting us up for future episode it seems.....Bravo.

[@rubert.]

All that explanation and no dyno to see results? 🥲

[@stevenb4799]

You seem mad lol

[@GearsandGasoline]

It's realistically very marginal gains. We're talking 1-2hp maybe. This is what they do with their NASCAR teams, which nets them about 5hp or so.

[@Feisty_Mouse]

@@GearsandGasoline Wait a second!....Are you telling me that my Gears and Gasoline decal on my car is giving me more horsepower than your oil change??! NICE!!!

[@Feisty_Mouse]

Joking aside....absolutely great content guys. I started fading away from current KZbin automotive channels and you guys pulled me right back in. Keep it up!

[@welmoepics]

Love hearing about the chemistry and engineering behind the oil.

[@SpartanG6]

Props to Valvoline for hosting. Love seeing the BTS on the products we use every day and on the track.

[@haac4825]

Great to see. Soo complicated to see Motor oil, and any other oil made. Lots of steps and testing. Love this learned a lot. Keep doing more videos like this. Thanks Valvoline for the tour.

[@chrismorgan7020]

Ironically, I just replaced my k20 transmission fluid. Went with Valvoline synchromax and wow what a difference in shift feel. I've used valvoline in almost all my cars as it is what my dad used and swore by. So it is really cool seeing a video breakdown of how they do things. Even more confident about buying their product now.

[@theunwantedspoon8286]

Niice, gotta love how these guys don’t sell out to any random company and only support the people they think are best!

[@NotUrDJ]

Who would you even sell out to when you have Valvoline making your very own engine oil 😂

[@NotUrDJ]

Who would you even sell out to when you have Valvoline making your very own engine oil 😂

[@lando5695]

People- cars - greatness baby its what we do at Valvoline! Hello from Idaho! Im a Service Center Manager here locally, I love seeing our trusted products in use! And even better paired up with a car I have a passion for myself! Keep doin great things guy! -Lando

[@haydenredmond1153]

This is so cool! So happy that you guys were able to have great sponsors like Valvoline and Advance!

[@RCDiaz-Balart]

The value that this video provides for Valvoline needs to me leveraged there are so many parts of this video that should be in a commercial.

[@saturn9706]

Thank you, Chem majors, for helping my car last forever!

[@93455Driver]

If only all sponsor videos were that interesting and informative.

[@Slowcarfastbeans]

8:30 The Amy explanation of ICP is the best I’ve ever heard.

[@bandwagon240]

For the front splitter, look at getting some Sintra. It's lighter weight, available in multiple thicknesses and can be shaped easily. It's also available in black. I use Sintra all the time as I work in the sign business, I believe it's far superior to plywood as it doesn't rot or need any protection. Give it a whirl. You can also have someone design a splitter in illustrator so that new ones can be easily cnc cut at a moment's notice. Pretty sure there are plenty of sign shops in VA that can do that for you easily and at a minimal cost.

[@asylumville8544]

Will that even hold up to abuse, honest question.

[@bandwagon240]

@@asylumville8544 absolutely. It also isn't susceptible to rotting/water intrusion like plywood.

[@brdllc]

Always thought making the splitter out of wood was odd. But then again idk if that’s common practice, guess I just never knew

[@bandwagon240]

@@brdllc alumicore is also popular. Basically, it's sintra with an aluminum sheet on each side. Really popular for making signs.

[@brdllc]

@@bandwagon240 that’s what I had always thought. I just don’t understand why wood, maybe to add weight to meet requirements?

[@prashamkarunanithi9064]

Gears and gasoline doing abit of chemistry. This content never disappoints. Full of comedy and spirit.

[@andrewsilver9730]

Just thinking back to the Miata civic x country trip. The civics come such a long way I'm glad it's still a big part of your roster

[@sin7wu]

I love videos like these. Learning something new!

[@thenon-vapingsubie]

I’m loving these types of videos because we get to learn and gain knowledge related to cars. Good luck at Gridlife ben(s)!

[@RetroMotiveAdventures]

Wow was fantastic to see the explanations by the experts in oil research. Very cool of Valvoline to be very receptive of showing you around the facilities. Definitely a good marketing tactic haha.

[@speediskey3856]

man it's crazy to think about how far this car has gotten, it's almost hard to believe it's the same one you guys had bought for that road trip edit: I just checked and holy shit I've been watching this channel for 4 years already

[@XanatosInEx]

shoutout to whoever does the music, always so chill and vibing :)

[@gespenst19]

Just got off work and I get to watch this beauty of a video with some coffee, thank you boys for making the day better.

[@MendicantBias1]

Best thing Valvoline did was the soft ‘bag’ gear oil container vs the old bottle style.

[@Massacari]

Very cool of Valvoline to allow there team to show off all of the behind the scenes information.

[@MS-wz4km]

Now this is what sponsorship should look like!

[@highthai7]

Wow. My long lost Valvoline Oil Princess 😍

[@the_jarmel]

HAVE A BEAUTIFUL WEEK AHEAD EVERYONE

[@Dinnerspoon]

There is so much more than I thought that goes into making oil, these guys must have some massive brains

[@haac4825]

Valvoline need to make a Good Quality oil filter to be sold in any Advance Auto Parts to the public. So we can get a Oil and filter Bundle. Not just in a Valvoline shop. I like changing my own oil.. wish there was a Valvoline filter to buy straight at auto parts store.

[@jrock162000]

Picked up that Mirror upgrade for my 99 Si Turbo & Honda Fit! Hell yea!

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[@scottibass]

Warholic, razor, James Brown, do you need a cool last name to work in that lab?

[@WarriorsPhoto]

Great video and I hope you get a podium finish for your first outing in this updated Civic. (:

[@ercopi9534]

It's amazing that they do this with every single can individually.

[@JaredR1996]

Man Valvoline has some smart people over in Kentucky. Amazing what they do on a daily basis for cars

[@totalmadnesman]

Well this is basically how all oil companys work lol

[@JaredR1996]

@@totalmadnesman true

[@felixnorlin2816]

Bens suit saing "Trust me, I'm a scientist" is pure gold

[@Busydadgarage717]

Have been waiting for the Civic to come back. Good luck at the next race!

[@sidsharma4771]

That oil blending is absolutely gold dust...

[@hurion1]

Looking forward to see you guys race, thanks for the video.

[@dustinkaviani]

Look up tribology. Which is the study of friction and wear on materials. I took an engineering class at work (Boeing) and the instructor was a tribologist. Super cool and informative. He was also a fellow mechanic. The purpose of the class was to identify early wear on bearings in machinery.

[@kingwei1838]

Very educational and awesome! Can't say how much I love Gears and Gasoline!! 🙌

[@kevine8736]

I can’t wait to see what everything you’ve done does

[@zmagnft]

Good luck next week! - This car makes me miss my 98 Civic EX coupe when I was a teenager... but I love my 2020 Si coupe I have now... Hondas just hit different 🎌

[@topshelf223]

As a oil dealer this was awesome info Ty

[@tiredtrucker3420]

Damn learned allot this episode.

[@sk8punk318]

I like how when they were stirring the "antifoaming" additive you could see a bunch of bubbles

[@pv4083]

Great video…I can imagine Ben responding to the scientist …. “But Can you do a K swap tho!?!” When explains how he makes his oil. Haha

[@duckyouall3225]

Thanks for for the info about oil!

[@bobbyrios2k223]

Thats so awesome to see behind the scenes of making oil! Very interesting

[@hyper8545]

Nobody ever shows different brands versus different brands. The oil companies just show you how good their is. For me the questions never get answered so who really knows who makes the best? 👍🤙

[@initialspeed]

Well dam !! Lol. I knew that Oil had a bunch of additives, But wow! Thanks for the breakdown. Great video as always.👍🏼

[@sk8punk318]

"Trust me, I'm a scientist" haha

[@EmptyRon]

Yay I love these old civics! Let’s go!

[@nineteen76]

8:35 If all science teachers are like that at school. Science is fun and should be made fun!

[@itsKurisudesu]

"Whatchu got under the hood?" Most people: built motors, big turbo, etc. Ben: custom oil!

[@GearsandGasoline]

SPEED SAUCE!

[@skabone]

The oil blend was very cool to see🤘🤘🤘

[@jcruz2255]

I've used wide rearview mirrors for years and it makes a huge difference for blindspots.

[@TerminusVox]

Science! It's pretty exciting to see smart people talking about using science to make motor-head dreams come true.

[@johnoneill4043]

For a 20 minute ad this was pretty good

[@Goose91187]

love this video i definitely learned something new.

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[@trinismallboy2335]

Learnt so much from this. Great video Ben!👍

[@sfernandez816]

This build is so sick dude 💪🏻🙏🏻 keep up the good work !

[@romanr4409]

Oww buddy, for those who are watching, do not do what he just did regarding the sealing the burned through rubberized undercoating with more rubberized undercoating. Let me explain. If you watch closely, you can see a little surface rust. A little is not a problem, but you NEED to use rust converter/neutraliser primer to seal the area first. Then you can spray rubberized undercoating or wax based sealing or whatever floats your boat. If you don't it will keep rusting and if you just use rubber sealant it will rust under it like crazy and you won't notice. Check KZbin for more info. I've been fighting rust longer than I care to mention, it's a pain in the ass to do correctly.

[@CHASEtheDRIVE.]

Anyone else hear Project Farm breathing heavily?!!

[@aroundomaha]

I was expecting the oil coming to the shop to have acolytes throwing flower petals in front of it. Seriously thought this was insightful and different from your normal build footage. Nice!

[@ChrisHondaProductions]

Good luck at grid life guys !!!

[@zappy7393]

Yay! Bring on Gridlife!

[@mrtootziepop]

talking about weight savings, I think a different composite front lip maybe in order, Wood works great. but you could easily get that front weight down, and help with the overall weight balance. and get that overall weight back in order. of course I dont know all the grid life restrictions.

[@Mataleo2001]

"Trust me, I'm an sciencetist" I love that

[@KutsugeMindUrmoks]

love this series

[@Fei8lo]

I think Valvoline is the only company I really see sponsoring the KZbinrs I watch; G&G and Rob Dahm. I use Valvoline Blue in my Cummins since it is Cummins approved and the independent lab test by forum members show it to be a good blend for the use case at a reasonable price.

[@Fei8lo]

@@lightningracer That's right. I forgot about the MCM guys. I don't watch them as regularly. MCM is more of an occasional binge.

[@brian1192]

Damn that car is so freaking dope

[@trackntrail2869]

Patiently waiting for the next track day video....

[@allthehandlesweretaken]

4:13 so her last name is razor and she works at the cutting edge of lubricity science?

[@rudy_dstroys1821]

this is cool, he made his own specific oil for his car!

[@ghostpimp]

This man is out here making custom oil 😭😭

[@the_jarmel]

LOVE MY BENS IN THE MORNING WITH MY CANNABIS AND COFFEE ☕🌞 ❤️🙏

[@djsonicc]

Props to Valvoline for supporting grassroots racing

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[@Cup0joe23]

9:06 all I can think about is James pumphfrey saying "MALIBDINUM" in the Integra episode

[@cheesepizza87]

Amy Ross is a scientist but people still don't take her job title seriously. Quality content as ever

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[@crazycowboy213]

Dr.Warholic and Sarah Razor. Those names are amazing! Sarah razor is super cute

[@syo_nara1916]

Excellent video, excellent explanations and overall information.

[@stratus10601]

Damn science garage vibes from donut (miss ya Bart)

[@twbones99]

As a mechanical engineer this is super super cool to me

[@Willy-Wacker]

Holy crap! I live 3 mins away from that Valvoline office

[@flamingeagle8673]

3:59 Nice 👌

[@cornpop21]

this man is passionate about oil

[@kxngmuzikig2417]

with a last name Warholic his ancestors must've been some demons

[@egotisticalrooster]

Sick, essentially a seventeen minute Ad for Valvoline. 🙃

[@cuban_bread]

I like Valvoline because it was high in zinc but now I love them even more :)

[@Mishellis]

Finally some civic content!!

[@civicfanboys2325]

I use they’re MTF synchro stuff they’re great

[@cassimkadwa7109]

Awesome episode, very informative.

[@KingENDLESS]

All that tech and valvoline couldn’t always send me my paychecks on time 😂

[@SunoPics]

you guys should check out infamous aero for your next splitter. they are indestructible