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Transynd prices
Tom:
--- Quote from: fredethomas on September 11, 2005, 05:28:06 PM ---AMSOIL back engineered the product and manufactured a exact "copy."
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So, despite user claims that it's somehow superior, it's really the same thing as Tansynd. I guess that's what a reverse engnineered "exact copy" means, right Fred?
There's nothing like competition to keep prices lower.
Ron:
Listen to what Fred is saying. BEST to use the high quality Amsoil ATF which exceeds the TES-295 specification. Aisde from that it is my understanding that even the Amsoil Torque-Drive ATF is of higher qulity than Castrol Transynd.
Tom:
Just putting that good fly rod to use to see who'd rise first ;)
blueblood:
--- Quote from: Tom on September 12, 2005, 03:13:28 AM ---Just putting that good fly rod to use to see who'd rise first ;)
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For me, I take all claims whether OEM or Independent with several grains of skepticism like a good fish tale. However, it's unlikely that any independent supplier spends the money on research like an OEM in terms of application testing, which in the end is the real measure of a products efficacy. So, my bias would be slightly to OEM. Moreover, the claim of meeting a specification doesn't mean there all the same whether it be gasoline, oils, greases, etc. Setting stds is simply a way to be able to say this product will not adversely affect your equipment. This certainly applies to bio-diesel at the present time. There are no standards and thus no one can say for sure what the impact will be of using. Cummins has recommended no more than 5% bio-diesel because its a crap shoot at present.
Tom:
LOL, understood Leo. As head of a large standards organization for a number of years (50 technical committees with 25-120 members each) I understand the standards setting process and how "compromise standards" (aka lowest common denominator) can be achieved, if allowed to. My comment was made in respect of the "back engineered ... exact copy" comment, which I maybe took too literally.
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