i wouldnt worry about which oil you choose. i use amsoil most of the time, but when my local dealer runs out, i switch to mobil1.. no sweat. as for other driveline components, i have a few other favorites.
oh, and use the oem blue filters.. stay away from fram. you dont have to spend the extra $$ on the mobil1/k&n/upscale filters either unless you've recently have performed a rebuild.
anyone try using a magnetic drain plug yet? i'll check to see if the spoon magnetic drain plugs fit in the element during the first oil change. i have a few different sets lying around in my toolbox right now, but i wont be changing the oil for another 5k miles.
even though my cars have all gone synthetic after the first 10k miles, i still change the oil religiously @ 3k miles. on my bike, the motor oil gets changed every 500 miles, on the s2000 every 2000 miles or after every track day, and on the accord every 3k miles. tranny fluid gets swapped every 8k (stay away from redline), and rear diff fluid (amsoil/mobil1/redline - only if its before a track event) gets swapped every other oil change - unless a trackday when everything is flushed.
overkill? yeah probably.. but i have over 300k miles on my 90 accord, and she doesnt burn any oil at all!
