Welcome to the family!! Thanks for the kind words.
I'm not up on the synth oils but, the rest I have a little input.
The transmission is a 4 speed auto. The 4th gear being an overdrive. I depends on what kind of driving you do to what position you'll want to keep it in. I run in 3 most of the time and put it into 4 for hiway use. I don't like the low overdrive it has in the city. The power button changes the points at where the tranny shifts. you can find more info here.
For the most part you won't use the 4x4 hi/low lever unless you are in some deep doo doo! It only locks in the front and rear splitting the power 50/50. The TOD works just great! Tonka can attest to that. He was going up some tough snow stuff and only used TOD.
The stock VX is very capable and most of us run pretty much stock save for tire/wheel changes.
There are very few items made for the VX outside of the custom things that you will find on the board. So.. there are lots of options out there you'll just have to experiment a little. You can try MacNeil Automotive and see what you can adapt.. I'm sure that with all of the creative folk around here, there will be some more input.
Congrats again and welcome!
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