motul rbf 600 or ate super blue
07-03-2006, 04:54 PM
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FYI, if you're not bleeding-out and putting new, fresh fluid on a regular basis, all those racing fluids are no more effective than the OEM fluid. IIRC, the wet rating is at 5% water absorption, but they'll get to that point (and beyond) because of their higher hydroscopy.
07-03-2006, 08:30 PM
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Originally Posted by hecash,Jul 3 2006, 09:59 PM
Please expand/elaborate on "regular basis."
While the brake system may not be the MOST well sealed environment, it is well protected from the air once closed. I would not expect to reach the 5% saturation in less than 12 mos. if I managed to leave the damn thing alone.
Unfortunatly, I typically end up bleeding the brakes before and after every track event when I swap my street brakes for my track brakes and vice versa.
07-04-2006, 12:36 PM
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The reservoir cap is vented to atmosphere. If you're in a wet environment (driving, racing in the rain) you'll hit 5% in a day. Only run the car in the dry, keep it in a dry garage, and you'll probably take 3~4 months to hit 5%. ruexp67, if you're using a lot of fluid during your bleeding, you've probably flushed enough fluid through. But if it were my car and I was tracking it, I'd replace the fluid a couple of times throughout the season. When I was racing professionally, if you opened a can of brake fluid, you threw any left in the can away at the end of a weekend, and new fluid was in the brake system every other weekend.
07-06-2006, 07:14 AM
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Originally Posted by hecash,Jul 3 2006, 06:01 AM
I get my fluids through www.RaceShopper.com or for a couple of bucks more, locally at DRE (Race Car Supply) on Burgundy Pkwy in Streamwood.
DRE (http://www.racecarsupply.com/) is no longer in Streamwood. I called their number talked with Butch and apparently they moved all their operations down to Kentucky.
Northstar Motorsports in Barrington also stocks the good brake fluids. They're a big Porsche shop and things are overpriced, but are cheaper than going mail order...
Scott
07-06-2006, 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Luder94,Jul 3 2006, 08:58 AM
if anyone else needs/wants the ATE, please let me know. That way, I can order one or two pallets of bottles (make sure there's enough for everyone that wants some).
07-06-2006, 02:57 PM
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wait, so blue and gold are the same then, just different colors? if so, i'll take enough of the blue for a change (2L right?).
anyone interested in doing a brake bleed day or something? i've never changed this stuff before.
anyone interested in doing a brake bleed day or something? i've never changed this stuff before.