Brake fluid?
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St. Jude Donor '09
Good = ATE Super Blue and ATE Type 200. Same brake fluid but they're different colors so you can see when the new fluid is coming through and the old fluid has been flushed. Motul RBF600 is good fluid as well.
Having said that the above are "Good", I don't recommend either for roadracing. They work, but I would get the best (IMHO), Castrol SRF. It isn't cheap, but you'll get longer life and far superior performance.
I'd post this question in the Autocrossing and Roadracing forum. You'll get better answers there from some very knowledgeable forum members.
San
Having said that the above are "Good", I don't recommend either for roadracing. They work, but I would get the best (IMHO), Castrol SRF. It isn't cheap, but you'll get longer life and far superior performance.
I'd post this question in the Autocrossing and Roadracing forum. You'll get better answers there from some very knowledgeable forum members.
San
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AP600 is hard to beat for most racing applications. If you want the very best available, AP Racing PRF and Castrol SRF are used where brake run constantly at 2000°F. SRF has a slightly higher boiling point, but PRF has much better recovery properties.
Chris
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There are a bunch. Here are the ones I have used. Ford Super Duty DOT 3 although it isn't quite as good as it used to be. Its dry boiling point used to be 550 but is now spec'd at 500. It's the most cost effective fluid you can buy and its straight from the Ford dealer. Back a number of years ago Grass Roots Motorsports rated as the best kept secret in racing. Wilwood 570 (dry boiling point of 570) and costs about $6.00 per 12 oz container. Wilwood 600 Plus. I used this a couple of times but it is more expensive and the 570 wasn't boiling so went with the cheaper fluid. Actually never had any problems with the Ford fluid boiling either even though dropped to 500 degrees.
Bill
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St. Jude Donor '08
Good = ATE Super Blue and ATE Type 200. Same brake fluid but they're different colors so you can see when the new fluid is coming through and the old fluid has been flushed. Motul RBF600 is good fluid as well.
Having said that the above are "Good", I don't recommend either for roadracing. They work, but I would get the best (IMHO), Castrol SRF. It isn't cheap, but you'll get longer life and far superior performance.
I'd post this question in the Autocrossing and Roadracing forum. You'll get better answers there from some very knowledgeable forum members.
San
Having said that the above are "Good", I don't recommend either for roadracing. They work, but I would get the best (IMHO), Castrol SRF. It isn't cheap, but you'll get longer life and far superior performance.
I'd post this question in the Autocrossing and Roadracing forum. You'll get better answers there from some very knowledgeable forum members.
San
100%. I only use SRF and it is worth the extra money IMO.
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There are a bunch. Here are the ones I have used. Ford Super Duty DOT 3 although it isn't quite as good as it used to be. Its dry boiling point used to be 550 but is now spec'd at 500. It's the most cost effective fluid you can buy and its straight from the Ford dealer. Back a number of years ago Grass Roots Motorsports rated as the best kept secret in racing. Wilwood 570 (dry boiling point of 570) and costs about $6.00 per 12 oz container. Wilwood 600 Plus. I used this a couple of times but it is more expensive and the 570 wasn't boiling so went with the cheaper fluid. Actually never had any problems with the Ford fluid boiling either even though dropped to 500 degrees.
Bill
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I ran Motul in my car for the first season. I'd bleed the brakes once a weekend, sometimes 2X on the fronts.
SRF bottle is much larger than a motul bottle ( almost 2X the size). So with that said SRF runs about 2X the $$$ as motul.
I ran 20 1/2hr track sessions this year on SRF and did not bleed them once. enough said!
SRF bottle is much larger than a motul bottle ( almost 2X the size). So with that said SRF runs about 2X the $$$ as motul.
I ran 20 1/2hr track sessions this year on SRF and did not bleed them once. enough said!
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St. Jude Donor '08
I ran Motul in my car for the first season. I'd bleed the brakes once a weekend, sometimes 2X on the fronts.
SRF bottle is much larger than a motul bottle ( almost 2X the size). So with that said SRF runs about 2X the $$$ as motul.
I ran 20 1/2hr track sessions this year on SRF and did not bleed them once. enough said!
SRF bottle is much larger than a motul bottle ( almost 2X the size). So with that said SRF runs about 2X the $$$ as motul.
I ran 20 1/2hr track sessions this year on SRF and did not bleed them once. enough said!
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I'm still running a sale on SRF. 65 a bottle, can save a 5k front end hit at the end of the straight.
http://dougrippie.com/?p=430
Randy
http://dougrippie.com/?p=430
Randy
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Chris
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St. Jude Donor '09
I'm still running a sale on SRF. 65 a bottle, can save a 5k front end hit at the end of the straight.
http://dougrippie.com/?p=430
Randy
http://dougrippie.com/?p=430
Randy
San
