lines and fliud or just fluid for 1st track day ???
05-23-2005, 04:23 PM
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lines and fliud or just fluid for 1st track day ???
I'm not going to do pads or rotors, as I'm going to try to get a 2nd car for a daily beater and the track.
But, I'm doing my first track day, in a car, my S in a few weeks.
when I change my fluid (which is best for track AND street again ?), will I get any help out of doing SS lines too ?
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kj
But, I'm doing my first track day, in a car, my S in a few weeks.
when I change my fluid (which is best for track AND street again ?), will I get any help out of doing SS lines too ?
thanks,
kj
05-23-2005, 04:45 PM
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fluid should be less than one year old - lines only inprove
brake feel. will make pedal feel firmer , more control over brakes casue rubber lines flex/swell. two track days can ruin the stock pads if the track requires hard braking.
05-23-2005, 04:51 PM
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I figure one day at Button Willow will be ok, no ?
Of course, if I don't get the track car built up or bought before the next one, I'll get new pads for the street and track.
So, if my cars only 7 months old the fluid's fine ?
Or should I just cahnge it for better perf ?
kj
So, if my cars only 7 months old the fluid's fine ?
Or should I just cahnge it for better perf ?
kj
05-23-2005, 06:20 PM
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Re: I figure one day at Button Willow will be ok, no ?
Performance isn't the reason to change it. Your risk is that the existing fluid has absorbed moisture, which drops the fluid's boiling point. Heat up the brakes, you'll boil the fluid, turn it to gas and and you'll have a soft pedal or worse, a pedal that goes to the floor.
2 bottles of Motul RBF 600 is under $30, and less than an hour's labor to bleed the lines of your old fluid. Cheap insurance on a $50k car :-)
Some clubs require the fluid to be bled/flushed within a month of an event. Probably good advice...
2 bottles of Motul RBF 600 is under $30, and less than an hour's labor to bleed the lines of your old fluid. Cheap insurance on a $50k car :-)
Some clubs require the fluid to be bled/flushed within a month of an event. Probably good advice...
05-23-2005, 07:39 PM
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fluid should be ok for BW- but if you have r-tires and drive hard and fast it
may be the end of your pads - I had two days there and wtih 8k miles I expect the brake light to come on any time - got really bad fade second day also. which group are you runnin with.
05-23-2005, 08:56 PM
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pads > lines - besides, dot4 is standard, and you really won't notice the lines anyhow
if you boil the fluid you might consider changing the fluid after, but def. not before. pads are another matter. the stock pads will melt pretty fast, so something more agressive would yeild the greatest change and most bang for the buck.
also make sure that the new pads are well bedded.
also make sure that the new pads are well bedded.
