What brake fluid are you using?
I don't have much of a choice over here so I use penrite racing dot4 which is about the best I can get at my local auto shops
Ive caned it at 3 track days and never boiled
Ive caned it at 3 track days and never boiled
Last edited by Jonno99; Oct 16, 2015 at 08:46 PM.
On the topic of brake fluid I'll throw out some information that normal people wouldn't know.
Brake fluid performance is a lot like engine coolant.
The best coolant for temperature performance is 100% water. Then there are additives to improve its lubrication, corrosion properties, and of course its freezing point. These additives take away the fluid's ability to absorb the thermal energy without increasing in temperature.
Basically the additives reduce its performance.
Brake fluid is very similar.
Brake fluid is a solvent, the highest boiling performance is 100% solvent.
The additives required to help with lubrication, viscosity, and corrosive properties reduce its performance.
Generally speaking the higher performance for boiling temperature the less additives are in the fluid.
This is just food for thought to consider your purpose of brake fluid and its life in your brake system. Racing fluids have extreme boiling temperatures, but they will allow your system to corrode and they will eat your rubber seals. Professional race vehicles replace their entire brake system regularly and they don't care about corrosion.
Brake fluid performance is a lot like engine coolant.
The best coolant for temperature performance is 100% water. Then there are additives to improve its lubrication, corrosion properties, and of course its freezing point. These additives take away the fluid's ability to absorb the thermal energy without increasing in temperature.
Basically the additives reduce its performance.
Brake fluid is very similar.
Brake fluid is a solvent, the highest boiling performance is 100% solvent.
The additives required to help with lubrication, viscosity, and corrosive properties reduce its performance.
Generally speaking the higher performance for boiling temperature the less additives are in the fluid.
This is just food for thought to consider your purpose of brake fluid and its life in your brake system. Racing fluids have extreme boiling temperatures, but they will allow your system to corrode and they will eat your rubber seals. Professional race vehicles replace their entire brake system regularly and they don't care about corrosion.
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