Let's see YOUR track Evo
yep that was mine. i was going to sell it for an open wheel car, but then i hit the wall at mmp and decided to rebuild better and keep it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUMwS...&feature=g-upl
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCOnve50ggg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUMwS...&feature=g-upl
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCOnve50ggg
Before the event, I swapped my front calipers with a freshly rebuilt one and I guess I didn't bleed them enough. A huge air bubble decided to come out halfway during the second session, at the end of the front straight.
I've had pedal fade before but mild, it was weird this time it was no warning and just totally gone. I was just doing what I could to get it sideways and scrubbed off as much speed as possible. I'm doing about 120 before brake zone in that turn, I figured that I still hit the wall around 50-60mph though.
Pads were Hawk DTC-70, and ATE super blue fluid. Brembo GT355mm front kit, stock rears. So the bias is too heavy to the front right now. I since switched to Pagid pads and Castrol SRF fluid, and rebuilt the caliper seals and haven't had any more fade at all.
Pads were Hawk DTC-70, and ATE super blue fluid. Brembo GT355mm front kit, stock rears. So the bias is too heavy to the front right now. I since switched to Pagid pads and Castrol SRF fluid, and rebuilt the caliper seals and haven't had any more fade at all.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXoM1...1&feature=plcp
ive lost my brakes on the main straight at the glen ( ~150mph). luckily they have a lot of runoff that is paved so i was able to save the car without incident.
I was running amsoil brake fluid and have since switched to SRF. SRF is amazing stuff
I was running amsoil brake fluid and have since switched to SRF. SRF is amazing stuff
SRF is hands down the best racing fluid evar. it's about 4x's more $$ than ATE, but the boiling temp points are way better. I have a friend using Amsoil Series 600, which is about same price as ATE and should be a bit better too.
ATE Super Blue: Dry (536F), Wet (388F)
Amsoil Series 600: Dry (580F), Wet (410F)
Castrol SRF: Dry (590F), Wet (518F)
The wet is heads and shoulders above which is awesome. If you get the brakes a little too hot once or twice, you will definitely get oxygen in the system, which leads to water in the system. Obviously if you get water in there you are going to boil them over again really easy. The extra $60 or whatever is totally worth it IMO.
ATE Super Blue: Dry (536F), Wet (388F)
Amsoil Series 600: Dry (580F), Wet (410F)
Castrol SRF: Dry (590F), Wet (518F)
The wet is heads and shoulders above which is awesome. If you get the brakes a little too hot once or twice, you will definitely get oxygen in the system, which leads to water in the system. Obviously if you get water in there you are going to boil them over again really easy. The extra $60 or whatever is totally worth it IMO.
Last edited by PCSkiBum_21; May 29, 2012 at 09:02 AM.
SRF is hands down the best racing fluid evar. it's about 4x's more $$ than ATE, but the boiling temp points are way better. I have a friend using Amsoil Series 600, which is about same price as ATE and should be a bit better too.
ATE Super Blue: Dry (536F), Wet (388F)
Amsoil Series 600: Dry (580F), Wet (410F)
Castrol SRF: Dry (590F), Wet (518F)
The wet is heads and shoulders above which is awesome. If you get the brakes a little too hot once or twice, you will definitely get oxygen in the system, which leads to water in the system. Obviously if you get water in there you are going to boil them over again really easy. The extra $60 or whatever is totally worth it IMO.
ATE Super Blue: Dry (536F), Wet (388F)
Amsoil Series 600: Dry (580F), Wet (410F)
Castrol SRF: Dry (590F), Wet (518F)
The wet is heads and shoulders above which is awesome. If you get the brakes a little too hot once or twice, you will definitely get oxygen in the system, which leads to water in the system. Obviously if you get water in there you are going to boil them over again really easy. The extra $60 or whatever is totally worth it IMO.
I have the ATE Super Blue in the past and was going to switch to the Motul RBF600 Brake Fluid Synthetic DOT 4 on my new car. It has a boiling point of Dry (593F), Wet (420F) It is also under $20 so not as pricey as the Castrol SRF but its still better than the ATE Super Blue and Amsoil for the close to the same price.
If you run at 9/10ths for 15+ minutes, spend the extra money on the BEST fluid, SRF. its a small price to pay to insure you have brakes at every corner.
