1997 240sx
Z Brakes in front (freshly rebuilt)
Stock rear calipers with prolly HPS pads or something
SS lines all around. (of the finest quality I might add ;))
I am going to do a complete system flush before I bolt on the new fronts.
The car is going to be a weekend cruiser and Drift slut for the summer, stored winters.
So… what brake fluid should I use for this? Will Dot 5 be ok?
If price is no option, can you buy the best possible stuff even if you only go to the track every so often? Or is race brake fluid no good for street? (Like using race compound brake pads on the street.)
Well there may be a lapping day in there once in a while.
I’d be interested in the answer to Logic’s question too, like is it ok to go overboard even if you might not use the full potential of the high quality fluid more than 2wice in a season?
The Castrol has the highest wet boiling point out of all of them, Project mU the highest dry, but they’re all fairly comparable.
There’s no downside to running good brake fluid.
Good fluid is good because it resists heat and water retention, but it’s not like metal pads, or other brake upgrades. It will work just as well as OEM fluid in day-to-day situations, it likely just won’t coke up and break down as fast.
Its not rocket science. Are you fading your brakes on the track and or boiling fluid?
If you want to make ir rocket science keep track of brake temperature with a temp gun whenever you come into pits.
all i ever did was do the drift events and this year wiht a litte more power im going to try some grip events. so i guess ill have to do soem more research
there is no research. Run the car with DOT4 fluid…if you find its boiling and brakes fade run higher temp fluid. I got away with DOT4 for years, when I use to do drift events. Now that i’m doing grip, I found with higher grip tires like R’s I was able to boil the DOT4 with stock power. Last year all I did was bleed my brakes after every event, this year I’m upgraded to rbf600 so I don’t have to go through the hasle.
Also, change your thinking, u don’t need power to put down fast laps. Its all suspension and chassis tuning and driver.
lol. yeah i knwo powers not everyting. im still learing about my suspsension shit. i alreayd ahve coils and stb.
im gettin a lot of bars to reenfoce the body but the major things that i will be purchasin will be a two way diff, full multlllink kit. and a good set of sway bars. and i have a guy who does alignemtn on race cars to help me out wiht that department.