Let's talk about brake fluids. Good/Bad/Oh snap! I'm farmin'!

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Originally Posted by Maximal

Thanks. Looking for cheaper places but that's way upstate.

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Sure ... it's waay out in the middle of nowhere. Plus it's a really small track. And most people usually just pitch tents for the weekend. Fun in a pinch though!

ahhh, the all too common 2 piece rotor conversion.

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Originally Posted by B-Man

Type 200?

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ATE super blue... 530 dry boil,;350 wet.

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Originally Posted by Erron Spalsbury

YUP!
Welcome to it. Higher coefficient of friction, higher pad temp, more likely the boil of fluid. Ti backing plates, brake coolers, and higher fluid BP are what's next in your future. :P Or, you'll find out like I did that you may not be boiling it on the track but Torquerather by the rear turbo while sitting still in the pits.
Seriously though, wait till you put slicks on and go way higher in temp due to additional adhesion. That's when it really starts getting fun. Look into the Torque fluid. Best I've used yet and I've used them all. :)

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it's definitely not from turbos. I am using aluminum backing plates and Naca collectors with brake cooling hoses. As soon as I upgraded the brake fluid the issue went away. Give me some of your Torque fluid, I'd love to try it!

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Originally Posted by lawdogg

No, it was a combination of heat and braking force (and maybe a manufacturing defect?) that made the hat decide to say F U to the rotor ... centric blank rotor ... but the fluid was fine!

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-N...0/IMG_7841.jpg

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WOW! That's really scary! Have you since upgraded to a big brake kit with upgraded rotors?

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Originally Posted by J. Fast

ATE super blue... 530 dry boil,;350 wet.
it's definitely not from turbos. I am using aluminum backing plates and Naca collectors with brake cooling hoses. As soon as I upgraded the brake fluid the issue went away. Give me some of your Torque fluid, I'd love to try it!

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Ya, I didn't ever see an issue out on the track, it was more of a holy cow moment really. You've seen the paint discoloration on my firewall, seeing a glowing orange turbo in broad daylight back then (on the 15g's) sitting all of about 4-6 inches from the brake lines made me nervous. I'm sure that's not very good for the fluid no matter what, hehehe. Here's where I got it from...
Torque RT700? Racing Brake Fluid Technical Specifications

I'm pretty impressed by the stuff, I'd recommend it to anyone.

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Originally Posted by J. Fast

ATE super blue... 530 dry boil,;350 wet.

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That's awfully light colored for super blue.

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Originally Posted by B-Man

That's awfully light colored for super blue.

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I was gonna say... I remembered super blue to actually be blue.Attachment 5605

My mistake. It is infact ATE fluid however it's ATE SL6.

Thank you for the clarification as an ate blue/ typ 200 user myself

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Originally Posted by J. Fast

WOW! That's really scary! Have you since upgraded to a big brake kit with upgraded rotors?

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Nope, but I decided to try to track a Miata instead! :Doh: (Sorry for derail ...)

I'm going to try this fluid as lately I've has some issues with boiling RBF600. I have 355mm Stoptech BBK and Carbotech XP-12 pads up front and freshly rebuilt stock 2G calipers and XP-10s in the rear.

Oskar