can someone recommend me good brake fluid - Tuner-Junction

Disillusioned · #1 (**permalink**) April 8th, 2006, 12:45 PM

i got my goodridge stainless steel brake lines in today so tomorrow im going to go ahead and install them. i had motul 600 in my spec v before the sti, and i was very happy with the results.

does anybody have any recommendations on brake fluid here?

carboncivic · #2 (**permalink**) April 8th, 2006, 01:12 PM

I am not sure what your car reccomends, but I've heard that Prestone is a good choice. Check your manual for any specifics though

Disillusioned · #3 (**permalink**) April 8th, 2006, 01:20 PM

factory recommends at least dot 3, which covers pretty much all the fluids out there. im looking for something that is NOT dot5, has minimal water absorbtion, and high wet and dry boiling points.

valvoline synpower looks pretty good. motul also looks good.

street_accord94 · #4 (**permalink**) April 8th, 2006, 01:20 PM

I like to run dot4 fluid myself...ATE superblue is my weapon of choice

Blake · #5 (**permalink**) April 8th, 2006, 01:20 PM

use whatever it says to use in the owners manual.

jadkar · #6 (**permalink**) April 8th, 2006, 01:21 PM

Expensive and hard to find but .....

ATE Super Blue is the ONLY WAY to fly!!!

I ran it in the NSX and now the CRX. After a bunch of hard laps at Watkins Glen and Limerock this brake fluid shows no sign of boil or fade. It's truly amazing. If you talk to any other "road racer" they will tell you the same thing.

street_accord94 · #7 (**permalink**) April 8th, 2006, 01:24 PM

it survives my many trips thru the mountains in what was born as a family car

Disillusioned · #8 (**permalink**) April 8th, 2006, 01:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jadkar

Expensive and hard to find but .....

ATE Super Blue is the ONLY WAY to fly!!!

I ran it in the NSX and now the CRX. After a bunch of hard laps at Watkins Glen and Limerock this brake fluid shows no sign of boil or fade. It's truly amazing. If you talk to any other "road racer" they will tell you the same thing.

any specs on the super blue? wet/dry boiling points? does it absorb alot of water? most importantly, is it dot 4?

street_accord94 · #9 (**permalink**) April 8th, 2006, 01:27 PM

its dot4; dry=536 F, wet=392 F

jadkar · #10 (**permalink**) April 8th, 2006, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Disillusioned

any specs on the super blue? wet/dry boiling points? does it absorb alot of water? most importantly, is it dot 4?

It's a volvo link, but it's the best explanation of WHY this fluid kicks ass....

http://www.volvospeed.com/Reviews/ate.htm

Here's where I buy mine...

http://www.247-parts.com/view_product.html?sku=ATESB4

jadkar · #11 (**permalink**) April 8th, 2006, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by street_accord94

its dot4; dry=536 F, wet=392 F

very close to DOT5

street_accord94 · #12 (**permalink**) April 8th, 2006, 01:34 PM

extremely...in fact its over DOT5 minimums

Disillusioned · #13 (**permalink**) April 8th, 2006, 02:25 PM

i found some good info on nasioc, as well as stoptech's website. heres a quote from one of the members over on nasioc

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joel Gat, 1.8L
I'll "third" the Synpower suggestion. It's a great cheap brake fluid. Let's see if I can make this chart look right: (BP = boiling point, and these are all my data, I've seen different prices, different boiling points, etc., but it gives you a rough idea)

Fluid...............Dry BP....Wet BP....Cost/oz
DOT 3 Spec......401........284
DOT 4 Spec......446........311
DOT 5 Spec......500........346
Synpower.........513........333........$0.15
ATE 200/S.Blue..536........392........$0.29
Motul DOT 5.1...509........365........$0.70
Motul R'cing600.585.........421.......$0.72
Castrol SRF.......590........518........$1.86

So as you can see, Synpower is way above DOT4, and right there with most of the racing fluids. SRF is a whole new magnitude of performance and what we used, exclusively, on the racecar. But it's a little pricey.

the valvoline synpower is almost up there with the blue, but the motul 600 surpasses most of them. since time is short, and i would like to have the brake lines on the car before the next auto cross, ive decided to go with the valvoline synpower, and im going to order the motul600 and ill bleed out the synpower if i deem it unworthy.

the synpower really is cost effective, so it doesnt hurt so much, i think theyre like 7 bucks for 32 fl. oz. at pepboys.

after ive installed the brake lines, maybe ill do a little installation writeup for you guys

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njn63 · #14 (**permalink**) April 8th, 2006, 04:15 PM

i plan to go with ATE Super Blue also unless i can find any of the bling race fluids cheap.

macbasq · #15 (**permalink**) April 8th, 2006, 05:05 PM

If you want to go extreme there's always Wilwood EXP 600 Plus Super High-Temp. 626 degrees F with a wet boiling point of 417 F. It's really for racing applications though.

hcarcrx · #16 (**permalink**) April 9th, 2006, 08:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jadkar

Expensive and hard to find but .....

ATE Super Blue is the ONLY WAY to fly!!!

I ran it in the NSX and now the CRX. After a bunch of hard laps at Watkins Glen and Limerock this brake fluid shows no sign of boil or fade. It's truly amazing. If you talk to any other "road racer" they will tell you the same thing.

you have to be really a stupid hard late braker to do any damage to this brake fluid!! its what alot of "pro" race teams use!!