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Cabramatta, NSW
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Toronto, Downtown
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September 2004
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Re: Brake fluid recommendations
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Thu, 25 August 2005 04:21
 
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dot 5 is corrosive to rubber if i remember correctly so i would steer clear of it unless you have steel brake lines..
Dot 4 is fine i brake pretty hard and on the track with dot 4 ive never had any troubles whatsoever
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I supported Toymods
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Perth
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May 2002
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Re: Brake fluid recommendations
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Thu, 25 August 2005 05:10
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Dot 5.1 is fine as it's not silicon based. That said, the Castrol Super Response Dot 4 seems highly recommended and beats most of the ones I compared it to on specs by a lot.
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Location:
Eskilstuna, Sweden
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May 2002
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Re: Brake fluid recommendations
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Thu, 25 August 2005 05:11
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Motul RBF 600 hands down.
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Location:
Cabramatta, NSW
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May 2002
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Re: Brake fluid recommendations
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Thu, 25 August 2005 05:15
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| justcallmefrank wrote on Thu, 25 August 2005 15:10 |
Dot 5.1 is fine as it's not silicon based. That said, the Castrol Super Response Dot 4 seems highly recommended and beats most of the ones I compared it to on specs by a lot.
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Yeah, I've used this for years in the Celica and would be my choice.
Just thought I'd ask and see other peoples' opinions.
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I supported Toymods
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Perth
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May 2002
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Re: Brake fluid recommendations
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Thu, 25 August 2005 05:19
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| Youngy wrote on Thu, 25 August 2005 13:11 |
Motul RBF 600 hands down.
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...although this looks pretty damn good.
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I Supported Toymods
Location:
Sydney
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December 2002
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Re: Brake fluid recommendations
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Thu, 25 August 2005 05:23
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DOT 5 is silicon based and has different properties to the glycol based dot 3 / 4 fluids.
DOT 5.1 however is glycol based but has the boiling point of DOT 5 fluids... i.e. its just a DOT 4 fluid with boiling point of DOT 5.
Find out what DOT 5.1 fluids you can get your hands on and then check their wet / dry boiling points.
Motul is one of the best DOT 5.1 fluids that is commonly available IIRC.
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Location:
Cabramatta, NSW
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May 2002
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Location:
Brisbane
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February 2003
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Re: Brake fluid recommendations
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Fri, 26 August 2005 15:59
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Nulon Xtreme is supposed to be good without costing the earth (for brake fluid)
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Banned by his request
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moved to tamworth
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July 2002
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Re: Brake fluid recommendations
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Sat, 27 August 2005 01:30
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just get same wilwood brake fluid nark!$15 a bottle and works very well in the race cars.or AP at $90 which isnt really needed on the street.
mick
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Location:
Cabramatta, NSW
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May 2002
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Re: Brake fluid recommendations
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Thu, 08 September 2005 04:50
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Mick, where can I get that Wilwood stuff?
Castrol Response Super is ~$10/500mL from Supercheap.
The RBF 600 is ~$25/500mL from Shift Motorsport in Lansvale.
I can't see the RBF 600 being 2.5 times better than the Response Super (which already exceeds Dot 5 standards), so I think I'll be sticking with the Castrol.
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May 2002
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Re: Brake fluid recommendations
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Thu, 08 September 2005 04:58
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Castrol Response Super is ~$10/500mL from Supercheap.
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Thats what I have been running, I had no problems at the last track day using this (my car is pretty light though so doesn't work the brakes too hard).
Gave it a good workout a few weeks back and it was fine then too (hills and motorkhana stuff).
Actually it's been the same fluid in the system for just over 12 months now  I'm a lazy turd.
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Banned by his request
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moved to tamworth
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July 2002
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Re: Brake fluid recommendations
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Thu, 08 September 2005 05:02
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austrack motorsport at 109 airds rd minto!i dont know who else carries it. 98204255
mick
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Location:
Cabramatta, NSW
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May 2002
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Banned by his request
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moved to tamworth
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July 2002
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Re: Brake fluid recommendations
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Thu, 08 September 2005 07:35
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the wil570 is fine.i have sold cases of it,if it does the job in a state level sportsedans etc etc.the 600 is for stuff like our cars that brake from 300km\h with brembo 12 spotters and soft pads that last a weekend.
mick
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Toymods Vice President
Location:
Sydney
Registered:
May 2002
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Banned by his request
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moved to tamworth
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July 2002
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Re: Brake fluid recommendations
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Thu, 08 September 2005 09:04
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i use ap600
‘Typical’ New Dry Boiling Point in excess of - 300°C (572°F)
‘Wet’ E.R. (Equilibrium Reflux) Boiling Point - 210°C (410°F)
i use the ap600 becuase i have a case of it(it costs between $90-$120 for 500mls from memory),but ive used the wil570 with no problem.change it every 6 months or so.
mick
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