Hi, Guest
09-22-2006, 02:52 PM
Bergin,
rotors were shipped tonight, you should see them mid next week.
all brake fluid is Hydroscopic, which means it absorbs water over time.
a dry boiling point is the boiling point right out of the freshly opened container. this will progressively get lower and lower overtime.
a wet boiling point is at the point where no more water can be absorbed. this is usually in 1-2years of service in a sealed braking system.
in some cases of heavy-use track days, you will boiled lower grade or lower boiling point fluids in the lines and create air bubbles, this is where brake fade happens. you may need to bleed the brakes after this but usually you do not need to resort to a complete system flush unless you completely loose the brakes.
in most cases, more so with high end race fluids, a higher dry boiling point will also mean a higher wet boiling point.
The ATE fluid we sell has pretty much the highest dry and wet boiling point of all DOT4 ABS-safe brake fluids available anywhere and also higher BP's than many "race" fluids that cost 2-3x more!
with this ATE fluid in a propperly bled braking system, in most cases, your pads and your rotors will fail before the fluid does.
We recommend a brake system flush every 1.5-2yearson all cars, performance or not. on cars that see a lot of track abuse and serious driving 1-1.5year betweens flushes is a good idea.
On a SVT, some good pads, slotted rotors front and rear and SS lines with the ATE fluid... you will probably never reach the limits of your braking system.
rotors were shipped tonight, you should see them mid next week.
CanadaSVT,Sep 21 2006, 04:24 PM Wrote:Quick question about brake fluid. If the dry boiling point is higher, isn't the wet boiling point much lower? Would the fluid need to be changed after each weekend of track abuse?
Thanks.
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all brake fluid is Hydroscopic, which means it absorbs water over time.
a dry boiling point is the boiling point right out of the freshly opened container. this will progressively get lower and lower overtime.
a wet boiling point is at the point where no more water can be absorbed. this is usually in 1-2years of service in a sealed braking system.
in some cases of heavy-use track days, you will boiled lower grade or lower boiling point fluids in the lines and create air bubbles, this is where brake fade happens. you may need to bleed the brakes after this but usually you do not need to resort to a complete system flush unless you completely loose the brakes.
in most cases, more so with high end race fluids, a higher dry boiling point will also mean a higher wet boiling point.
The ATE fluid we sell has pretty much the highest dry and wet boiling point of all DOT4 ABS-safe brake fluids available anywhere and also higher BP's than many "race" fluids that cost 2-3x more!
with this ATE fluid in a propperly bled braking system, in most cases, your pads and your rotors will fail before the fluid does.
We recommend a brake system flush every 1.5-2yearson all cars, performance or not. on cars that see a lot of track abuse and serious driving 1-1.5year betweens flushes is a good idea.
On a SVT, some good pads, slotted rotors front and rear and SS lines with the ATE fluid... you will probably never reach the limits of your braking system.