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What situations are you experiencing fade and cooking off fluid? What pads are you using?
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03-21-2017, 01:41 PM | #17 |
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Disregard the above. We are comparing apples to oranges unless you've upgraded to ZL1/1LE brakes. There is a big difference - literally.
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03-21-2017, 01:56 PM | #18 |
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i ran wilwood 570 fluid in my old cobalt ss and changed it about once a year and was fine but i only did about 3-4 track events a year
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This is only my case with Carbotec XP10 front / 8 rear. It's all about your driving style , experience , car weight , horse power , ambient temperature and the track itself.
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03-27-2017, 11:35 PM | #20 |
Just an fyi, page 205 of the manual specifically says to not use DOT 5 fluids
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DOT 5.1 is not DOT 5. 5.1 is compatible with DOT 3/4 where DOT 5 is not. DOT 5.1 is a better fluid and what we used when I was into sportbikes as it has a lot higher boiling point over DOT 3. Not to be confused with DOT 5, a silicone based fluid. DOT 5.1 is one of several designations of automotive brake fluid, denoting a particular mixture of chemicals imparting specified ranges of boiling point. A brake fluid's dry boiling point is the temperature at which the pure fluid will boil. Wet boiling point concerns the boiling temperature when the fluid contains water. In the United States, all brake fluids must meet Standard No. 116; Motor vehicle brake fluids.[1] Under this standard there are three Department of Transportation (DOT) minimal specifications for brake fluid. They are DOT 3, DOT 4 and DOT 5.1. DOT 5.1, like DOT 3 and DOT 4, is a polyethylene glycol-based fluid (contrasted with DOT 5 which is silicone-based). Polyethylene glycol fluids are hygroscopic and will absorb water from the atmosphere, which is necessary to prevent sheer and undiluted water in the braking system,[citation needed] which is very corrosive, also water droplets can freeze in the pipes, thus blocking the system. DOT 5.1 is the non-silicone version of DOT 5, defined by FMVSS 116 as being less than 70% silicone. Above that threshold makes it DOT 5. Contents [hide] Boiling points[edit] Minimum boiling points for these specifications are as follows (wet boiling point defined as 3.7% water by volume): Boiling point ranges [2]Dry boiling pointWet boiling pointDOT 3205 °C (401 °F)140 °C (284 °F)DOT 4230 °C (446 °F)155 °C (311 °F)DOT 5260 °C (500 °F)180 °C (356 °F)DOT 5.1260 °C (500 °F)180 °C (356 °F) |
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03-28-2017, 03:01 PM | #22 |
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I will be testing full metallic pads over the next month. They are designed for street and track. If it proves to be good, we may just have ourselves a very nice offering in the future. I would love to cut down the after-track maintenance routine by leaving my track pads in for DD duties. I will report back soon.
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Presently I own a '14 Corvette Stingray Z51, and in the past I have used Dot4 on a couple of my cars without issues, but after reading my Corvette's owner manual I noticed that they don't suggest for daily usage the DOT 4 fluid, only for track usage and afterwards go back to DOT3. Also I read somewhere else that DOT 4 needs more changes than the regular DOT 3 brake fluid. I like spirited driving and maybe I would go back occasionally to a DE track event. The last time that I went with my C7 Z51 with stock fluid, it boiled. After reading about the high boiling point of the Wilwood 570 DOT 3, I got very interested on it. Please share me your experience while using it. I try to google it and there are not many reviews information about it, and will like to try it on my Stingray Z51.
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05-07-2018, 12:04 PM | #25 |
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it was good stuff and not bad price and also had upgraded ss lines so that helped also!
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05-07-2018, 07:31 PM | #26 |
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Thanks Kropscamaro16, very helpful
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Compared to your stock brake fluid. Did the Wilwood 570 help you to don't boil your brake fluid? Any advantage over stock?
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