Brake Fluid

You know what I say, I don't get paid enough to act serious!

And when I was paid real well for smashing my body into the ground, then I laughed all the way to the bank, cause what could be fun-er than getting HALF an ordinary working mans wages for a month in 90 minutes of racing?

And doing that 5-7 times a month? (See? it wasn't MILLIONS!!!!!! but it was 3 or more times what I got as a full qualified Union machinist, so for me that was really good money, and i got to travel from one end of Europe to the next every week (sometime right across France overnight for the next day's race)

We can always be serious later when we're old...

wait! Is 57 oafish-ally old????

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John Vanlandingham
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Cosworth Wrote:
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> Jon Burke Wrote:
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> I bought two cans of it on sale a few
> > yrs ago and still have half a can left.
>
> This is the problem with club racers. Toss it
> already. Brake fluid "spoils" quicker than milk.
> At this point that half can of fluid will work as
> good as water.


no, the problem with us club racers is when we get real desperate on a turn around stage and start topping off all our fluids with fresh urine

(or high octane urine, which is what you get after chugging a can of those Monster-ous red bull beverages!)

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Jon Burke - KI6LSW
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Jon Burke Wrote:
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> Cosworth Wrote:
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> > Jon Burke Wrote:
> >
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>
> > -----
> > I bought two cans of it on sale a few
> > > yrs ago and still have half a can left.
> >
> > This is the problem with club racers. Toss
> it
> > already. Brake fluid "spoils" quicker than
> milk.
> > At this point that half can of fluid will
> work as
> > good as water.
>
>
> no, the problem with us club racers is when we get
> real desperate on a turn around stage and start
> topping off all our fluids with fresh urine
>
> (or high octane urine, which is what you get after
> chugging a can of those Monster-ous red bull
> beverages!)
>
>
>
> Jon Burke - KI6LSW
> Blog:
> 'Holy Shit!' @ 4:10

Nice.

I read about the home brew brake fluid they use in Cuba: motor oil mixed with shampoo.

well the celica is 30 years old and i would probably but the fluid is about 20 years old so im guessing its 100% water.



john vanlandingham Wrote:
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> Chris, you really smoking your brakes?
> What's your brake set up?
>
> It seems to me the main thing is FRESH fluid,
> since it tends so drastically to pick up moisture
> in the air.
> I read somewhere that it can gain 6% water per
> year so how much per how long, but that water
> boils at 100c and brings down the fluids boiling
> point, so fresh fresh.
>
>
>
> John Vanlandingham
> Sleezattle, WA, USA
>
> Vive le Prole-le-ralliat
>
> www.rallyrace.net/jvab
> CALL +1 206 431-9696
> Remember! Pacific Standard Time
> is 3 hours behind Eastern Standard Time.

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I've been using Amsoil brake fluid for the last year. Before that I used "parts store junk" and bled often. Only really noticed fade at Ojibwe.

I always buy the smallest containers I can find.

john vanlandingham Wrote:
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> wait! Is 57 oafish-ally old????
>
>

Yes, it is.
JT

Pegasus just posted this: http://www.pegasusautoracing.com/productdetails.asp?RecID=1036

Some new manufacturing method with less dissolved air making it better at withstanding compression......

but damn, that is a lot of money per bottle.

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-Jason



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/03/2010 08:37PM by mack73.

MrToad Wrote:
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> john vanlandingham Wrote:
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> >
> > wait! Is 57 oafish-ally old????
> >
> >
>
> Yes, it is.
> JT
>
>

You suggesting it's time to act serious?

That's silly!

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John Vanlandingham
Sleezattle, WA, USA

Vive le Prole-le-ralliat

www.rallyrace.net/jvab
CALL +1 206 431-9696
Remember! Pacific Standard Time
is 3 hours behind Eastern Standard Time.

mack73 Wrote:
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> Pegasus just posted this:
>
> Some new manufacturing method with less dissolved
> air making it better at withstanding
> compression......
>
> but damn, that is a lot of money per bottle.
>
> 94 Golf
> www.Mack73.com

>>Prospeed RS683 Xtreme Performance Brake Fluid
>>Prospeed RS683 is a revolutionary new racing brake fluid. Not only does it boast >>a 683° F dry boiling point -- the highest in the industry -- and an extremely >>high wet boiling point of 439° F, but the innovative new manufacturing process >>actually makes this fluid more incompressible than other fluids! Meets DOT 4 >>specifications >>and is compatible with all DOT 3, DOT 4, and DOT 5.1 (non->>silicone) fluids. 500ml (16.9 oz) bottles.

>>Dissolved air

>>Brake fluids are not a single element, but a mixture of several different >>ingredients. Conventional mixing traps tiny, dissolved bubbles of air inside the >>fluid. Fresh brake fluid typically contains as much as 5% dissolved air. Air is >>more compressible under pressure than fluid, so this leads to a soft pedal feel, >>even with fresh, brand-new fluid.

>>CompressionFreeâ„¢ Technology

>>Prospeed's patented manufacturing process minimizes the amount of air that gets >>into the fluid during manufacture. Instead of 5% air, RS683 contains less than >>1% dissolved air! This results in a very incompressible fluid for the firmest >>pedal feel and most predictable braking you will ever experience.

What a load of crap! Wonder where their marketing gets this type of nonsense from.

Fuck me.
Marketing types are nearly always total wanker idiots who only care if they get as much money as possible for them epending as little effort as possible.
They are idiots.
Kill hypsters now.

Existing real brake fluids are incompressible.
But this shit is more-er imcompressible-r-er.

And didya get that?
air is more compressible than incompressible fluid UNDER PRESSURE!!!

Gawd forbid that we should compress things by NOT EXERTING PRESSURE!!!
Ha! fooled them....


Man hype sucks, hand stupid hype sucks big time.

Kill all hypesters now.

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John Vanlandingham
Sleezattle, WA, USA

Vive le Prole-le-ralliat

www.rallyrace.net/jvab
CALL +1 206 431-9696
Remember! Pacific Standard Time
is 3 hours behind Eastern Standard Time.

Hell, for only $20 per pint, I'll take your brake fluid and vacugenically treat it to remove all of the dissolved air.

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Pete Remner
Cleveland, Ohio

1984 RX-7 (rallycross thing)
1978
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