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Old Jul 28, 2005 | 02:35 PM
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Old Aug 6, 2005 | 12:09 AM
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Alright all the parts are in the house, no mistakes made, on my next day off I'm heading to easystreets to have everything installed unfortunately i'm not mechanically inclined. I'm looking for a local track event. If someone knows of one at cal spd way let me know even if its a private deal I know those cost more thanks
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Old Mar 8, 2006 | 02:02 PM
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Egan, good looking out man that brake setup was really nice no brake fade or vibrations of any type ,they felt the same at the end as they did in the beginning. I now need to work on my driving, as a matter of fact I'm going to hire a professional instructor for the next event its a little pricy I heard but I think it will be worth it. I'm not trying to be a race car driver just a open track driver. 03/05/06 was the first time using your recommended setup, when should I change the fluid and or pads. thanks again Egan
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mw1029h: at this point you DONT really need to change the brake fluid (like changing oil). However, using your car at the track puts the brake fluid that is INSIDE THE CALIPER under alot of stress. In otherwords, you are heat cycling the fluid alot more than you would under normal circumstances and will cause the fluid to break down faster than normal. So a good habit to practice is to bleed your brakes after a hard day of driving at the track, This will flush out all of the "Old, used" brake fluid from the caliper and replace it with fresh fluid from the Master cylinder. (MAKE SURE TO KEEP YOUR MASTER CYLINDER TOPPED OFF WITH FLUID SO YOU DONT SUCK AIR INTO THE BRAKE LINES!)

as far as your brake pads go.....just keep an eye on them and replace them before they get down to about 20% pad left.

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Old Mar 8, 2006 | 06:05 PM
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Originally Posted by GotBoost?
mw1029h: at this point you DONT really need to change the brake fluid (like changing oil). However, using your car at the track puts the brake fluid that is INSIDE THE CALIPER under alot of stress. In otherwords, you are heat cycling the fluid alot more than you would under normal circumstances and will cause the fluid to break down faster than normal. So a good habit to practice is to bleed your brakes after a hard day of driving at the track, This will flush out all of the "Old, used" brake fluid from the caliper and replace it with fresh fluid from the Master cylinder. (MAKE SURE TO KEEP YOUR MASTER CYLINDER TOPPED OFF WITH FLUID SO YOU DONT SUCK AIR INTO THE BRAKE LINES!)

as far as your brake pads go.....just keep an eye on them and replace them before they get down to about 20% pad left.

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OK thanks for the info Sir.
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