damn hell

 

The advice about going with the superior fluid for track use is right on the money. We in the DPE camp have had excellent luck with the ATE SuperBlue at track events. Seems that our 8 that uses the Valvoline gets best results when bleeding after each event, while the SuperBlue gets bled after every 2nd or 3rd event with good results (and could probably go longer between bleeding, but I choose not to). We've used the SuperBlue in a number of cars besides the RX-8 over the last several years, cars that are far harder on brakes than our 8s, and have had excellent results. The Motul is no doubt superior, but in my personal experience the SuperBlue does all that I need it to at half the price, even when pushed very hard on hot days. Great performance for the money. The Synpower will get you by, and has served our other RX-8 well, but for such little extra money for superior performance, it seems like a good way to spend a few extra bucks to me.

I can get through a year's worth of hard driving on 2-3 liters of SuperBlue. I usually will run whatever SuperBlue was in for the last event, which I bleed if needed, through the following winter and then flush with new Blue in the spring. Also, if you don't already do it, it helps to bleed the master cylinder before and again after you bleed the calipers, as per the service manual. Tried it without doing the master cylinder and it just isn't as good.

You can see boiling points on the fluids we sell by clicking here http://www.dpeweb.com/ProductsList.a...oductTypeID=31 and then following the link to each fluid.

Hope this helps.

 

can anyone confirm how much fluid is required for a bleed and change? I recently got my dealer to changed my fluid to motul600 and supplied 1.5L; suposedly they used it all.

 

usually takes me at least 1L to do a full flush so it's possible they ran it all through just to be sure

 

Draining the MC, 5 pumps for each brake and clutch I am left with about 200ml of brakefluid when bleeding the system after an event. Speedbleeders make the job so much easier.

I used 2 litres on my first brakefluid change coz I stuffed up. DOH!

 

thanks sounds like they would use close to the 1.5L. I thought I should check because they claimed I didn't give them enough oil for the oil change when I gave them 4.5L.

 

i used a bit over 2 of the small bottles.

brake fluid in a metal can will last longer on the shelf. ive heard but the plastic cans let water in, so id not keep it for years before using it.

i had very good results at laguna seca with fresh Ford HD fluid. blew out my pads and developed a big crack in a rotor, but no fade from boiled fluid.

james