High Performance brake Fluid

[4g63telantra]

Is there any type of high performance brake fluid I can use for better braking?

 

[FORMONTOYA]

motul 600 has a high boiling point. however, for better braking go to upgraded pads, ebc greenstuff, porterfield, hawk, or several others. also upgrade to the braided lines. you will notice a big difference over oem components.

jim

 

[D_Eclipse9916]

Definitely go with upgraded pads, and lines. Brake fluid i important, but I never faded on regular brake fluid until I was road racing with the ss lines so if your not doing heavy track stuff I wouldnt even worry.

 

[Todd TCE]

Is there any type of high performance brake fluid I can use for better braking?

No. Changing brake fluid will NOT make for better braking. It WILL give a higher boiling point of operation. Assuming the fluid is not ancient now raising the BP will be questionable unless you have a need for it.

If you do not boil what you run now, then you have no requirement for higher BP fluid.

 

[steve]

Like Todd said "If you do not boil what you run now, then you have no requirement for higher BP fluid."

I have good luck with the inexpensive valvoline syntec brake fluid you can find all over.
It's cheap enough that you don't buying a fresh bottle each time you work on your brakes and flush out the fluid in the lines and caliper bores on a regular basis.

It had the best wet and dry boiling point of the standard brake fluids that I could find.

People also seem to like the Ford HD brake fluid you can pick up at a dealer.

I'd try both before investing in the more expensive motul 600.

Steve

 

[Morphius]

Also keep in mind that after 6 months to a year, your brake fluid will be considered 'saturated' with moisture. Thus, the BP will be the 'wet BP'.

 

[Todd TCE]

You're 100% correct.

But that doesn't mean it's boiled or there is a need for 3x normal cost fluids to improve it.

Anyone would be wise to flush fluid yearly if you run your car reasonably hard or do any type of high heat activities. On the other hand when I traded in my 94 Ranger some years ago it had the original fluid in it for about 120k and was fine....

 

[daren_p]

I was going to pick up some of the motul 600 fluid from RRE just because I will be placing an order from there for other parts. Is it true that performance fluids such as this absorb moisture faster therefore having to change it more often? If I did use this fluid approx how often should you change the fluid?

 

[Todd TCE]

I believe that only the manufacture can tell you the absorbsion rate of their fluid. Most retailers can tell you the dry and wet points- it's usually on the bottle. I honestly have no way of telling you how soon it will be before Brand A has lost its edge and is now closer to Brand B.

Regardless of the rate the point still stands that there's no benefit to $15 fluid over $3 fluid that you are no currently boiling. Wet BP is usually more important than that of dry for most folks except those who see hard track day use all the time. If wet is 475 on Brand A and 505 on Brand B then clearly you'll have an extended range with B. On the other hand if you only get fluid to 330 it's pointless.

I've all but given up on this topic. In all my conversations. I'm going to start stocking the Wilwood 570 and selling it with kits like everyone else does. It's become pointless to try and inject logic into the discussions and take money from my own pocket doing so.