Evo X upgrades

[A//// Guy]

Whats wrong with the stock fluid? Are you really going to be pushing the car that hard? Racing/autox?

[mlomker]

Originally Posted by A//// Guy

Whats wrong with the stock fluid? Are you really going to be pushing the car that hard? Racing/autox?

HPDE on Monday and the auto-x novice school on the 5th & 6th. TTM's inspection checklist says that your brake fluid should be no more than 6 months old. I've owned the car less than a year but it was manufactured some time in 2007, I'd imagine.

My first time up at BIR I actually didn't use the brakes enough to experience fade...I drive like an old lady. That will probably change at some point this Summer, though.

[slowbubblecar]

Originally Posted by mlomker

Radiator hoses hold up this go-around? TTM has one date with the long course...that'll be fun. I've obviously never gone flat out in 5th before.

I took my car instead of my brother's blue one. No issues aside from needing to change tires. I used these rear tires at prior HPDEs so they had some wear to begin with. I ended up stealing my brother's rear wheels and finishing his tires off as well

Originally Posted by mlomker

TTM's inspection checklist says that your brake fluid should be no more than 6 months old.

My first time up at BIR I actually didn't use the brakes enough to experience fade...I drive like an old lady. That will probably change at some point this Summer, though.

They probably won't actually inspect your fluid, but it is always best to make sure it is fresh. I bought some of the super blue from MAP and put that in before I went. Still managed to experience brake fade if I was heavy on the brakes for multiple laps.

Not sure what you have done to your brakes, but mine at still 100% stock on my car. I will probably try to upgrade them before the next track day I attend. My car has only 14k on it so there is still some life in the pads/rotors. Would probably benefit greatly from some better ones though.

[mlomker]

Originally Posted by slowbubblecar

Not sure what you have done to your brakes, but mine at still 100% stock on my car.

Stock, factory brake fluid and all. The plan is to put on the Technafit lines & ATE Super Blue next week.

With only 7k miles on the car there should be plenty of brake pad left on there. I intend to burn them up in the next couple of months and then I'll go to Girodisc rotors and DS2500's.

[Matt D.]

Originally Posted by A//// Guy

Whats wrong with the stock fluid? Are you really going to be pushing the car that hard? Racing/autox?

He is going to be spending a lot of time at BIR this summer so I commend him for proactively maintaining his brake fluid. The stock fluid is probably fine, but putting in something like ATE Super Blue is never a bad thing.