TA OE Brembo brake pad wear

[SADVIPER]

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SRF is the best brake fluid money can buy end of story. You can get away with many track days without bleeding, but should bleed every 2 track days anyways.

I've had it for 4 track days and no issues when I bled a lil afterwards to check the fluids. Amazing brake oil.

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You guys are nuts. Motul 600 work fine. I wouldn't pay double for srf. That's me. lol

[darbgnik]

You guys are nuts. Motul 600 work fine. I wouldn't pay double for srf. That's me. lol

Lol, I think it depends how you perceive value. The SRF bottle is twice the size, so not sure if it's double the price, but even so, your time is worth money. I went with SRF because I don't want to bleed the brakes after every track day. Its wet boiling point is really the reason to buy SRF, because it allows me to be lazy, and survive.

Ok, maybe it is twice the price. Still worth it to me. Hahaha

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Agree. Time is money. And my time is big money. lol. Also I am a big fan of lazy.

1 ltr of srf is $58. 1/2 ltr of motul 600 is $16. Almost double.

You're still nuts. lol

[Arizona Vipers]

You guys are nuts. Motul 600 work fine. I wouldn't pay double for srf. That's me. lol

Yes, Motul is "fine". It's great, much better than stock fluid. But you can use SRF twice as long as any Motul before it fades. It's not more expensive. I've tested SRF vs Motul on same car, same tracks. Motul fades way faster.
When it comes to your braking system, you dont skimp on your rotors, calipers or brake pads do you? People spend $10K to upgrade their brakes. $1000 a day in tires, but you wont spend $30 more for the best brake fluid even though it WILL last longer.
If I could only give one tip to track guys, it would be to use Castrol SRF brake fluid. It's $58 on Amazon- https://www.amazon.com/Castrol-SRF-R...ds=castrol+srf
One bottle is going to last you an entire race season if you are a hard core track guy. If you are a casual track guy it's going to last forever.

[Arizona Vipers]

Agree. Time is money. And my time is big money. lol. Also I am a big fan of lazy.

1 ltr of srf is $58. 1/2 ltr of motul 600 is $16. Almost double.

You're still nuts. lol

Ok, so $32 versus $58. I'll pay $26 more to have the best brake fluid, have it last twice as long and have to bleed my brakes half as often.
I used Motul for 6 months, I've never made it three track days without very noticeable fading. With SRF I've gone 6 track days+ and never experienced any fade whatsoever. I bleed just for the sake of bleeding at this point.
I've saved a lot of money on brake fluid since switching to SRF.

[Arizona Vipers]

http://www.ctbrakes.com/brake-fluid.asp

Motul wet boiling point- 421*
Castrol SRF wet boiling point 518*

Castrol boiling point is almost 100 degrees higher. Think about that. Have you ever hit your rotors with a laser temp gauge? You will see 800*++ at the end of a hard session.
So yes, Motul will fade faster and not last as long. So it's NOT cheaper. You pay less money to have to buy more, bleed more often, and have slower lap times. All to save $20 initially, but have to buy more in the long run.

[fuggles]

Yes, Motul is "fine". It's great, much better than stock fluid. But you can use SRF twice as long as any Motul before it fades. It's not more expensive. I've tested SRF vs Motul on same car, same tracks. Motul fades way faster.
When it comes to your braking system, you dont skimp on your rotors, calipers or brake pads do you? People spend $10K to upgrade their brakes. $1000 a day in tires, but you wont spend $30 more for the best brake fluid even though it WILL last longer.
If I could only give one tip to track guys, it would be to use Castrol SRF brake fluid. It's $58 on Amazon- https://www.amazon.com/Castrol-SRF-R...ds=castrol+srf
One bottle is going to last you an entire race season if you are a hard core track guy. If you are a casual track guy it's going to last forever.

Ok. I don't spend 10K on brake upgrades or 1k a day on tires. So it not relevant to me. Maybe you should get a better track car. lol. To each his own. I still think you are nuts. lol

Time is money is a better argument. A half hour to bleed is worth more than a bottle of srf.

Anyway I'm having too much fun derailing this thread.

[LmeaViper]

An interesting thread. Last year I used Wilwood fluid and bled them 1-2 days before every event. On one of the last events I drove the car hard and after about 25 mins into the session I boiled my fluid...came in and went home earlier than usual. So the pitfall I had in using the easily available / less expensive fluid is that I missed one or two sessions in the day.

Side bar discussion, gotta do more for my brake cooling as well, account I did some undetermined issue /damage to my brakes that were observed the next day I drive the car. The car is put away now for Winter, but every time I put on the brakes while driving on the highway it would get growl / grind type of sound with other symptoms related to pedal feel.

My lesson is...to look to save costs elsewhere in life and not on my brake fluid. Now come Spring, I gotta figure out what else needs to be fixed on my brakes to make them 100% again. I.e get brake cooling ducts.