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best value brake fluid is the Penrite Sin 600deg for about $16 a bottle last time I bought some. Worked great in the heavy GTR at QR which is reknowned for being hard on brakes. Previously with new DOT4 fluid the pedal got long on the 2nd lap. With the Penrite I still had a great pedal after 7 laps - long after the pads had faded.

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Super Dot4 is better than Dot4.

I'm glad you gave it a good go though.

sure, and super man is better than a man. and super mario is better than mario. but yet super hicas is not better than hicas. strange.

harry I've used penrite Sin and thought it was pretty good too. not as good as motul but its in the top 5 of brake fluid I have tried, and at $16 a bottle it would be a bargain

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So I took your guys advise..

Ran the Penrite SIN brake fluid.. fixed my gympy 4th gear I got from last wakie day.. and got a better set of semi's.. also I removed the dust cover things over the brakes for better cooling..

Weight stripped was:

Entire boot

Back seat

Passener seat

Also sorted was my suspention set up..

I was lucky enough to get assistance from a more experinced driver too..

By the end of the day I was braking much later and harder than last time..

I can also safley say that it was with out a doubt one of the quickest cars on the day through the twisties..

What did all this equate to?

1:18.7!

Who said NA's are slow?

Well done!

That is good!

When did you go down? And who with?

Let us know next time you go and if there is official timing, Im keen :) but I just gotta stop doing this and I'll be quicker :D

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hahaha!.. thats a sick photo!

Besides.. sideways is so much more fun!

I dont think I got one bit of oversteer with the new rubber..

Ill definatly try attend the next SAU track day.. be good to see how I stack up against the turbo's..

BRING ON THE 1:17's! :(

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