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I am going to the track in a couple of weeks and really need some brake fluid of high quality that can handle the rigours of the track. Unfortunately, my next car will not be ready in time :D, so its going to have to be the r31 this time. I am going to go to a brakes place and get them to fully flush the system before getting them to put some good fluid in there.

Whilst obviously not setup that greatly, I just want to get out there - it gets a big flogging on the street in 30+ days and seems to hold up, so the rest of the car I think should be ok out there for a few laps, stop, few laps, stop, etc. I'm not going to be going all out, and don't think this car quite has the power to hit 180km/hr+ going into tight turns where braking would be crucial :)

I have done a bit of a search for this topic, but not too many specifics of what is some good Brake fluid I can use. My main questions:

1. Is "anything" that has a DOT 4 or 5.1 rating going to be good? or should I get specific on a particular brand or type that will excel above the others?

2. Any recommendations ?

3. Approximate price on this?

My fluid at the moment is nearly black, and has got noticeably more spongey and ineffective over the last months. Pads were changed fairly recently, and did give a good amount of bite before the fluid really started losing pressure.

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They range from $25 a litre for the low spec Motul to $120 for the Castrol SRF.

I use Motul RBF600 at around $50 a litre.

Have a look in the Vic Events section, it was discussed not long ago.

Also, if you are on Performance Forums, have a read in the 'Break Clinic' section, some very knowledgable people in the trade post in there.

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