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Old 09-27-2016, 04:19 PM   #76
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Originally Posted by CSG David View Post
The price per bottle is $33.95 and is a direct competitor to Castrol SRF, which is considered the gold standard for brake fluids. If based on that particular track day alone with undersized brakes like the S2000 and using 5 sessions per track day as a metric, here's how the fluid would actually hold up:

Pricing is approximate MSRP and does not necessarily reflect sale prices.
ATE200/ATE Blue (1L) ~$19 (0.1 track days - give me 2 laps)
RBF600 (0.5L) ~$21 (0.2-0.5 track days - can fade in a few laps if you were really going for that hot lap)
RBF660 (0.5L) ~$32 (1-2 track day - hint of fade at the end of each session, but pedal feel continuously gets worse per session)
PMU (1L) ~$56 (2-5 track days - hint of fade end of each session but the pedal feel somewhat comes back)
RT700 (0.5L) ~$34 (still no changes after 6 solid track days and lots of spirited mountain runs)
Castrol SRF (1L) ~$80 (Gold standard for brake fluid...use has been varied and no exact data was found on how long this fluid lasts)

We were very skeptical at the brake fluid claims. For all we knew, it could have been snake oil, however, we bit the bullet even after knowing how well PMU worked for us and decided to try the brake fluid out. Torque has been marketed as the brake fluid of choice to Flying Lizard and other famous race teams. With this in mind, we had to test this out to verify the findings and to do so, we employed a few test vehicles to test the fluid out. That list includes the BRZ, GTR, M3, RSX-S, and S2000 over the course of 4 months of testing in hot weather conditions.

What is not easily noted on paper or results is the pedal feel and the extremely favorable modulation you get from the compressibility of the fluid.

A disclaimer for every car owner in general, your brake fluid degrades sufficiently enough over the course of the year even when you park it full time that service/owner's manuals will recommend you to replace your brake fluid every year for optimal brake performance for even daily driven cars like Camrys, etc.
How about versus RF650?
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