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Old Sep 8, 2006 | 11:12 AM
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k, am goin to pick up new pads/rotors. im goin to flush teh brake system and which brake fluid do i need to use??

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Old Sep 8, 2006 | 12:17 PM
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DOT 3 is OE fluid.
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1 full qt of Dot 3 should be fine David. Ive never used the other stuff or heard any super man stories about why to use them.
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I run ATE superblue, good stuff for the price.
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1 full qt of Dot 3 should be fine David. Ive never used the other stuff or heard any super man stories about why to use them.
i swear, someone told me about superman or superdooper something...

just want to do it right for my car..thatz all.
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I use the 600 for the SS and the evo 500 for the honda. Both work great. The 600 has to be flushed more often and cost about 3 times as much as the 500.

http://www.tirerack.com/brakes/brembo/lcf600plus.jsp

http://www.tirerack.com/brakes/brembo/evo500.jsp
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Originally Posted by DONAIMIAN
I run ATE superblue, good stuff for the price.
Another for ATE superblue.
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