Brake fluid recycle system.

Brake fluid recycle system.

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fatboy18

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19,111 posts

217 months

Monday 23rd April 2012
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Heres a link as to what I've been up to smile

http://forums.viperclub.org/threads/651620-Brake-F...

Silent1

19,761 posts

241 months

Monday 23rd April 2012
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Please don't tell me the brake calipers are converted from working in parallel to working in series?!!yikes

fatboy18

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19,111 posts

217 months

Monday 23rd April 2012
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Its a tried and proven system used on early Vipers (before Gen3) to keep the fluid cooler smileIt was used during many race meetings by Woodhouse Dodge, it was a way of slightly bending the rules, as the rules at early Viper track meets said you could not have a big brake kit. Its was developed for NASCAR as they had similar rules and only having 15" Wheels they could not get a bigger brake caliper inside the wheel. Its also used on some 4X4s wink

A small amount of fluid only returns to the master cylinder After you release the brake pedal. The OEM Proportioning valve is still used and this system recycles the fluid in the Front brakes only. smile

Having driven the car a few times now the brakes feel exactly the same as they did before, I also took the car to an MOT station and tested each wheel on a rolling road to make sure there was no bias to one side or the other. The car stops fine smile

Having done a few track type days the last couple of years, I can tell you that after a few laps I have had the pedal go right to the floor a few times due to boiled fluid frown That's no fun if your giving passenger rides for charity, Ive had to crash through the gears a couple of times to get the car slow enough to make the bends! I am now also using 660 Racing brake fluid smile

Edited by fatboy18 on Monday 23 April 08:58

neilsfishing

3,502 posts

204 months

Monday 23rd April 2012
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fatboy18 said:
I am now also using 660 Racing brake fluid smile

Edited by fatboy18 on Monday 23 April 08:58
Change every year blabla

GTSDave

6,364 posts

214 months

Wednesday 25th April 2012
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fatboy18 said:
I also took the car to an MOT station and tested each wheel on a rolling road to make sure there was no bias to one side or the other. The car stops fine smile
I'm sure you are aware of this Mark, but careful using a rolling road as they shouldn't be used for brake testing a viper due to the diff, (you will damage it), but by the sound of things what you are talking about only refers to the front brakes in any case so shouldn't be a problem.

Best of luck with the mods mate!

edited to add: Oooh look at you with your race fluids to go with your race wheels... wink

zs

3,140 posts

243 months

Wednesday 25th April 2012
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add cooling ducts too! tongue out

fatboy18

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19,111 posts

217 months

Wednesday 25th April 2012
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GTSDave said:
fatboy18 said:
I also took the car to an MOT station and tested each wheel on a rolling road to make sure there was no bias to one side or the other. The car stops fine smile
I'm sure you are aware of this Mark, but careful using a rolling road as they shouldn't be used for brake testing a viper due to the diff, (you will damage it), but by the sound of things what you are talking about only refers to the front brakes in any case so shouldn't be a problem.

Best of luck with the mods mate!

edited to add: Oooh look at you with your race fluids to go with your race wheels... wink
I didn't know I had a diff on the front wheels of the car biggrin You learn something new every day biggrin

GTSDave

6,364 posts

214 months

Wednesday 25th April 2012
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fatboy18 said:
I didn't know I had a diff on the front wheels of the car biggrin You learn something new every day biggrin
Read more carefully.. already said if you were only doing the front wheels not a problem.. wink

fatboy18

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19,111 posts

217 months

Wednesday 25th April 2012
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GTSDave said:
fatboy18 said:
I didn't know I had a diff on the front wheels of the car biggrin You learn something new every day biggrin
Read more carefully.. already said if you were only doing the front wheels not a problem.. wink
I know, I know biggrin Just kidding hehe