Just ordered a clutch reservoir from Ofer! :D getting the brake upgrade all lined up!

:D

Next up Pedders SS brake lines... :D

Still working out the Zl1 calipers and rotors. :D

Does Pedders make stainless steel brake lines for V6 brakes? I need a rear set. (I bought some V6 calipers for the rear).

Day late and a dollar short, my friend but Happy Birthday. Hope you had a good one.

:) That's not gonna help you with me in August. LMAO

How much are we talking?

And what is special about Ofers clutch bowl? :popcorn:

But i can get him a part that will.:rolleyes:

funny you mention that... if you would have told me you wanted to run 9's, I could have gotten you there along time ago... :D

Hey! No worries gents! Thanks for the well wishes. :D

Right now the clutch and brake master cyls use the same fluid. with Ofers' clutch reservoir I can keep the clutch and brake fluid separate. This keeps the clutch fluid clean and cooler as the brake fluid get really hot under extreme braking and keeps the clutch from working properly, getting stuck to the floor. By separating them one won't have any effect on the other.

Please don't :laugh:

:) I'd just kill myself.

Oh. Damn. Nice.

I was hoping it would be a pretty engine bay mod. LOL

you'd have to have a regulation cage to run 9's. they are pretty safe...lol

I don't know... I forgot to ask Pete... Lemme check with him.

I spoke with Pete about the exact same thing when he came out for my install. He said they were working on them. Let me know if you find out they've made any progress. I need a set. :thumbsup:

will do!

New sig.... for now... :laugh:

You'll change it again in an hour. ;)

If I can ever learn how you get those backgrounds to work... :respekt:

when I do it it looks awful. :laugh:

All you gotta do is ask. :)

May have to take you up on that.

It took him a year of study, written instructions, video instructions and in person instruction to figure out how to install radius bush inserts. Something as technical as backgrounds could much longer. Do you have unlimited data and messaging on your phone ?

Messaging yes...data is limited to 4GB monthly. I may need to have access to a wifi connection.

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So :emoticon3:

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Got me the first part of my brake upgrade :D

Did it come with instructions?

Sign me up, too - please! :)

(love your countertops dude. :))

Ok, carry on.

Ok. So the brakes should be installed my Fest IV :bellyroll:

Don't rush him :D

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Righty mighty, loosey goosey.

Subscribed...this will feed the clutch cylinder?

:D Yes... Ofer's thread right here on camaro5 :D

Jerk

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jerk

Thanks for the backup em.... wait... wut? http://www.camaro5.com/forums/pictur...ictureid=51168

Yep this will make it so that the clutch and brake fluid are completely separate so one won't contaminate the other.
As I understand it, under hard braking the brake/clutch fluid boils making it so the clutch pedal loses pressure. Adding the separate Reservoir help with that and also keeps brake dust out of the clutch master cyl with can cause problems.

At least that's how I understand it. but I'll defer to Pete or any of the other experts around here.

I learned everything I know from the "MisterCamaro69's School of Automobile Mechanics and Wizardy."

Basically. Also that the clutch fluid gets dirty whenever you miss shift or grind gears. This then in turn gets into the brake fluid, that then in turn makes you lose pressure on the clutch peddle, which leads to more miss shifts, etc etc it's a circle

:thumbsup: makes sense to me.

Only if you use the cheapest fluid from K-Mart :yikes:

Motul RBF600 Wet Boil 421F
Castrol SRF Wet Boil 518F

The Castrol Wet Boil is almost the same as ATE Super Blue TYP/200 Dry Boil. Separate reservoirs will prolong the life of the brake fluid because the fluid passing through the clutch picks up debris.

Hey, have you been at my house while I was gone... Those are my countertops... the exact same granite... I rekunize the jelly stain..

Publisher said someone FINALLY bought one... thanks! :headbang:
... High wet boil is the good stuff, right? (contaminated with condensation and still works well, did I remember correctly?)
Dude, you're out of beer.... AGAIN :iono:

The reservoir is pretty inexpensive. So, I'll do it anyway... but you think the fluid upgrade is more important than separating the reservoirs?

:laugh: mehbeh... I was looking around for spare parts that I can put on my cah!!! :cool:

And that was pizza sauce... the kids made mini pizzas the other night. :D

:wave:

Note to self... when arriving home..... Check the shop for missing tools, beer, car parts, beer, stereo, beer, paint supplies, beer, motorcycle, beer, posters, beer, fast car, beer, dog, beer, vienna sausages, beer.....

YO!

don't for get to look for the tequila... just sayin... :iono:

Nope, you wern't there, it was the rum stash I was worried about...
Tequila is Debbies for her magaritas....

If you are a maintenance freak, the shared reservoir is no big deal. Most people are absolutely not maintenance freaks i.e. bleed before a track event and bleed the after a track event :facepalm:

Most people that have a good maintenance program will bleed before and drive on the fluid until the next event. For the vast majority of C5 owners the separate reservoirs are a good idea.

Is fluid more important than split reservoirs?

Boiling point ranges
Dry boiling point Wet boiling point
DOT 3 205 °C (401 °F) 140 °C (284 °F)
DOT 4 230 °C (446 °F) 155 °C (311 °F)
DOT 5 260 °C (500 °F) 180 °C (356 °F)
DOT 5.1 270 °C (518 °F) 190 °C (374 °F)

When rotors glow they are 1,000F Again, most C5 owners will not drive so hard as to get their rotors glowing. When you look at the wet boil points of ordinary brake fluids it would not be at all unusual with moderately hard brake use to see fluid temps in the calipers of 311F or too close for comfort to the wet boil range for average fluids.

The SRF is hands down the best fluid and comes at a super premium price. The Motul RBF600 is reasonable at $15 a bottle and I would say mandatory for a daily driver that will see some AC and Road Course use.