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OK, after boiling ATE Super Blue at Summit Point I figured might be time to install the cooling kit that's been sitting in my garage since last August. Worked out the issues with horn clearance on the driver's side, washer bottle clearance on the passenger side and problems gettings the hoses on the backing plates (will post my own solutions to these issues). Ready to attach the hoses to the backing plates, secure them and check for clearance. I've trimmed the fender liner on both sides and totally removed the plastic liner in front of the sway bar on driver's side to allow plenty of clearance for the hoses. It appears the passenger side hose may work without trimming bit it looks like the driver's side will need to be shorted about 4 inches. Just wondering what other experiences have been on this before I start hacking the hose.
I'm also switching from ATE fluid to Motul 600. It's only slightly more expensive than ATE and appears to have better specs. Hopefully I won't need to go to Motul 660 ($$$) or Castrol SRF ($$$$). ATE is all I've ever needed in my Porsche 944 Turbo Cup, but its brakes are bigger than the Boss and it only weights 2680 lbs. I'll miss the color change with blue and gold versions of ATE. Next event is Watkins Glen that has a couple of hard braking zones from high speed but also plenty of no-braking areas to allow the cooling ducts to do their thing. I'm not expecting to boil fluid at the Glen! I'm temp painting my rotors and calipers to see how hot we are getting.
I'm also switching from ATE fluid to Motul 600. It's only slightly more expensive than ATE and appears to have better specs. Hopefully I won't need to go to Motul 660 ($$$) or Castrol SRF ($$$$). ATE is all I've ever needed in my Porsche 944 Turbo Cup, but its brakes are bigger than the Boss and it only weights 2680 lbs. I'll miss the color change with blue and gold versions of ATE. Next event is Watkins Glen that has a couple of hard braking zones from high speed but also plenty of no-braking areas to allow the cooling ducts to do their thing. I'm not expecting to boil fluid at the Glen! I'm temp painting my rotors and calipers to see how hot we are getting.