I currently have Dot 3 brake fluid in my car. I am running the stock brake setup with brembo's and Hawk HPS+ pads. My friend just did a brake fluid swap and he got this High Performance Dot 5 brake fluid stuff and its rated to 550. I was wondering if I would benefit from it if I swapped to it as well. I autocross and I have one coming up this weekend and would like to know how much of a benefit it would be for me. Any suggestions would be great.

 

I bought some motul 600 whish is rated as a dot4 and got hammered that it was overkill. It was said not to use a dot 5. Everybody suggested just using the valvoline synpower.

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....id#post6026527

 

DOT 5 brake fluids are for when you have that special feeling in you that says "I want to destroy my brake hydraulics." Your brake hydraulics were made for DOT 3, and if you want to run something better you need to make sure it's compatible. DOT 4 fluids are compatible, but DOT 5 fluids aren't.

Motul RBF 600 is WAY overkill. It'll work, though. It performs at or above the level of a DOT 5, but it's compatible with DOT 3/4 brake systems. Most people feel it's just really expensive for no good reason because there's no way a Maxima will ever come close to needing that performance. Some people just like the idea that they have so much overhead. Up to you.

Valvoline Synpower is widely available and affordable, and it still works for even the hardest autocross usage. That's why people say it's "the best".

 

It was probably dot 5.1 Dot 5 is silicone based.

 

Does that come in dolby 5.1 surround based?