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>If silicone fluid is so touchy/nasty, why does the military specify it
>(particularly given the range of extreme conditions they operate in)?
> Ditto with racers?
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As a racer, I don't know of anyone who uses silicon fluid. I use normal
550deg fuild from the local store - nothing special, and I change it every
two seasons and bleed every couple of races. When I bleed the brakes, I
flush at least two fills of the master cylinder reservoir thruough, so maybe
I am changing all the fluid then! Others who upgrade use dedicated racing
fluid from AP, or similar. No one I know uses silicone, largely because of
the pedal softness problem.
Brian
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