Bleeding Brakes and changing brake fluid

[RandallNeighbour]

I'll be interested to hear how much heavier/lighter your Victor wheels are compared to stock.

[husker boxster]

You're supposed to keep the pressure around 20. I'll usually bleed one wheel and then go pump it back to 20 before starting the next one.

[Porsche Pete]

Yeah was doing one wheel at a time and keeping the pressure at 20..
2 bleed screws per caliper of course.. good tool though..and very easy to use
Just took 1 fill up of the bleeder and done it all...poored about 1 1/2 litres in and had a bit left over...so a complete fluid change was around 1.4lt at a guess..

Any UK member want to buy 2 cans of Ate Blue?? Was thinking of offering a brake fluid change service to any locals..??


re wheels;
Have read a few hundred threads on wheels etc., and i am interested why people get
obsessed with the weight....Its not a race car after all.. Chuck the passenger out or lose a few pounds and diet??
Clear all the crap out of the boot....and only ever have no more than 1/2 tank of fuel??? These all save weight dont they

[Meir]

The weight of the wheels doesnt have to do with the overall wight of the car.
It has to do with the weight of the suspension assembly.
Less weight more stibuilety.
I'm sure someone here will be able to explain it better. (my English is not that good)
Just for an example, in Alfa Romeo cars (80's models), the whole braking system was removed from the wheel side of the half shaft, and positioned on the transmission side, just to extract wight from the suspension (Alfa sud, Alfa gtv and more).

[Steve Tinker]

Originally Posted by Porsche Pete

re wheels;
Have read a few hundred threads on wheels etc., and i am interested why people get
obsessed with the weight....Its not a race car after all.. Chuck the passenger out or lose a few pounds and diet??
Clear all the crap out of the boot....and only ever have no more than 1/2 tank of fuel??? These all save weight dont they

Its called unsprung weight....
If you reduced your wheels / brakes / tyres / lower suspension parts by (say) 20%the suspension and tyres react so much quicker and more accurately to road imperfections and change of direction. Even in a road car this is a real advantage which you can actually feel on the street.
A 5kg unsprung weight loss is roughly equal to a 25kg body weight loss, maybe even more on the track.....

[CoBeerToad]

Originally Posted by Porsche Pete

Chuck the passenger out or lose a few pounds and diet??

I opted for chucking the passenger out. The other option is too hard.

[Porsche Pete]

I`m on a diet...far too fat...worked out a can do 0-60 in under 5 secs if i weigh 2 1/2 stone........Lol Only another 13 to lose.....