Comments for Jim's Garage http://jimsgarage.wordpress.com Its about cars and people and enjoying life from a garage point of view. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:51:06 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on More to the Legacy Spec B by jimsgarage http://jimsgarage.wordpress.com/2008/08/10/more-to-the-legacy-spec-b/#comment-11936 jimsgarage Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:51:06 +0000 http://jimsgarage.wordpress.com/?p=936#comment-11936 William - ScoobyTuner.com has some upgrade options if you feel you need a lot more braking capability. It has a kit to put STi front brakes on for about $1500. If you are looking for improvments to what your car came with I would look to braided stainless steel hoses, high quality rotors such as Brembo makes, and brake pads such as Satisfied GS or Akebono. Use Ate brake fluid for enhanced heat tolerance. Hope that helps, Jim William –

ScoobyTuner.com has some upgrade options if you feel you need a lot more braking capability. It has a kit to put STi front brakes on for about $1500.

If you are looking for improvments to what your car came with I would look to braided stainless steel hoses, high quality rotors such as Brembo makes, and brake pads such as Satisfied GS or Akebono. Use Ate brake fluid for enhanced heat tolerance.

Hope that helps,

Jim

]]> Comment on More to the Legacy Spec B by William http://jimsgarage.wordpress.com/2008/08/10/more-to-the-legacy-spec-b/#comment-11935 William Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:51:08 +0000 http://jimsgarage.wordpress.com/?p=936#comment-11935 Jim, Thank you very much for the info. I understand what must be done when I install the sti springs, I want to upgrade the car properly! Any suggestions for a reasonably priced brake upgrade for 08 spec b? The brakes are brutal on the legacy. Cheers William Jim,

Thank you very much for the info. I understand what must be done when I install the sti springs, I want to upgrade the car properly!

Any suggestions for a reasonably priced brake upgrade for 08 spec b? The brakes are brutal on the legacy.

Cheers
William

]]> Comment on DOT 3, DOT 4, and DOT 5 by jimsgarage http://jimsgarage.wordpress.com/2007/01/09/dot-3-dot-4-and-dot-5/#comment-11934 jimsgarage Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:56:12 +0000 http://jimsgarage.wordpress.com/2007/01/09/dot-3-dot-4-and-dot-5/#comment-11934 Jim - Not knowing what kit you used I couldn't even say if it was compatable with DOT 5. I would check with the manufacturer and see what they say. As far as flushing the system goes I don't know of anything to do but vacuum out as much of the DOT 5 as you can with a vacuum bleeding system as the one mentioned in the blog entry above. After that you should use the same vacuum system to bring the DOT 3 or 4 (which ever is approved by the brake upgrade manufacturer) out to the ends of the system. You may have to do so a couple of times with a test drive in between. Jim Jim -

Not knowing what kit you used I couldn’t even say if it was compatable with DOT 5. I would check with the manufacturer and see what they say.

As far as flushing the system goes I don’t know of anything to do but vacuum out as much of the DOT 5 as you can with a vacuum bleeding system as the one mentioned in the blog entry above. After that you should use the same vacuum system to bring the DOT 3 or 4 (which ever is approved by the brake upgrade manufacturer) out to the ends of the system. You may have to do so a couple of times with a test drive in between.

Jim

]]> Comment on DOT 3, DOT 4, and DOT 5 by Jim Walker http://jimsgarage.wordpress.com/2007/01/09/dot-3-dot-4-and-dot-5/#comment-11933 Jim Walker Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:02:55 +0000 http://jimsgarage.wordpress.com/2007/01/09/dot-3-dot-4-and-dot-5/#comment-11933 I have recently restored a 1957 T Bird. I put DOT 5 in my brakes so not to destroy the paint. I have added a front wheel disc brake kit which came with bigger rear cylinders, a double master cylinder, 4 wheel puck callipers but did not come with a proportioning value as they said it was not needed. I am having problems getting brake pressure and brakes are very spungy. Should I go back to DOT 3? If so, can you tell me what is the best way to clean DOT 5 out of my system or any other suggestions. I have recently restored a 1957 T Bird. I put DOT 5 in my brakes so not to destroy the paint. I have added a front wheel disc brake kit which came with bigger rear cylinders, a double master cylinder, 4 wheel puck callipers but did not come with a proportioning value as they said it was not needed. I am having problems getting brake pressure and brakes are very spungy. Should I go back to DOT 3? If so, can you tell me what is the best way to clean DOT 5 out of my system or any other suggestions.

]]> Comment on DOT 3, DOT 4, and DOT 5 by jeff http://jimsgarage.wordpress.com/2007/01/09/dot-3-dot-4-and-dot-5/#comment-11932 jeff Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:28:44 +0000 http://jimsgarage.wordpress.com/2007/01/09/dot-3-dot-4-and-dot-5/#comment-11932 Another way to tell between DOT3/4 and DOT5 is to put some of the fluid in a glass jar and add a few drops of water. Water will mix completely with the DOT3/4 but won't mix and will remain as a separate blob in the DOT5. Another way to tell between DOT3/4 and DOT5 is to put some of the fluid in a glass jar and add a few drops of water. Water will mix completely with the DOT3/4 but won’t mix and will remain as a separate blob in the DOT5.

]]> Comment on Garages to Envy by Judy Knell http://jimsgarage.wordpress.com/2009/11/09/garages-to-envy/#comment-11931 Judy Knell Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:03:13 +0000 http://jimsgarage.wordpress.com/?p=1466#comment-11931 I'm GREEN! I’m GREEN!

]]> Comment on What not to do with your Bugatti Veyron by Judy Knell http://jimsgarage.wordpress.com/2009/11/14/what-not-to-do-with-your-bugatti-veyron/#comment-11930 Judy Knell Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:01:28 +0000 http://jimsgarage.wordpress.com/?p=1475#comment-11930 So very many things passed through my mind but what will pass my lips is this...all the money in the world can't buy brains or common sense. Oh, and this...jackass! So very many things passed through my mind but what will pass my lips is this…all the money in the world can’t buy brains or common sense. Oh, and this…jackass!

]]> Comment on How to deal with that stuck oil filter by Les http://jimsgarage.wordpress.com/2006/08/23/how-to-deal-with-that-stuck-oil-filter/#comment-11927 Les Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:43:03 +0000 https://jimsgarage.wordpress.com/2006/08/23/how-to-deal-with-that-stuck-oil-filter/#comment-11927 look i try everything to get oil filter off it wouldn't come off should i take the rest of the the filter off and leave the base of the filter on and what can i do to get off look i try everything to get oil filter off it wouldn’t come off should i take the rest of the
the filter off and leave the base of the filter
on and what can i do to get off

]]> Comment on DOT 3, DOT 4, and DOT 5 by jimsgarage http://jimsgarage.wordpress.com/2007/01/09/dot-3-dot-4-and-dot-5/#comment-11926 jimsgarage Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:21:39 +0000 http://jimsgarage.wordpress.com/2007/01/09/dot-3-dot-4-and-dot-5/#comment-11926 Of course you wouldn't want to mix DOT 3 with DOT 5 so the first thing is to determine what is in there now. I assume that you don't have any records on that. To see if it is DOT 3 I would take a Q-tip and put some of the fluid on a painted piece of metal and see if it removes the paint. It might take a while, but DOT 3 and 4 will remove paint which is why you always need to take care of spills. If you are certain that it is not removing paint then you can also be pretty sure that it is DOT 5. Of course you wouldn’t want to mix DOT 3 with DOT 5 so the first thing is to determine what is in there now. I assume that you don’t have any records on that. To see if it is DOT 3 I would take a Q-tip and put some of the fluid on a painted piece of metal and see if it removes the paint. It might take a while, but DOT 3 and 4 will remove paint which is why you always need to take care of spills. If you are certain that it is not removing paint then you can also be pretty sure that it is DOT 5.

]]> Comment on DOT 3, DOT 4, and DOT 5 by Mudstone http://jimsgarage.wordpress.com/2007/01/09/dot-3-dot-4-and-dot-5/#comment-11925 Mudstone Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:04:58 +0000 http://jimsgarage.wordpress.com/2007/01/09/dot-3-dot-4-and-dot-5/#comment-11925 i have a 1985 or 86 military CUCV... a mil spec blazer. 6.2l diesel. Hydroboost break system that is leaking somewhere. I need to top off so i can get somewhere to bleed everything. What should i top off with? it's supposed to be dot3 though some of the trucks have dot5 in them. what can i do?! i have a 1985 or 86 military CUCV… a mil spec blazer. 6.2l diesel. Hydroboost break system that is leaking somewhere. I need to top off so i can get somewhere to bleed everything. What should i top off with? it’s supposed to be dot3 though some of the trucks have dot5 in them. what can i do?!

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