They dont appear to have any visible problems, and they feel fine. Brake pedal movement is ok too. The car is about 8 years old.

Just wondering if I have to change them out before I track it.

 

If it looks, feels, and moves fine you should indeed be okay. . . .

there's a kicker though...

I guarantee you wouldn't be satisfied w/your stock lines after a day at the track. Its going to feel REAL spongy after 1 lap (if the car breaks at all by that point.) I swear by Earls SS lines, and they're relatively cheap too (Under $100 for most sites and shops alike) That's just my opinion. Best of luck!

 

Havent had it feel spongy, but have experienced brake fade on bigger tracks.

I was curious if the high temps of the fluid wear down the insides of the brake line. I wanna get some ss lines, but I'm low on funds after buying PMu's.

 

I read recently that when changing to SS lines that it'll become more of a maintenance issue after than, and they'll need replacing every few years due to dirt getting into the metal covering, etc... but i'm not sure i buy into that. Apparently some SS lines have a protective coating of rubber/plastic on them, but I haven't looked into it. I would go ahead and buy them anyway.

If you have the money for Project Mu pads, you should be able to afford the $100 lines... and if you can't afford the lines, taking your car to the track probably isn't the best idea because in the event something breaks, which will happen, you won't be able to afford to fix it.

 

Braided lines are the ****! Ask anyone who races a sportbike. Ever see a sport bike on a track with factory rubber lines? First sign of a weekend warrior or a newb. Relates to cars just as well, but it's night and day difference on a bike.

Brake fade can be anything from fluid breaking down to gasses building up between the rotors and pads. Drilled and slotted rotors, composite pads, multiple piston calipers and even multi pad type calipers help.

It all comes back to your wallet... unfortunatly

 

Stock lines are not as bad as these guys are making them out to be! Just a change in pads and tires are the most important things for the track. As long as you have been using the correct fluid, the inside of the lines will be fine. The only thing you need to worry about is cracking or dry rotting that should be visible on the outside of the line. Also make sure the metal to rubber connections look to be in good condition with no cracking.

 

cool, thanks yo. ill double check the connections just to make sure.

got some motul 5.1, gonna give that a try for the first time. ive been using dot3/4 since ive owned the car.