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The only problem with bleeding and activating the ABS yourself rather than with a Tech II is you never know which ABS circuits were activated and the old fluid may in fact still be present in the system even after a couple of street ABS activations.
What invariably happens is on a new track or with a new driver or both, the brakes are used sparingly at first until familiarization has occured. Now the brakes and fluid are hot. Sooner or later as confidence is increased a braking point is missed and a corner is over cooked!....and the ABS is activated.....and it works!! Now as the driver is hurtling down the back stretch he is thinking,
"Hey these brakes are fantastic and I can really hold speed and dive in to the corner much deeper. The ABS will save my ass!"
All the while the crappy fluid he has just dumped into the system from the first Racing type full ABS activation...which involved all the wheels and circuits, has already vaporized. Now with the new found confidence he takes the corner close to the usual course lapping speed and finds the pedal mush all the way to the floor....while Pucker factor and the ARMCO gets closer.... and closer..... and closer.
Why risk a $50,000 car and possibly your life for something that's so simple. Hey, I like you guys. Let's just buy the best fluid, pads, lines and use the Tech II the first time correctly. It's simple and insignificant cost wise. Don't cut corners on the simple stuff....that's what will kill you.
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