I know there's been alot of debate as to whether water wetter works or not, and I think I may have a final answer. One of my other hobbies is building computers. One way of cooling your processor is watercooling, where you hook up a waterpump and it flows water over the processor to cool it down, as opposed to a fan. Well, one of the tricks to getting the processor even cooler is to add some water wetter. The temperature guage is on the processor core not the water, so obviously water wetter has to help since it cools down the actual core of the processor by a few degrees. Well there you have it folks hope this sheds some light on the controversy of watter wetter.

 

cool! i was thinking of gettnig one for my lt1... how much are they?

even though its 5 degrees or so, it sure would help!

 

Actually I believe you'll notice more than a 5 degree difference. I noticed more like a 15 degree difference. You can get it through summit or any speedshop. Some people say autozone, napa, or pepboys has them but I haven't had any luck there.

 

Hey, if you get a chance, try testing DEI Radiator Relief, available from Summit Racing. I think it's around the same price as WW, but claims to work better. I have it in my radiator and it stays very cool.

 

oh cool... i know disc auto parts dont have it, and napa either... i heard from a friend pepboys carry it tho...

do i put it in the radiator, or the reservoir? (I assume radiator)

my car already runs at like 200-210 so i should get it to like 190 or so hopefully

 

I drove a 1962 Pontiac Catalina Sedan with a 389 from 1980 to 1999 when I was finished restoring it and sold it. The radiator in that car had been cleaned out but wasn't quite up to the task. On hot days it would run about 215 F. on the highway. I put in a can of water wetter and in my application, it made absolutely no difference at all. YMMV.

 

I don't think the arguement was ever weither it worked or not. It was more of a discussion on whether it was worth the added stress on the radiator hoses. Supposedly it eats through them a little quicker than not using it.

 

Sounds like you got some other problems. You're car should be running at no more than 190 in the first place.

 

What do you mean the stock computer runs the fans at 210. He doesn't seem to have a problem if you ask me...

 

Well your right if he is just sitting there. But if he is on the freeway or something like that his car should only be around 180 to 190. BTW i just put some water wetter in my car a few days ago and it does seem to run a bit cooler now.

 

Pep Boys carries it. I've been using it for four years now. Sorry you guys are just now figuring out that it really works

 

Yeah, thats what I meant, sorry. The fans kick on even hotter than 210 I think though. I guess what I was saying is that since the car should have a 180 thermostat, it should be around that temp.

 

I dont think that the arguement was about that. That one "Fatkid" user argued that it would make the coolant cooler but transfer the heat to the oil. Which i think is untrue

 

I got a solid 10-degree drop from using it.

Many motorcycle dealers carry it, as long as they carry Redline products. So if you can't find it at an auto parts store, try your local motorcycle shop.

 

My post was about what jason93z was talking about...about the user fatkid that argued that it affected the heat transfer ability of the coolant, which seems to be untrue considering when used on watercooled computer setups, it cools the actual core of the processor, not the water.