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TMDZ28 08-28-2003 07:57 PM

water wetter makes the car cool down with 50/50??
 
will it help to cool the car down?? by how much??

i'm really wanna make my car runs cooler. it never went past the half mark, but cooler always better...;)

thanks

Compstall 08-28-2003 08:29 PM

I've dropped a solid 10 degrees with it. :)

BlakeW5 08-28-2003 08:39 PM

Yeah you'll notice the difference. I would try the Purple Royal Purple Ice though. I've heard in magazines that Water Wetter promotes the formation of scales in the radiator. It supposedly works better if the coolant is composed more of water than Dexron (both RP and Red Line).

TMDZ28 08-28-2003 08:54 PM


Originally posted by Compstall
I've dropped a solid 10 degrees with it. :)
how many bottle/s did you use??

BlakeW5 08-28-2003 09:05 PM

You only need one bottle. I added it when I put in the new thermo. My temp used to set at the 1/4 mark, but now it just gets barely over 160*, unless driving a long time in hot weather.

Camaro37 08-28-2003 10:12 PM

Water Wetter didn't do anything for me.

Compstall 08-28-2003 11:28 PM

I used one bottle in a 50/50 mix. Along with a 160 thermostat I hardly ever go over 200 degrees even in the heat of day. :)

My94RedZ28A4 08-28-2003 11:42 PM

TMD, we live in Cali :D so we can get away with more water/less antifreeze in our cars. Water wetter (and the like) work better with higher percentages of water in the system. I think I run a 30% antifreeze / 70% water solution in my car. I don;t have to worry about low freezing points, so what the hell. 30% antifreeze is more than sufficient to lubricate the H2O pump. Add water wetter to a 30/70 mixture and you will get even better results.

http://www.redlineoil.com/redlineoil/wwti.htm

Look at the table, see how water has a higher thermal conductivity than glycol alone? You want as much water in there as possible, however you need some antifreeze to lubricate the H2O pump.

TMDZ28 08-28-2003 11:45 PM


Originally posted by My94RedZ28A4
TMD, we live in Cali :D so we can get away with more water/less antifreeze in our cars. Water wetter (and the like) work better with higher percentages of water in the system. I think I run a 30% antifreeze / 70% water solution in my car. I don;t have to worry about low freezing points, so what the hell. 30% antifreeze is more than sufficient to lubricate the H2O pump. Add water wetter to a 30/70 mixture and you will get even better results.

http://www.redlineoil.com/redlineoil/wwti.htm

Look at the table, see how water has a higher thermal conductivity than glycol alone? You want as much water in there as possible, however you need some antifreeze to lubricate the H2O pump.

thanks for the great advice man:bow:


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