Water Wetter DOES work..
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From: Rocky Mount Virginia
Water Wetter DOES work..
Poured a bottle in this morning. Normally in stop and go traffic, it will reach 220. With WaterWetter, it did not go above 210. Just a 10 degree drop, but any little cooling helps. Great $7.00 mod! 
BTW, it is a stock motor with 50/50 Dexcool/water.
BTW, it is a stock motor with 50/50 Dexcool/water.
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Highly recommend Water Wetter by Redline for any automotive engine coolant system. And, I have been using Redline products with satisfaction for over twenty years! Good ****!
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Good to hear that it works.
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Poured in some a couple of days ago here in sunny phoenix az....haven't seen too much difference...but i'll give it a chance for another few days....cause it has only been about 115-117 the past couple of days!!!!
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water wetter works good but a lower Tstat works better!!
i have a 170 Tstat in my 97 and my water temp is around 185-195 during hottest summer days and that just with DEXCOOL
i tried WATER WETTER and it didnt do anything to the WATER TEMP... but then again i have a 170 degree TSTAT
i have a 170 Tstat in my 97 and my water temp is around 185-195 during hottest summer days and that just with DEXCOOL
i tried WATER WETTER and it didnt do anything to the WATER TEMP... but then again i have a 170 degree TSTAT
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I have used Redline water wetter and Royal Purple Purple ice in my Vetttes for the past 3 years.
The technology is well understood. a surfactant helps the water "wet out" (make more intimate contact with) the radiator fins and permits a higher rate of heat transfer.
The technology is well understood. a surfactant helps the water "wet out" (make more intimate contact with) the radiator fins and permits a higher rate of heat transfer.
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I've used it for years in all kinds of hot rods, mostly carburetor tri five Chevy cars with crate engines. It does stabilize the temperatures in dry hot AZ summer temperatures.
...if your coolant is making "more intimate contact with the radiator fins", you've got a leak!
...the water "wet out" (make more intimate contact with) the radiator fins...
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I use that in my KX250... I had no idea you could use it in the vette. Did you change your Dexcool and then add the WW or just you top it off?
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People, no matter how cool it is outside or how big your radiator or fans are or how much water wetter you use, your car is never going to be cooler than the thermostat rating.
So if your stock thermostat car is at 197 on the freeway going 70 mph, it wont change more than maybe 2 degrees with water wetter. However, if you are cruising and your temps are 210 at 70 mph, then you might see a 5-10 degree difference by adding WW. And in a BONE STOCK car, the temps in traffic will still get up to 225 because the fans are not on. But with water wetter, when the fans do come on, the temp will fall much faster.
So if your stock thermostat car is at 197 on the freeway going 70 mph, it wont change more than maybe 2 degrees with water wetter. However, if you are cruising and your temps are 210 at 70 mph, then you might see a 5-10 degree difference by adding WW. And in a BONE STOCK car, the temps in traffic will still get up to 225 because the fans are not on. But with water wetter, when the fans do come on, the temp will fall much faster.
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Sprint guys have run Watter Wetter for a long long time.
It work really good in Race Car Applications. The higher percentage of water in the mix, the better it works.
Obviously it works best when just mixed with straight water.
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It work really good in Race Car Applications. The higher percentage of water in the mix, the better it works.
Obviously it works best when just mixed with straight water.
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People, no matter how cool it is outside or how big your radiator or fans are or how much water wetter you use, your car is never going to be cooler than the thermostat rating.
So if your stock thermostat car is at 197 on the freeway going 70 mph, it wont change more than maybe 2 degrees with water wetter. However, if you are cruising and your temps are 210 at 70 mph, then you might see a 5-10 degree difference by adding WW. And in a BONE STOCK car, the temps in traffic will still get up to 225 because the fans are not on. But with water wetter, when the fans do come on, the temp will fall much faster.
So if your stock thermostat car is at 197 on the freeway going 70 mph, it wont change more than maybe 2 degrees with water wetter. However, if you are cruising and your temps are 210 at 70 mph, then you might see a 5-10 degree difference by adding WW. And in a BONE STOCK car, the temps in traffic will still get up to 225 because the fans are not on. But with water wetter, when the fans do come on, the temp will fall much faster.