Does Water Wetter improve intercooler efectiveness?

[scramblr]

Most recommend 70/30 for max cooling as water cools better than antifreeze, but if your cold weather driving 50/50 is what you want so there isnt a freezing issue. If you want MAX MAX cooling, drain it all and run distilled water.

Exactly. I flush out my I/C system and run straight distilled water and 1/2 bottle of water wetter during the summer. Then back to 50/50 for the winter. 70/30 for the radiator during the summer with the other 1/2 bottle of the water wetter and then back to 50/50 for winter.

that thing is so small...


thats what she said!

Damn...she told you!!

 

[Mikes_BLK_GT]

Exactly. I flush out my I/C system and run straight distilled water and 1/2 bottle of water wetter during the summer. Then back to 50/50 for the winter. 70/30 for the radiator during the summer with the other 1/2 bottle of the water wetter and then back to 50/50 for winter.

This is what I should do as we only get maybe 2-3 months of hot weather, think the record is still like 23 days a year above 90 lol. When I installed my SC I followed what Roush wanted and put in a 50/50 mix thinking of the winter months but also added a full bottle of water wetter to the engine coolant and a 1/2 bottle to the intercooler for its initial fill.

 

[Department Of Boost]

I’ve used WW almost exclusively during 15 years of roadracing. I run 1 bottle/gal and have never had a foaming issue. Could be overkill but hasn’t hurt anything yet. 10deg F is the average drop in temp.

 

[frank s]

I read that distilled water will cause more corrosion because it will try to become mineralized by leaching material from the surfaces in the system.

When someone says "surfactant" I believe the action and material are the same as that in dish and laundry detergents; however, the soap manufacturers add something to make their concoctions foam up, which is what people have learned to expect from soaps.

 

[94tbird]

I read that distilled water will cause more corrosion because it will try to become mineralized by leaching material from the surfaces in the system.

When someone says "surfactant" I believe the action and material are the same as that in dish and laundry detergents; however, the soap manufacturers add something to make their concoctions foam up, which is what people have learned to expect from soaps.

I dont run straight distilled water, but you need distilled water so nothing corrodes. I have a 6 gallon system at the moment which has 5 gallons of distilled water and 1 gallon of pure antifreeze. so im at 83.4% Distilled water and 16.6% antifreeze

 

[94tbird]

always use distilled water!!
http://www.nichols.nu/tip514.htm

 

[Diabolical!]

I run straight distilled water with a bottle of water wetter. It almost never freezes here, and when it does, my car is in the toasty garage where it belongs.

 

[Department Of Boost]

When someone says "surfactant" I believe the action and material are the same as that in dish and laundry detergents; however, the soap manufacturers add something to make their concoctions foam up, which is what people have learned to expect from soaps.

Which is funny because WW smells like soap.

 

[UNICORN]

Most recommend 70/30 for max cooling as water cools better than antifreeze, but if your cold weather driving 50/50 is what you want so there isnt a freezing issue. If you want MAX MAX cooling, drain it all and run distilled water.

 

[Riptide]

KB calls for a 70/30 mix and recommends water wetter in their documentation. I just read the bottle and followed the instructions for the mixture.

 

[Kobie]

I dont run straight distilled water, but you need distilled water so nothing corrodes. I have a 6 gallon system at the moment which has 5 gallons of distilled water and 1 gallon of pure antifreeze. so im at 83.4% Distilled water and 16.6% antifreeze

Wow! Is that the tank that looks like and fits where the spare tire goes? That might come in handy for drag racing or something like the Silver State Challenge. I wonder if it might be too much ballast for trackday/autocross.

 

[HOLYWD]

I run straight distilled water with a bottle of water wetter. It almost never freezes here, and when it does, my car is in the toasty garage where it belongs.

Same here


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[94tbird]

Wow! Is that the tank that looks like and fits where the spare tire goes? That might come in handy for drag racing or something like the Silver State Challenge. I wonder if it might be too much ballast for trackday/autocross.

Mine was custom built for me. but it is mounted where the spare tire goes, yes

 

[Darkness]

Purple Ice states on the label not to use distilled water with their product.

 

[Brain_Mach1]

Purple Ice states on the label not to use distilled water with their product.

I guess that is why Purple Ice says it reduces scale. One doesn't get scale from Distilled water, but from tsp water, oh yeah.


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[explict]

Okay maybe a stupid question.
When you use 100% water wtf happens if it freezes out? It ices and breaks everything or does it freeze and expand safely?

(BTW I use 70/30 with 1 bottle of water wetter for intercooler and 60/40 with 1 bottle of water wetter for coolant)

 

[HellsBells]

Okay maybe a stupid question.
When you use 100% water wtf happens if it freezes out? It ices and breaks everything or does it freeze and expand safely?

(BTW I use 70/30 with 1 bottle of water wetter for intercooler and 60/40 with 1 bottle of water wetter for coolant)

If you live in cold weather, you should run anti-freeze along with your water for that very reason.

 

[explict]

If you live in cold weather, you should run anti-freeze along with your water for that very reason.

Ya I pretty much live in the Arctic so bad idea unless I garage kept.

 

[Department Of Boost]

Ya I pretty much live in the Arctic so bad idea unless I garage kept.

Even if its garge kept you should be running a 50/50 mix. I know more than one person who has cracked a block because the garage got too cold simply because it was cold or their power went out for a few days.

 

[shanec]

Where does one buy wetter water?