PHILLIE PHANATIC

I've seen Water Wetter in the Vette catalogs. it states that it reduces temperature up to 30 degrees. Has anyone used it ? Do you notice a difference?

93 ragtop

I used it but did not notice any difference. But in fairness, I think it works better with pure water and no antifreeze or very little antifreeze. Check in the drag race section and you will find some that use it over there.

FLA-C3

There was a recent thread on this over in C6 Corvette General Discussion ....received mixed reviews from drops temp 5-15 degrees to does absolutely nothing.

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...er-wetter.html

WW7

I also tryed it a few years ago. If used with just water it dropped my temps about 5 degrees, used with a 50/50 mix of coolant/water there was absolutely no difference noticed..Unless you can run straight water, save your money. Even then you won't notice much difference.....WW

corvette Stu

It works for me.

96 Vette CE

Up here in the Northeast, running straight water will net you a cracked block in a heartbeat.

cv67

It doesnt do jack except drain your wallet

Maintain your cooling system when it needs it and youre good to go

tlong

Always run it in my '96.

383vett

I've used it for years in my Corvettes. Good stuff.

anciano

I put some in the 'Vette and it might have made a marginal difference, hard to tell because driving conditions are not a constant. But when I put it into a more temperature-sensitive high-hp motorcycle the difference was noticeable.

So I know it works...just can't evaluate its usefulness for the car. Certainly can't hurt.

THE 383 admiral

Not worried about the temp drop.. I use distilled water in the summer. & water wetter corrosion additives. Just enough glycol to prevent freezing.. anti freeze is brutal on aluminium..

91 corvette

You are wrong. It works. It helped my 91. My friend has raced dirt cars for years and his engine builder turned us on the this for race engines.

l98tpi

I have used "water wetter" or "purple ice" (Royal Purple) for 4 yrs now under race conditions and it does help keeps temps down. I usually go 80% water/ 20% glycol and two 10-12oz bottles of the "water wetter". For street apps, I don't think it is necessary, but wouldn't hurt anything.

Frizlefrak

Even here in the high desert, running without antifreeze is a prescription for disaster any time between Dec 1 and April 15.

I have to ask (other than a racing exception) what the benefit of this product is? A properly operating cooling system with a correct antifreeze mix doesn't need any kind of additive, and will run in the exact temperature range it was designed to.

WW7

I agree 100%,these cars did fine from the factory without additives..With the changes I've made, my car runs so cool now that usually, starting in Oct- Nov thru March I put a peace of cardboard in front of the radiator to raise the tempertures up into the 170s so it doesn't run to cool. Im running a Dewitts Radiator with their high speed fan, Im also running a 180 degree high flow racing stat and don't want to change it out for the cold months..During summer months my car cruises at 175-180 degrees.. I only run it every 3 -4 weeks in cold weather so this system works for me........WW

1991Z07

• Reduces or eliminates bubbles or vapor barrier that form on hot metal surfaces to reduce coolant temperatures by up to 20°
• Superior heat transfer properties compared to glycol-based antifreeze
• Compatible with new or used antifreeze (including DEX-COOL and long-life versions) to improve the heat transfer of ethylene and propylene glycol systems
• Improves heat transfer and reduces cylinder head temperature

Those are the reasons to use it...it improves the heat transfer properties of water...and works!

NOT snake oil...

A 20 degree drop in coolant temps can be the difference between driving home or riding in a wrecker down here in the summer months...

WW7

Here is the review of Water Wetter.. They don't seem very impressed with the product and say it didn't meet the claims...WW

http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/200...%C2%AE-review/

1991Z07

I'll take my on-track real world tests over their rubbish any day.

Same track, same day with only distilled water in the system...it reduced my temps by nearly 20 degrees. Since TRACKS frown on ANY anti-freeze getting laid down on their surface to cause massive accidents...it is the ONLY solution for a car seeing track duty. And I'm not going to flush the system and fill with anti-freeze every event...I only do so at the end of the season.

What I'm doing on my race car is slightly different. I plan to use Evans Waterless Coolant to combat corrosion and it is acceptable for track use. Saw the guys on "Wheeler Dealer" put it in one of their cars...since it will never boil, the coolant system NEVER pressurizes as "steam" isn't being given off. It also protects the entire system, as it won't corrode...anything. Block, radiator, water pump, heads...the works will be absolutely clean and sludge free. You can open the cap when the engine is at operating temperature and never be afraid of getting scalded.

Been looking at it for years now...I've seen it said that your water pump's life will get extended dramatically using this stuff. Leno uses it in all his collector cars for that reason alone...

Frizlefrak

You're going to preach to me about hot weather operation??

If your cooling system is working correctly to begin with, that won't happen. El Paso regularly gets over 110 degrees during the summer....I've yet to have either of my Corvettes (or any of my vehicles, for that matter) overheat. The ONLY time I've had a car flatbedded home was for a fuel pump failure.

My '95 will idle in heavy traffic with the A/C blasting all day long at 225 degrees (where it's designed to operate) with the fans cycling in 115 degree ambient temps. No ill effects. Once I get moving, it drops into the 190-200 range. I don't need some silly snake oil additive to keep that happening either.

"Water Wetter" =



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Frizlefrak

For a track car, maybe you'll see some benefit. For a daily driver, it's unnecessary.