Redline Water Wetter
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Redline Water Wetter
Is anyone currently using (or has used in the past) Redline Water Wetter in their cooling system?
I've heard it's pretty good stuff & am considering giving it a try in my ES & Forester. Any feedback on the subject is appreciated.
I've heard it's pretty good stuff & am considering giving it a try in my ES & Forester. Any feedback on the subject is appreciated.
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If you use a good quality antifreeze, designed for your cooling system, it should be all you need. Sometimes one can add too many different chemicals, defeating the purpose...
"If it's not broke ..."
There could be a lot of down sides...all costing the owner time and moneys. And, of course, good luck determining exactly what caused a cooling system failure, as it takes a while.. Additive companies depend on this, since they are rarely if not never held accountable...
"If it's not broke ..."
There could be a lot of down sides...all costing the owner time and moneys. And, of course, good luck determining exactly what caused a cooling system failure, as it takes a while.. Additive companies depend on this, since they are rarely if not never held accountable...
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Originally Posted by Tammy
If you use a good quality antifreeze, designed for your cooling system, it should be all you need. Sometimes one can add too many different chemicals, defeating the purpose...
"If it's not broke ..."
There could be a lot of down sides...all costing the owner time and moneys. And, of course, good luck determining exactly what caused a cooling system failure, as it takes a while.. Additive companies depend on this, since they are rarely if not never held accountable...
"If it's not broke ..."
There could be a lot of down sides...all costing the owner time and moneys. And, of course, good luck determining exactly what caused a cooling system failure, as it takes a while.. Additive companies depend on this, since they are rarely if not never held accountable...
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Originally Posted by Lexusfreak
Looking for feedback from folks who actually have used it & their impressions.
At my high altitude of 7,400 feet at the track (8,000 where I live), I need all the cooling help I can get.
Until I find something better, I am going to keep using it.
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Originally Posted by Lexmex
I have used it for sometime in my RX300. I had tried another liquid from Nology call NotHot but had to use two bottles to get any response of any kind. WaterWetter works with one bottle and I could notice that my cooling mark on the temp gauge lowered slightly as I ran without it for a week after I had my TRD Theromstat (in addition to my Tom's Radiator Cap) after a week. I cannot put a precise estimate on this, but at the track, I can run 15 minutes longer getting good times solid times.
At my high altitude of 7,400 feet at the track (8,000 where I live), I need all the cooling help I can get.
Until I find something better, I am going to keep using it.
At my high altitude of 7,400 feet at the track (8,000 where I live), I need all the cooling help I can get.
Until I find something better, I am going to keep using it.
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Originally Posted by Lexusfreak
Thanks for the info Lexmex. So you use the whole bottle huh? Does that effect the level of your coolant significantly? I was planning to use only a half bottle.....the other half for my wife's car......as per the amount needed based on capacity & Redline instructions.
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Originally Posted by Lexmex
I would still use one bottle per car. My RX takes like 9 liters of coolant/water so to speak and that one bottle really shows it effect.
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I change my coolant out once a year and that is when I add the WaterWetter. However, many of my buddies at the track that use this product add it every 6 months.
Last edited by Lexmex; Mar 7, 2006 at 12:10 PM.
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I use it in my GS with no issues. Always concerned about developing too much heat with the supercharger. No issues in winter, but it doesn't get super cold in NC.
I dont see the use of Water Wetter if youre not forced induction where heat can be an issue. From an N/A point of view I dont see any benefits from running a cooler engine, a car engine isnt like a CPU or a graphics card where lower temp = better
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Originally Posted by 4TehNguyen
I dont see the use of Water Wetter if youre not forced induction where heat can be an issue. From an N/A point of view I dont see any benefits from running a cooler engine, a car engine isnt like a CPU or a graphics card where lower temp = better
Since water evaporates much quicker in the cooling system up here, a product like Water Wetter has greater value for NA vehicles.