water wetter?

[base341]

Anyone change out the coolant to water wetter to try to get the bike running cooler? Does it really work?

[rngdng]

I did some more research, and I was wrong; it doesn't contain lithium bromide. OOPS!



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[fuldog]

I've done it but haven't run any scientific tests to verify this. I do know that pure water is the best coolant for heat absorbtion purposes, but we need corrosion inhibitors in our system. Supposedly Redline's water wetter has these inhibitors, and since it comprises a smaller % of the total mixture than conventional coolant it would stand to reason that it should be better at cooling our engines. You could ask Redline to send you some technical data.

[derstuka]

100% water (distilled water that is to prevent corrosion of course) is much more efficient in dissippating heat than an antifreeze. Only thing antifreeze does is prevent it from freezing/boil over, reduce corrosion, and help lubricate the water pump. So switching to pure water will give your cooling system the ability to dissipate heat faster and run cooler. Water wetter has additives to prevent corrosion I believe, and some lubrication. It is also race track safe.

[SLOav8r]

Water Wetter is great for the heat.

Keep in mind, if you leave it someplace where it gets below freezing, it will freeze. Stick with antifreeze for the winter.

Down on the central coast and SoCal, we leave it in year round.

[steven113]

I used it in the gsxr i used to own, temps dropped almost 10 degrees

[RVFR]

Hmm you know something, in all the years I've owned VFR's that is one thing I have never changed, go figure, new radiator fluid. Hmm is there any other product that works better one way or another? Now look what ya started, I need to research this some more.

[woody77]

I'm not running water wetter, although was tempted to. Instead I'm running EngineIce coolant. Works hella better than whatever was in the bike when I got it...

Still gets really hot in slow traffic on a hot day, though.

[steven113]

Here is the low down on waterwetter. The way it works is by breaking the surface tension of the water in your coolant system. By breaking that tension The water in the radiator creates a closer bond That disperses heat beter to the inside wall of your radator on a molecular level. It will not change the frezing or boilover proporties of water like antifreeze will so if you live in a cold climate you dont want to use it if you plan to subject your bike to freezing conditions. |If you live in exeptionallly hot areas it may cause you problems also. I had no problems with it in my GSXR but that bike ran much cooler than my VFR. The boiling temp of H2O raises when under pressure so depending on what the cooling system for the vfr is designed for pressurewise decides if it is a good solution. I have not tried it in my honda yet because of my uncertancy of this and knowing the warm blooded nature of these bikes. If anyone has tried to use this product on their vfr please post it.

[tcarroll]

I use watter wetter in my VFR as well as other vehicles.
I just add a couple ounces to my 50/50 mix.
It does seem to drop the average temp 5-10 degrees.

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