Towncivilian wrote:Why use Water Wetter? What is inferior about the chemistry of the antifreeze that prompts the use of it?
Here's a pathetically inept review:
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2008/0 ... AE-review/
The writer misses the point, and if his boss knew d!ck about cars (or the scientific method), he'd fire the guy. Expecting the product to keep a car's coolant temperature BELOW the level maintained by a properly-functioning cooling system is akin to expecting witchcraft - it defies the laws of thermodynamics.
Stupid writer notwithstanding, WW is great for people in super-hot climates. We don't need a 50/50 mix, and I've always run 80% distilled water, 20% coolant, and a bottle of WW. Then again, I don't let my cooling systems turn into cauliflower and rust farms, either.
While it doesn't (and won't) meet the silly claims of "30* cooler", it DOES do 2 important things: Reduces bubbles and cavitation, allowing the coolant to remain in contact with the surfaces that it is supposed to transport heat energy away from, AND provides an additional measure of protection against a temperature spike in the event of component failure or periodic, short-term abuse.