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Old 04-15-2009, 07:33 PM   #160 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Jesse View Post
Very true. they can use just about any excuse and can take fluid samples. If they feel like being a-holes. but with a 30k car why risk it.

And no, sorry, I didnt read about how great a product is from the peolpe who made it. sorry. but I have 'heard' good things about it. I just dont see the point.....if the wetter cools the cooling system, the thermostat would just close a little and warm it up agian.... thats just my thought tho, and why are we fixing something thats not broken? the oil temp is not hot because we dont have 'water wetter' in the system. like I said, just my opinion. I stand corrected though, I did not know oil on the z is cooled by the coolant....... waiting a year before I buy mine.......let YOU guys find the limits of the car! hehehehe!
Re: the thermostat, our stock thermostat begins to open at 170F, reaching full flow at 195F, and doesn't close completely until it gets back down to 160F. I monitored my coolant temp via OBD-II when I was doing my Intake Air Temp testing on the Stillen Gen 3 stuff (since the dummy gauge is no help), and once the car got up to a stable temperature, the coolant never got back under 194 (and was usually in the low 200's). I don't think water wetter's going to change much with our themostats.

This PDF from Redline Water Wetter Tech Info gives their full technical spiel on why this stuff works. It makes a lot of sense, and a lot of people swear by it.
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