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Old 04-17-2009, 05:17 PM   #168 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by wstar View Post
There's no doubt that with or without water wetter, you get better cooling from straight water. I'm not willing to run straight water in my street car (although I may later move to 70/30 water/glycol), but it seems to have an effect even with a 50/50 mix.
This is interesting but it would have been better if they took water and oil temperature measurements. The real issue is how well the engine gets cooled, not what the water temperature is. Usually they go hand in hand but it's not a true measure of performance.
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