Anyone considered this for their coupe?
Waterless Coolant
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Polariscsl
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I'm about to put it in my brand new engine (once I have it back from the dyno that is)
Evans, I guess? Saw it featured on the TR6 episode of Wheeler/Dealers. Guess its more popular in Europe...
Jay Leno's site has a video on waterless coolant. Jay loves the stuff...but he can afford to!
Polariscsl
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Yes its evans, I thought I would fall for the marketing and see if it does the job. After spending as much as I have on the engine it's just extra insurance.
it is absolute nonsense
reasonable only in the case of non presurized systems of older cars
as a counter opinion read this :
http://www.norosion.com/evanstest.htm
check the possible damages that you can inflict to your engine
a conventional good brand, 50% coolant is the right choice
reasonable only in the case of non presurized systems of older cars
as a counter opinion read this :
http://www.norosion.com/evanstest.htm
check the possible damages that you can inflict to your engine
a conventional good brand, 50% coolant is the right choice
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And you can top it up at the gas station if needed, plus at the rate I've been yanking my radiator lately I'd be broke.
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jmackro
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I loved the bit where they trotted out the second law of thermodynamics:
Coolants decreased ability to transfer heat at lower flow rates is a result of the Second Law of Thermodynamics, as best expressed in the following the equation:
Q = M x Cp x ΔT
Where: Q is the heat load
M is the mass flow rate of coolant
Cp is the specific heat capacity of coolant
ΔT is the change in temperature of coolant in the radiator
Polariscsl
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Interesting but there are as many articles for it as against. There are a few obvious errors in there for a start - it is for example legal to race with it! And they also don't mention that there are about 5 types of it depending on the metal your engine is made out of. If you put the non aluminium friendly version in I'm sure you would have the problems they mention!
In some ways its only as good as the amount of water in the system when first used. Very important to purge all the water out...
Mike Goble
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It's interesting how many car enthusiasts don't get this part. Some folks think you can circulate the coolant so fast through the radiator that there will be no cooling effect, as in the old wive's tale about overheating your engine by removing the thermostat.