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Old 03-03-2013, 05:30 AM   #1
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It's very-very hard to beat our OEM Porsche coolant.

The only guys that I know who run Red Line water wetter are those track rats, who may or may not be allowed to run coolant (due to spills or leaks on the track). Coolant is very slick on a race track.

Allen, so in other words you either run OEM coolant or straight water with water wetter. You DON'T run OEM coolant with the addition of water wetter. Does this make sense?
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It's very-very hard to beat our OEM Porsche coolant.

The only guys that I know who run Red Line water wetter are those track rats, who may or may not be allowed to run coolant (due to spills or leaks on the track). Coolant is very slick on a race track.

Allen, so in other words you either run OEM coolant or straight water with water wetter. You DON'T run OEM coolant with the addition of water wetter. Does this make sense?
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If you're looking to help lower engine temperature, I am selling LN Engineering 180 degree T-Stats if you're interested. Let me know, I have 3 ready to ship out. Perfect time to replace it is you are going to flush cooling system, and yes I also recommend using O.E. coolant. Pentofrost is a good alternative and less expensive.
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The only guys that I know who run Red Line water wetter are those track rats, who may or may not be allowed to run coolant (due to spills or leaks on the track). Coolant is very slick on a race track.

You DON'T run OEM coolant with the addition of water wetter.
@Flavor 987S is right on!

We have had experience with Redline Water Wetter in Sport Bikes. Yes, this product is used heavily on the track. It DOES WORK at reducing coolant temps (so you can run higher RPMs) and stay cooler. It works VERY WELL. However, you DO have to change it out frequently.

We observed that IF YOU DID NOT change it often enough (like every 3 races) it would develop some rust in the cooling system. So, we would run it at the track. Put good ol' Prestone in there during the week and change it to Water Wetter on racing weekends.

NOT recommended to run BOTH at the same time! The stuff DOES work well! First time I used it I thought the gauge was lying to me. Not recommended for everyday use…unless you like to "burp" a lot! My $.02.
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