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Old 02-29-2004, 08:34 AM
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Water Wetter & Purple Ice

Anyone ever use these products from Redline and Royal Purple? Ive heard a couple of people in the past speak highly of water wetter, but not the other stuff. If either one will genuinely make the water stay a tad bit cooler it seems it would be worth it to me.
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water wetter is good for just a few degrees.... usually they use 'em in muscle cars and stuff.... your truck shouldn't be overheating or even comin close!
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I used water wetter in my 5.0L and it reduced the temps down quite a bit. I've never heard of the other stuff though....
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Thanks, I think Im gonna go with the redline, its easily found at my local pepboys, the purple ice is only sold by the case on their website.
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WaterWetter can't hurt in any vehicle in hot climates but it's especially beneficial to high performance engines. It kept my Eclipse's engine temp very consistent whether I was driving in stop and go traffic or even a day at the road course or drag strip.
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i wouldnt reccomend using it if you are still using the Toyota "red" coolant, i did on mine, and it seemed to slightly gum things up, mainly on the radiator cap. ive flushed it and have had no other problems. i change my coolant once a year, so neglect was not an issue on gumming.
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I know when hotrod magazine use royal purple oil and their purple ice on two of their muscle car testers (mustang and chevelle if I remember right), performance increased and temps decreased, but whether it would work the same for your truck I don't know.
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