engine ice or wetter water or antifreeze???

[burtonboarder23]

Flushing the coolant in my bike next weekend and was wondering which of the 3 would be best to throw in my 02 r6? The bike is stored year around in a heated garage below my apartment so no worries about freezing temps.

[Danz19899]

i'd be deciding between the first 2. . . regular antifreeze can't compete.

I personally run engine ice in my bike. It definitely keeps it cooler then anti freeze did, but I have to leave my bike outside sometimes so I didn't want to use water wetter because I believe it can freeze. With that said I've also hear that water wetter cools best of all so i've you have any issues with heat and never expose the bike to freezing temps thats probably the best one for you

[burtonboarder23]

yea its a tough decision, I have a couple bottles of wetter water in my closet that i was going to use last season but decided to wait. Might do the flush next weekend and give it a try... worst case is it sucks and i do another flush and waste an hour or two of my life...

[Awesome]

antifreeze. Don't 'fix' shit that isn't broken.

[ChicknStripEatr]

Just mix all 3 together. Problem solved.

[CBR929RE]

yea its a tough decision, I have a couple bottles of wetter water in my closet that i was going to use last season but decided to wait. Might do the flush next weekend and give it a try... worst case is it sucks and i do another flush and waste an hour or two of my life...

well you certainly don't need that much. just use distilled water with it and you'll be good.

[burtonboarder23]

got them from a buddy in Maine who was going to run it in his wrx but decided against it for obv reasons

[Danz19899]

ya you don't run straight water wetter. Find some info on it, its an additive I believe, supposed to be used with distilled water.

[Manny]

Is this a street bike?

If so no brainer antifreeze. Engine Ice if the bike runs hot, although I dont know if it really makes a big change, some say yes, some say no.

Track bike/race bike then Engine Ice unless you run with orgs that don't allow it. Many do though.

[Danz19899]

I can attest that engine ice did help my bike a lot. Its a newer bike but It still got hot and was tough to cool down at the track. With engine ice I average about 5 degrees cooler and it cools off way faster too.

[CBR929RE]

I can attest that engine ice did help my bike a lot. Its a newer bike but It still got hot and was tough to cool down at the track. With engine ice I average about 5 degrees cooler and it cools off way faster too.

if you go faster you'll get more air through the radiator

[slammp]

If your not running track then use regular anti freeze. They won't allow it at the track because of it's slippery qualities if it leaks. I've used prestone in every bike I had including an rc51 - and those do run hot - with no problem.

[KB]

The interwebznetdotcom has spoken you decide

KB

[beet]

I use a flux capacitor. And yer cooling trouble goes down the drain.

["Dangerous" Dan K]

My race bike runs hot. No idea why (besides it's a bullshit touring bike that I beat the bag out of) but it does. I went from straight water to water wetter, no change in temp. Shit still runs way too hot. Maybe I should try engine ice?

OP: If it's a street bike run the suggested water/coolant ratio. 50/50 I think? No reason to play with the other options on a street bike.

[RandyO]

The bike is stored year around in a heated garage below my apartment so no worries about freezing temps.

until the heat goes off for some unforseen reason

[gregp]

I have used a Royal Purple equivalent to Water Wetter (can't recall what it was called), and it did indeed make a noticeable difference in operating temps. However, I also added some to my truck, and I experienced a water pump failure shortly thereafter. Coincidence? Probably, but it still had me wondering if it decreased the lubricating qualities of the antifreeze....

[Honclfibr]

Straight water / water with water wetter provides the best heat transfer and isn't slippery or toxic if it spills. Standard antifreeze provides the best freezing protection but is slippery, toxic, and doesn't provide as much heat transfer. Engine ice is the equivalent of RV antifreeze, it's not quite as slippery as standard, nontoxic, and won't freeze, but I believe it's got the worst heat transfer of the three.

If you decide on engine ice, just go to walmart and pick up RV antifreeze, or any other antifreeze that contains propylene glycol. Same shit, much cheaper.

[burtonboarder23]

until the heat goes off for some unforseen reason

Luckily for me i live with a bunch of 60 - 80 year olds so if the heat goes out there will be more people then just me bitching so no worries on it going off long enough to cause an issue.

Probably just going to refill with the 50/50 crap i use in my wrx and call it a day

[gregp]

If you decide on engine ice, just go to walmart and pick up RV antifreeze, or any other antifreeze that contains propylene glycol. Same shit, much cheaper.

This is interesting. So, if one were to purchase a gallon of this stuff, what ratio would you mix it with a standard 50/50 antifreeze/water mix?
With the Water-Wetter type solutions, you only add a couple of ounces to the system....IIRC.

[burtonboarder23]

the key is to drink a few ounces of it to ensure quality before putting it in the bike, if and when your stomach hurts and or you die it is the real deal and will most def work in your bike. That being said nothing above is a good idea.

To be cheap and save a few bucks for beer and tequila iv decided to just use the 50/50 mix i mixed up for my wrx when i bought the car and flushed the fluids

[Honclfibr]

This is interesting. So, if one were to purchase a gallon of this stuff, what ratio would you mix it with a standard 50/50 antifreeze/water mix?
With the Water-Wetter type solutions, you only add a couple of ounces to the system....IIRC.

It should tell you on the package. Engine ice is premixed, but the RV stuff could be either. It's just a different form of antifreeze, propylene glycol (engine ice, RV coolant) vs ethylene glycol (standard stuff). Ethylne is cheaper and provides more protection against freezing, which is why it's used in car engines where the toxicity isn't a concern. But it'll make ya dead if you drink it, which is why propylene glycol is used in RV systems where it could potentially come into contact with drinking water.