Don't forget to add antifreeze to intercooler coolant!!!

[Quicktime_GT]

Just a reminder to all you guys that may have ran straight water all year..

Don't forget to add antifreeze to your intercooler coolant!!!! I completely forgot until this week when it got a little cold out..



:coolman:

you forgot the visual aid of the rubber ducky....

 

[Jimmysidecarr]

EXCELLENT REMINDER!:rockon::beer:

 

[raym5_0]

EXCELLENT REMINDER!:rockon::beer:

especially for us northerners!!!:thumbsup: I might just drain it completely, as mine is only around 20/80 antifreeze to water ratio...

 

[kyhemi-dart]

this next spring/summer im gonna run a diff water/anti mixture in mine. does it seem to make a big diff in temps and perf? whats a good combo you guys run?

 

[Shadow Grey 03]

We had a bit of frost overnight, so it's definitely time to do that.

 

[shadowcoupe]

Good reminder. Happen to me a few years back when we had a freak freeze. Ended up cracking my intercooler and filling up the lower intake with coolant. I was not happy...

 

[Jimmysidecarr]

20% antifreeze is good to approximately 20 degrees F and will allow most of the southern guys to just run one mixture year round.

30% is good to almost zero F and will cover much of the US.

40% is good to almost 10 below zero F.

Find out what your low temp possibilities for your area and put in a new mixture, this will refresh your corrosion protection and assure that you don't freeze anything up.

Don't Fill Her Up with Antifreeze, Alaska Science Forum


Notice how anything beyond 60% antifreeze starts to reduce the effectiveness of the freeze protection.

 

[Bruha]

Great reminder! This will crack your after cooler!

 

[Quicktime_GT]

20% antifreeze is good to approximately 20 degrees F and will allow most of the southern guys to just run one mixture year round.

30% is good to almost zero F and will cover much of the US.

40% is good to almost 10 below zero F.

Find out what your low temp possibilities for your area and put in a new mixture, this will refresh your corrosion protection and assure that you don't freeze anything up.

Don't Fill Her Up with Antifreeze, Alaska Science Forum


Notice how anything beyond 60% antifreeze starts to reduce the effectiveness of the freeze protection.

Great info... I did not know that :beer:

 

[randg4603]

Shit i just read that... I need to dump it out and put a mix in... Right now it's straight antifreeze!!

 

[sneakysnake03]

20% antifreeze is good to approximately 20 degrees F and will allow most of the southern guys to just run one mixture year round.

30% is good to almost zero F and will cover much of the US.

40% is good to almost 10 below zero F.

Find out what your low temp possibilities for your area and put in a new mixture, this will refresh your corrosion protection and assure that you don't freeze anything up.

Don't Fill Her Up with Antifreeze, Alaska Science Forum


Notice how anything beyond 60% antifreeze starts to reduce the effectiveness of the freeze protection.

You learn something new everyday I dont like running anything over 50/50 for cooling purposes but I had no clue that antifreeze would freeze by itself.

 

[03cobra#694]

Shit i just read that... I need to dump it out and put a mix in... Right now it's straight antifreeze!!

Straight antifreeze, or did you mean straight water?

 

[randg4603]

Straight antifreeze, or did you mean straight water?

No it's straight antifreeze. I f*cked up. I'll flush and make a mix this weekend.

 

[BBCOBRA]

No it's straight antifreeze. I f*cked up. I'll flush and make a mix this weekend.

Alot of people just don't realize that. That's why most just say do a 50% mix. because that covers theo whole US.

Straight antifreeze will also run hotter in the summer.

Hey, we all learn.

 

[randg4603]

Alot of people just don't realize that. That's why most just say do a 50% mix. because that covers theo whole US.

Straight antifreeze will also run hotter in the summer.

Hey, we all learn.

Thanks for not being harsh!

While I have (anyone's) attention;

When I drain, I most likely won't recover an entire gallon, correct? That being said, should I base a 50/50 mix of off what I recover or off of what I assume to be 1/2 gallon "stuck" in the system?

Basically should I drain and add only distilled water or 50 water/50 coolant?

Any insight is appreciated!

 

[timspony]

Thanks for the reminder....

 

[sonicblew]

i was just thinking about that the other day, now i gotta write that down somewhere!

 

[BADASS03SVT]

you forgot the visual aid of the rubber ducky....

 

[timspony]

you forgot the visual aid of the rubber ducky....

....Nice pic Jake!!!! :dancenana:

 

[jm@ReischePerf]

You really only need 50/50 if you're living in the arctic circle but like Jimmy said 30-35% is good for almost any weather in the U.S., us southerners can push that closer to 20% depending on climate.