What do you guys think about antifreeze that cools down by 30 degrees cooler than conventional? Rick,do you think it would be ok in a 800? any drawbacks tousing it?

 

hey perky, ive done alot of reading of this very subject and asked about 100 questions(at least it seemed it). if ytou do a search you'll find alot of post of it. but theres a few differnt brands out there and they all seem to say they run about 30 degrees cooler and some you mix w/ straight water and others mix w/ the coolant. i beleave the ice has both types you can use. water wettr, and radiator releif are a couple more to look at.

 

I have heard from customers on street bikes with temp guages that it does work . I have no experience personally . I have never heard of any problems related to using it .

Rick Ritter

 

My bike has a thermostat that opens at around 180 degrees. So, with engine ice or no engine ice, the bike will still run no cooler than 180 degrees.

My thought on this is that it will only benefit the engine under extremely high temps, like when its really hot outside and you're riding really slow or pushing the engine really hard. So, if the thermostat is wide open and the radiator fan is constantly on but it can't cool the engine down to less than 210 degrees, maybe then the engine ice will help out.

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THanks guy's for the input....

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: sheepdogMSP8117

My bike has a thermostat that opens at around 180 degrees. So, with engine ice or no engine ice, the bike will still run no cooler than 180 degrees.



My thought on this is that it will only benefit the engine under extremely high temps, like when its really hot outside and you're riding really slow or pushing the engine really hard. So, if the thermostat is wide open and the radiator fan is constantly on but it can't cool the engine down to less than 210 degrees, maybe then the engine ice will help out.



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THATS JUST WHAT I WAS THINKING
are bikes are setup to run at a certian temp unless you have a cooling system problem it should be right on the money already

 

ture but when your radiator is partly plugged and its hott out it doesnt hurt to have a little help. i was going to put some in wheeler and my bike but never got around to it. no matter what the fan will still kick on at 210 and off around 185 if its working right. it will just prevent it from coming on as offtend and will take a little longer to kick on. i myself wonder how ceramic coating would work on the wheeler, but the new exhaust i put on my bike was coated and it doesnt seem to have helped much as it still runs on the warm side.

 

I know what youmean Sten.....the heat on my right leg bothers the crapoutta me on a hot day....I was wondering if anybody was runnin the stuff..

 

the really only way to tell is also to have a temp gauge and have the same condtions b4 you put it in and after putting it in to get a true reading. like how long from stone cold did it take to get the fan to come on and between the time it goes off and comes back on again.

 

Gotta a buddy who runs engine ice in his '05 450R. He claims his fan rarely comes on and we runs harescrambles.