What kind of coolant do you use in your stuntbike?

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Old Feb 26, 2005 | 08:15 PM
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What kind of coolant do you use in your stuntbike?

He just checking out what you guys run in your bike for stunting, anything special to keep it running cooler?
Old Feb 26, 2005 | 08:18 PM
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Re: What kind of coolant do you use in your stuntbike?

Nothing special coolant-wise but I plan on rigging up a switch to the fan so it will run cooler.
Old Feb 26, 2005 | 08:48 PM
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Re: What kind of coolant do you use in your stuntbike?

water,juice, milk, oil, antifreeze..watevers in an open jug in my garage.
Old Feb 26, 2005 | 08:52 PM
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Re: What kind of coolant do you use in your stuntbike?

You could try Water-wetter. I heard it cools up to like 10% better. Anything not containing silicates will work fine though.

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Old Feb 26, 2005 | 08:55 PM
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Re: What kind of coolant do you use in your stuntbike?

water and water wetter and i wired a switch to turn on the fan when i want, but when its off it still works off the temp sensor, and that kept my bike from overheating in phoenix
Old Feb 26, 2005 | 09:12 PM
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Re: What kind of coolant do you use in your stuntbike?

Regular coolant and I wired a switch to my fan since my temp sensor went out
Old Feb 27, 2005 | 01:52 AM
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Re: What kind of coolant do you use in your stuntbike?

Hmmm can anyone elaborate on where i should hook up a switch to turn on and off the fan on my F2. I notice while stunting she gets pretty damn warm and it'd be nice to just be able to have the fan constantly going instead of it kickin in automatically (but i want it to kick in off the temp sensor when the switch is off as well)
Old Feb 27, 2005 | 01:55 AM
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Re: What kind of coolant do you use in your stuntbike?

Originally Posted by NovaMan
Hmmm can anyone elaborate on where i should hook up a switch to turn on and off the fan on my F2. I notice while stunting she gets pretty damn warm and it'd be nice to just be able to have the fan constantly going instead of it kickin in automatically (but i want it to kick in off the temp sensor when the switch is off as well)
its simple if you know electrical, otherwise it's a little complicated
where you at with the elec skills?
Old Feb 27, 2005 | 02:30 AM
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Re: What kind of coolant do you use in your stuntbike?

how about just whatever comes in the bike? my **** runs 225 all the time...no problem. when you mess with stuff it breaks
Old Feb 27, 2005 | 02:33 AM
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Re: What kind of coolant do you use in your stuntbike?

Originally Posted by DeltonaStunna
how about just whatever comes in the bike? my **** runs 225 all the time...no problem. when you mess with stuff it breaks
yea.. ok, my **** overheats in 15 minutes at night in the phoenix summer with the stuff that comes in the bike.
Old Feb 27, 2005 | 02:45 AM
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Re: What kind of coolant do you use in your stuntbike?

well i live in florida...so i guess i don't have that problem
Old Feb 27, 2005 | 03:31 AM
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Re: What kind of coolant do you use in your stuntbike?

i use that tastey green stuff
Old Feb 27, 2005 | 12:39 PM
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^^^^^ lol
Old Feb 27, 2005 | 02:10 PM
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Re: What kind of coolant do you use in your stuntbike?

I live in florida, and in the summer my bike gets pretty freakin warm while practicing. I am now using water with water wetter mixed in it, and it is working great so far. Even though it isn't hot yet, there are some days that it gets warm as hell out, and my bike has done good so far. The switch is a good idea though, especially if you live in Phoenix or other areas that gets hot as Fu$$k outside.
Old Feb 27, 2005 | 02:22 PM
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Re: What kind of coolant do you use in your stuntbike?

ive used water wetter, engine ice, they both work ok, but i prefer water wetter, engine ice is a premix 1/2 gallon bottle for 15 bucks, if you keep moving ( like on the highway) it works awesome my f4i would run 165- 170 on highway, but in slow riding it gets hot and is hard too cool down always around 220-225 in parking lot

and hook up a extra fan, since theres room for 2 fans on the radiator
Old Feb 27, 2005 | 02:41 PM
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Re: What kind of coolant do you use in your stuntbike?

I heard a lot about this Water Wetter. I've also heard that it's pretty expensive. Anyone knows the price and where to get it?
Old Feb 27, 2005 | 04:51 PM
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Re: What kind of coolant do you use in your stuntbike?

yah where can i get water wetter and do i ned to mix it with water..like u do with antifreeze or jsut dump it in the radiator.
Old Feb 27, 2005 | 05:13 PM
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Re: What kind of coolant do you use in your stuntbike?

water wetter...about 7 bucks a bottle get it at summit racing, jegs, any highperformance auto shop, and i think even some autozones are carrying it now. you just add it to coolant and it does the rest
Old Feb 27, 2005 | 05:23 PM
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Re: What kind of coolant do you use in your stuntbike?

its an 12 oz. bottle and u can add pour it into you radiator, with existing coolant, or you run it with straight water in the warmer weather
Old Feb 27, 2005 | 10:35 PM
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Re: What kind of coolant do you use in your stuntbike?

Yeah, its in a clear 12 oz bottle and the liquid is red. Its about $10 for the bottle and can be found at your local bike shop, or even at like auto zone or advanced auto parts i think. I use just straight water in mine, because i live in florida and my bike stays in a garage (it wont freeze if i dont have antifreeze). You can also run it with your existing coolant. You dont use the whole bottle either.



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