Distilled ice cubes

[Stoichiometric]

Two questions about adding ice to the heat exchanger reservoir;

How much ice do you melt during a typical track outing?

Have you ever made distilled ice cubes to minimize corrosion/scale in the heat exchanger system?

[Skylane765]

Or use clear ice from a clear ice maker, that is distiller water when clear ice is made. When ice freezes on a cold plate the impurities do not freez in the ice.

[SPOOKYGUNNER]

Originally Posted by Skylane765

Or use clear ice from a clear ice maker, that is distiller water when clear ice is made. When ice freezes on a cold plate the impurities do not freez in the ice.

HATE TO B IGNORANT BUT WHERE DO I ADD THE ICE ON A STOCK Z?

[Jayrcr3]

Originally Posted by SPOOKYGUNNER

HATE TO B IGNORANT BUT WHERE DO I ADD THE ICE ON A STOCK Z?

In the reservoir for the intercooler heat
exchanger.
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Distilled will cause more corrosion then filtered water.

[The Stig]

Originally Posted by KlugSS

Distilled will cause more corrosion then filtered water.

How so? DI water is pure H2O.

Originally Posted by The Stig

How so? DI water is pure H2O.

Thats the problem. Distilled will pull minerals from the metals it comes into contact with. Filtered is a much better idea with less corrosion.

[The Stig]

Originally Posted by KlugSS

Thats the problem. Distilled will pull minerals from the metals it comes into contact with. Filtered is a much better idea with less corrosion.

Isn't the intercooler heat exchanger system plastic and rubber tubing though? And wouldn't filtered cause more corrosion because it has other things in the water?

Originally Posted by The Stig

Isn't the intercooler heat exchanger system plastic and rubber tubing though? And wouldn't filtered cause more corrosion because it has other things in the water?

Each their own really. Back in my 03 cobra days it seemed more people had their heat exchanger leak with distilled water. More then like either will do just fine, but i will always use filtered water.

[2012-1822]

So you're adding liquid to the system, what happens when it gets full. I mean obviously you drain some out? And what is normally in there, antifreeze or just water, so once it's just water hadn't you better watch yourself if it gets cold out? Serious questions, cause I really don't know.

[joes407]

I watch the ice fans at the track and I laugh. no messy melty bag of ice is going to keep you cool like an rx chiller.

[Cody6.2]

[LIVEVIL]

Distilled will cause more corrosion then filtered water.

Is that why most manufacturers reccomend to mix coolant with distilled water? So that the cooling systems and engines corrode more? The same cooling systems and engines they warranty for year and years?

Originally Posted by LIVEVIL

Is that why most manufacturers reccomend to mix coolant with distilled water? So that the cooling systems and engines corrode more? The same cooling systems and engines they warranty for year and years?

Because it saves their ass from people using some back country well water that you can see the metal particals.