im hearing that some people are saying that running water and water wetter is better then running anit-freeze? can anyone give me some insight on this

 

you are supposed to run a 50-50 soulution but, depends if it gets cold, if you don't live in a place where the temp drops to freezing then....you can go strait water, are you going to notice anything....NOPE. Water is cheap that is why you do it. Besides, Hondas stay so cool anyway it isn't a problem.

 

its always good to add a little bit of antifreeze for its anti-corrosion capabilities.

 

Straight Distilled Water and Water Wetter if you race. It will give you a very cool mix.

For street driving 50/50 Water:Coolant is sufficient.

 

Water wetter and pure water is best...(If you live in areas that freeze or get close to freezing don't go without anti-freeze)
And I quote:
"The convection coefficient of liquids in a tube is a complicated relationship between the thermal conductivity, viscosity of the liquid, and the tube diameter which determines the amount of turbulent flow. Since 50/50 glycol solution has about 4 times the viscosity and only 70% of the thermal conductivity of water, the thermal convection coefficient for a 50/50 glycol solution is approximately 50% of the coefficient for water. Water in the cooling system is capable of transferring twice as much heat out of the same system as compared to a 50/50 glycol coolant and water solution. In order for a 50/50 glycol mixture to reject as much heat as water (amount of heat rejected is independent of the coolant), the temperature differentials at the heat transfer surface must be twice as great, which means higher cylinder head temperatures. "
See for yourself here:
http://www.redlineoil.com/products.htm

 

hehe I love this board...every time someone has a simple question, we get answers in science boyee language : )
Cept...they make sense, and are useful, so thanks dood : )

I ran 75% water, 25% antifreeze in my car, in Seattle weather (freezing during the winter)
And when it hit 110...or I drag raced...I never heated up, and never experienced detonation due to high cylinder head/block temps...