I started having overheating issues this summer. I live in the desert at 4,000 ft elevation and it gets to 120 degrees here sometimes.. So i expect some overheating in most cars.. But this was quite often. So I drained, flushed the radiator... put 20% anti freeze and the rest distilled water and redline water wetter. Now my overheating problem is gone. I'm still going to look into new fans though, after 12 years I doubt the OEM fans are spinning at the same RPMS.
For those of you who are against running mostly water, this is the same setup I use in my 400+ hp ls1 Camaro and my 500+ HP 2Liter Turbo Evo boosting 35psi. Also my cars are all garaged and the weather never gets much below freezing here.. And I typically change the radiator fluid in the winter to about 40% anti freeze.
I also realize many of you live in colder places and cannot run this setup, and some of you may be doing this already and still having issues... But i'm just sharing.
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