The Ultimate Antifreeze for Watercooling

[Mr. Thompson]

I don’t want this to sound like a pimp, but this is something many of you may be interested in. It’s a well known fact that using antifreeze in your watercooled rig will reduce the coolants heat capacity. I stumbled across an interesting product today. The folks at Zerex (Vavoline) developed an antifreeze for attack boats used by Navy Seals. Apparently the Seals needed something that would work in warm tropical waters. Ethylene glycol is too inefficient to provide proper cooling in these harsh conditions. Enter Zerex Racing Super Coolant. This stuff is reported to improve the effectiveness of an automotive cooling system by 25%. It should do wonders for overclockers that use standard antifreeze in their watercooled rigs. Unfortunately you can’t buy it at your local auto parts store. You can get it directly from Valvoline, (800) TEAMVAL.

[lechumbl]

Hi Mr. Thompson,

First, :D :D WELCOME :D :D to Liquid Ninjas.

Second, thanx for the info.

Take care, and good to see that you migrated over from NM.

[dicki]

welcome to the boards, good to see you over here :)

[Player0]

Hmm...sounds very insteresting. Wonder how hard it is to get. Do you think it works well for cold water? Sounds like its designed for the tropics, so might work best in hot temps?

[Mr. Thompson]

Thanks for the warm welcome. ;)

I have my doubts about cold water. I'll give Valvoline a call Monday and see what I can find out.

[Mr. Thompson]

I had a conversation with a chemist at Valvoline today. Unfortunately they have no performance comparisons to Water Wetter. From what I learned, a 10% solution of Zerex Racing Super Coolant should be all that’s needed to control corrosion in a water cooled system. Compared to the typical 15% solution of ethylene glycol that watercoolers currently use, Zerex should provide a 7.5% improvement in the coolants ability to carry heat. One important note, it’s not an antifreeze so it’s not recommended for use in chillers.

The stuff goes on sale August 1. The cost is $59 for a case of six gallons. Unfortunately the minimum amount one can purchase is a case. I see some group buys in the future.

[Player0]

Definately sound interesting :)

[lechumbl]

Hi Mr. Thompson,

Thanx for the info and all the leg work to get it.

Take care........