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Evans coolant

Guys like Rick Ehrenberg are against the use of it based on three factors:
1) It is NOT as effective at rejecting heat as water.
2) It cannot be mixed with anything.
3) Cost.
 
I was considering it years ago for my street car. Consulted several people here who used it and were very happy with it. It is expensive and does NOT solve overheating problems. You have to buy, or it's recommended to buy a refractometer or something to measure the amount of water in your cooling system as you must remove most of it. Also, I do not know if the NHRA allows it either, however.......I nixed the whole idea when I read somewhere that the stuff can be flammable. It's possible that I am a victim of time, (olde fucke), and I have misconstrued my own memory, but because it eliminates rust in your cooling system and develops almost no pressure; leaks are very rare and almost just trickle out. You can add water in an emergency and drive home, remove the stuff, boil out the water, and put it right back in,.....forever! Goodluck with your quest and I hope that I have helped in some way!
 
What's the reasoning for wanting/ needing it.. just curious? I've only ever ran typical green antifreeze with zero issues.
 
747, I see that it is a sponsor of the nhra and it seems that it is aloud in competing cars. I was thinking of using but testing the water so to speak. LOL until I checked out the price. ouch
 
What's the reasoning for wanting/ needing it.. just curious? I've only ever ran typical green antifreeze with zero issues.
I know Jay Leno has it in most everything he owns - mostly because a lot of his 150+ cars do a lot of sitting and he likes the no corrosion possible aspect of it.
 
I bought 4 gallons last year with the intention of using it in one of my cars.
Until I read the directions.
There can be NO water or antifreeze in the entire system and they recommend using their flush first, which is expensive too.
Still sitting on the shelf if anybody wants to buy it.
 
I've analyzed Evans coolant + I know the owner of the company personally. It is basically DexCool concentrate (no water added). It does not cool your engine very well. The only advantage is that it won't overheat.......until WAY past when you've already cracked a cylinder head since you didn't see any steam. I prefer water-only with an additive (SCA) for much better cooling. Evans (most of their formulas anyway) are based on ethylene glycol which is the exact chemical banned by some circle tracks I believe. I also think it's totally OK for NHRA. I do not recommend it.
 
I cannot comment on as to whether it is NHRA legal or not but ive used Evans since the late 90s. The benefits of no corrosion (esp important with aluminum heads due to dissimilar metals), no pressure in the cooling system (i laugh at the car shows in the summer when cars are puking all over the place) and its life is forever make it a good choice for ME. As far as cooling... water may be more effective UNTIL it starts to boil and no longer is making contact with the surface it is supposed to be making contact with (this happens at the hottest parts of the cylinder head) At that point is is no longer removing heat because the water is now a vapor along those super hot surfaces.

Added benefit is if you ever blow a head gasket and ingest the stuff it will not harm or corrode engine internals which is pretty nice.

Anyway, not a solicitation for the product.. just a long positive experience.
 
The tracks I race at allow only water. So, every Spring i drain the antifreeze out of the car and run water for racing season. The car is also a DD and will get stuck in traffic on 98 deg days with lots of humidity. The car has yet to hit 198 deg.
 
i knew there was something weird after i asked them for a SDS (MSDS) sheet and they replied it was proprietary. if you ship it or allow the public to handle it--then you must release the Safety Data Sheet. Not for me.
PT in Tennessee
 
i knew there was something weird after i asked them for a SDS (MSDS) sheet and they replied it was proprietary. if you ship it or allow the public to handle it--then you must release the Safety Data Sheet. Not for me.
PT in Tennessee

That seems a little dramatic. In 3 seconds i googled it and came up with the MSDS....
 

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