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Old Jul 19, 2023 | 05:46 PM
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I've been not only laughing at people for 25 years putting Distilled water in their radiators and arguing with people for NOT using Distilled water, but I've also been telling them that hose water is better as long as your city isn't putting out crap water.........just like that guy in the video said.

Now de-Ionized water.........that I've never heard of.

Hose water is all anyone needs in any street or track car, unless you're literally competing in Nascar, Formula 1 and the like.......
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i dont even know where to get de ionized water or how much it costs.....but will def look into it
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i dont even know where to get de ionized water or how much it costs.....but will def look into it
Using de-ionized water is the definition of overkill, unless you’re a Formula 1 or other type of serious world class racing organizations who need every little bit of help possible to stay competitive with the rest.

Good city water is all that’s been in my LS engines since 1998 and my radiators stay shiny clean. Of course I did away with that garbage Dexcool back in 2000. Green only since 2000.
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4 gallons for 40$ on amazon
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4 gallons for 40$ on amazon
Quite hilarious if anyone actually buys that to put into their street/strip car. Talk about a waste of cash.

The real interesting thing about that video is how a brand new radiator comes. Then they clean it with their process and it’s hundreds and hundreds times cleaner.
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