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sdimex
03-13-2009, 09:48 PM
stupid question but u guys run dexcool in your ls1 right
cobrakillerta
03-13-2009, 09:52 PM
Yes sir
SuperSport4life
03-13-2009, 10:03 PM
Yes!
str8rpn
03-13-2009, 10:07 PM
I run toilet water with a little windex in it...It keeps the inside of my radiator shiny clean!
Quik
03-13-2009, 11:19 PM
no, i prefer not to run that stuff in my motors. i run the Universal
sdimex
03-14-2009, 02:58 AM
I run toilet water with a little windex in it...It keeps the inside of my radiator shiny clean!
lol thats why your on your 4th head gasket
slayerized6
03-14-2009, 03:28 AM
i got the regular green stuff; thats what it had when i bought it. Im debating whether i should go back to dexcool or not, but ive heard bad things about dexcool
OverTrained
03-14-2009, 08:10 AM
If you mix glycol(green antifreeze) and dexcool (orange) together it will turn into jello in your cooling system. This isnt a joke so do yourself a favor and dont mix the two. If you do a flush then thats a different story.
IllusionalTA
03-14-2009, 08:15 AM
The majority of the Prestone avail. In Auto Parts stores say's it's compatible w/ "Any Color"... If you get the Reg. prestone it'll clump...
slayerized6
03-14-2009, 11:55 AM
If you mix glycol(green antifreeze) and dexcool (orange) together it will turn into jello in your cooling system. This isnt a joke so do yourself a favor and dont mix the two. If you do a flush then thats a different story.

when it time to change coolant...im defintly do a flush. i just did a little reasearch and everyone says dexcool is crap
GotGrunt
03-14-2009, 12:39 PM
If you mix glycol(green antifreeze) and dexcool (orange) together it will turn into jello in your cooling system. This isnt a joke so do yourself a favor and dont mix the two. If you do a flush then thats a different story.

I was waiting for tha count to chime in and tell people that mixing the 2 will give you 10 HP :D
cobrakillerta
03-14-2009, 12:54 PM
I was waiting for tha count to chime in and tell people that mixing the 2 will give you 10 HP :D


It doesn't :confused:
Silver98camss
03-14-2009, 01:36 PM
If i recall hearing that the regular stuff corroded the alum block & heads, and ate through the o-rings. I maybe wrong but thats what i remember hearing
diggla
03-14-2009, 10:36 PM
always wondered why you couldnt run it
SuperSport4life
03-14-2009, 11:14 PM
when it time to change coolant...im defintly do a flush. i just did a little reasearch and everyone says dexcool is crap

I don't believe this is true, our cars were designed to have dexcool. If you do not change coolant in any car it will turn into crap no matter what color you use. If that is the case every car GM has made since the late 90s would have coolant problems. If the green was so good GM wouldn't have spent millions of dollars developing dexcool!
BadBoy4Life RS
03-15-2009, 02:14 AM
i use reg green crap and it works good but my cars old so idk wat u guys are suppose to use
Quik
03-15-2009, 02:59 AM
GM swapped to Dexcool for a few reasons. one its a sealing agent. this means if you get a small pin hole in your rad it will fix it. this is why it clogs 80% of heater cores if its not flushed from time to time.

now using the old school Green stuff crystalizes aluminum. it slowly eats away at it.
FOYZTOY
03-15-2009, 01:26 PM
The difference is the green anti freeze is toxic and it was change to the dex because it is non toxic. Accident scenes roll off into sewer pipe and police dogs would some time lick it and get sick. Either anti freeze works just fine and it is VERY true to NEVER mix the different types.

John
SuperSport4life
03-15-2009, 01:52 PM
The difference is the green anti freeze is toxic and it was change to the dex because it is non toxic. Accident scenes roll off into sewer pipe and police dogs would some time lick it and get sick. Either anti freeze works just fine and it is VERY true to NEVER mix the different types.

John

Haha you think that's why?? That's funny as hell!
FOYZTOY
03-17-2009, 07:47 PM
Just adding another point that was not mentioned

John
ItheGuardianI
03-17-2009, 07:58 PM
yes i do
Matt427
03-17-2009, 11:14 PM
how often should u change?
Quik
03-18-2009, 12:00 AM
as per owners manual or about 45k or sooner if motor seen overheat or several climate temps
IROCDU
03-18-2009, 09:29 AM
Haha you think that's why?? That's funny as hell!

Thats not funny. Thats sad. Finding humor in a dog or any animal getting sick from toxic stuff is horrible.

Lets all laugh when a child drinks it and gets sick or worse, dies.
GotGrunt
03-18-2009, 10:18 AM
Thats not funny. Thats sad. Finding humor in a dog or any animal getting sick from toxic stuff is horrible.

Lets all laugh when a child drinks it and gets sick or worse, dies.

The boner killer has spoken!
SuperSport4life
03-18-2009, 01:42 PM
I guess I shouldve been more clear, I don't think the dogs dying is funny. I thought it was funny that he thought gm gave a shit about them. They paid out in a lawsuit instead of fixing a gas tank fault that caused many people to die when getting rear ended because it was more cost effective than repairing the problem!
Thats not funny. Thats sad. Finding humor in a dog or any animal getting sick from toxic stuff is horrible.

Lets all laugh when a child drinks it and gets sick or worse, dies.
Tudds
03-18-2009, 03:36 PM
Thats not funny. Thats sad. Finding humor in a dog or any animal getting sick from toxic stuff is horrible.

Lets all laugh when a child drinks it and gets sick or worse, dies.
dexcool is just as toxic as green anti freeze
SuperTrooper
03-18-2009, 08:37 PM
My car prefers BEER. :D