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Old Mar 19, 2021 | 03:17 AM
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Evans Coolant

Anyone using Evans Coolant pros and cons?
Old Mar 19, 2021 | 06:00 AM
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Pros are much higher boiling temp and no glycol I believe so it's track safe. That's about it. But a good cooling system shouldn't have to depend on the type of coolant just to stay cool. Good water pump and radiator that's adequate for the engine is key.

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Old Mar 19, 2021 | 09:18 AM
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Heat capacity of Evans is lower than that of 50-50 antifreeze, so the engine will run at a higher temperature.

It will not boil over, so the higher temperature will be stable.

If you want to maintain or decrease your current temperature you must upgrade the radiator.
Old Mar 20, 2021 | 02:22 PM
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WHICH "Evans Coolant"??? They sell several versions. They're all really expensive. The big deal is that they contain some--or all--propylene glycol instead of ethylene glycol.

I don't understand what's so miraculous about propylene glycol. You can (and I have) bought PG for far less money than Evans under the Sierra brand name.
https://peakauto.com/products/antifr...motive/sierra/
Old Mar 20, 2021 | 02:33 PM
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Other than bragging rights, I don't see it as necessary from the financial or the practical aspect. These cars run fine with what was recommended when they were built.
Old Mar 20, 2021 | 02:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Schurkey
WHICH "Evans Coolant"??? They sell several versions. They're all really expensive. The big deal is that they contain some--or all--propylene glycol instead of ethylene glycol.
Please cite for a fact your source of information. The fact is, Evans Waterless Coolant is between 80% - 85% ethylene glycol.

SOURCE: Evans High PerformanceWaterlessEngineCoolant MSDS



Old Mar 20, 2021 | 02:51 PM
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It plays a role when tracks don't allow conventional coolant. The silicates I believe are hell to clean up if you leak
Old Mar 20, 2021 | 05:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Vintage Chief
Please cite for a fact your source of information. The fact is, Evans Waterless Coolant is between 80% - 85% ethylene glycol.

SOURCE: Evans High PerformanceWaterlessEngineCoolant MSDS


Yeah, that's one of their several formulas--which was my original point, emphasized in bold print. In this case, they've listed less than 87% of what's in the bottle. Normally, I'd expect them to have to list Propylene Glycol if there were any. However, Evans is known to hide their "proprietary" formulation whenever it's convenient for them to do so.

Here's another:
https://www.evanscoolant.com/product...g-coolant-npg/
For tracks or in series where propylene glycol-based coolants are allowed.
And another:
https://www.evanscoolant.com/product...ports-coolant/
Evans Powersports is a proprietary blend of glycols
that "blend" is almost certainly Ethylene and Propylene. Evans doesn't list MSDS/SDS on their web site that I can find.

And another:
https://www.evanscoolant.com/product...heat-transfer/
Evans Extreme Duty is formulated with a blend of glycols
So again they hide which glycols are in their product--but the most likely are Ethylene and Propylene.

It's no surprise that they want consumers to not know what they're buying.

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