Supercharger coolant
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You can use engine coolant in your intercooler system. Some run water with an additive like Water Wetter or Purple Ice. I don't think anything is going to keep it cooler though.
yella
It doesn't really matter which flavor you use. Personally, I've stuck with yellow/green because that's what it came with and it blends in with the stock reservoir better. If cooler is what you're after, a bigger heat exchanger and higher capacity reservoir are the most common and simple upgrades. I don't know that water wetter (pink) or purple ice (purple) are really going to have much of an impact besides discoloring the coolant.
Either is fine, but the Ford Gold Premium is preferred. JUST DON'T MIX gold/orange and green!
Here's some good info from my Terminator FAQs.
Primary Coolant
Intercooler Coolant
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Running the thinnest mix of coolant for your area (you can get a tester to tell you what low temp the coolant is good for) ie - more water with some water wetter can marginally help but won't make a huge difference. To make a really noteworthy difference you'll have to do some cooling mods as mentioned above
I run the Ford Gold in mine. All 04 were Gold stock. I have heard the 03 some were Green? Not sure if they 03 had used Green Inter-cooler Coolant also.
there were three "runs" of terminators. the first run (2003 model year) had green coolant in both the engine and supercharger. the second run (2003 my) and third run (2004 my) had gold coolant in both the engine and supercharger.
Would there be any benefit to running Evan's waterless coolant?
Only if your car is a garage queen that almost never gets driven. Water is the best coolant. We only mix in antifreeze to prevent rust and freezing. Run a 50/50 mix if your car sees sub freezing temps. I run 25-30% coolant because the car sits in a heated garage all winter. Change it out ever 2-3 years and you're good to go.
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