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Bumsdeclaf 07-11-2006 05:03 PM

thermostat question
 
Right now i have a 195 thermostat. do you guys think its too high?

88BlueGT 07-11-2006 05:04 PM

RE: thermostat question
 
Do you overheat? Do you have any mods? For most cars the stock is fine but alot of people go with a 180.

Bumsdeclaf 07-11-2006 05:06 PM

RE: thermostat question
 
yes my car does overheat. not on the red, i have the stock temp gauge, and its runs on top of the "A" of the " [normal]"

Bumsdeclaf 07-11-2006 05:07 PM

RE: thermostat question
 
btw how come when i turn on any electric thing in my car, temp goes up? and how can i fix it

88BlueGT 07-11-2006 05:08 PM

RE: thermostat question
 
Well, the thing is the stock temp gauge is not that accurate... at all! The other day it seemed like I over overheating and I turned my lights off and my temp gauge dropped like 15 degrees. If you are overheating than you might want to consider getting a better rad and going with a 180 thermostat.

88BlueGT 07-11-2006 05:09 PM

RE: thermostat question
 


ORIGINAL: Bumsdeclaf

btw how come when i turn on any electric thing in my car, temp goes up? and how can i fix it
My car does the same thing... I think thats just hot it is. If you dont like it you could aways go out and get some autometer gauges.

Bumsdeclaf 07-11-2006 05:11 PM

RE: thermostat question
 
i got a 94 5.0, any idea what rad i should get?

88BlueGT 07-11-2006 05:15 PM

RE: thermostat question
 
You dont need anything fansy..... I am talking to someone like two threads up about this. You can get a good cooling copper rad from somewhere for like $150 bucks thats a three row.

OR

You can go w/ a aluminum rad from Ford Racing or somewhere like that for $250. I have also heard that the copper/brass actually cools better than aluminum.

PX429 07-11-2006 05:22 PM

RE: thermostat question
 
192* is stock

ORIGINAL: Bumsdeclaf

Right now i have a 195 thermostat. do you guys think its too high?

88BlueGT 07-11-2006 05:26 PM

RE: thermostat question
 
BTW, Bumsdeclaf, what kind of mods do you have?


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