lucky

im about to do my 1st mod. a 180 thermostat!!
maybe a dumb question but will i still have heat in the winter?
is there any set backs to this mod?
thanx

NegadivOne

well i cant help you but i would like to know too.

jhutch

I am a newby here and after reading through a lot of the questions here, there are no dumb questions. Yes you will have heat in the winter. The advantage to running a lower thermostat is that your car will perform better because it runs cooler.

lucky

thanx bro and welcome to the forum

chriscindy6369

You still will have heat. But not as HOT.

lucky

ok tyvm

luckythirteen13

i run a 160* thermostat and i have more heat then i need, but then again, it doesnt get very cold in so. cal. with the 160 my car runs 175-210*

bobby

ya dont go more than 180, heat will be fine!

mdvaldosta

160* is a bad idea on a computerized car, never go that low unless you got a carb - and even at that you may lose some performance ... an engine needs some heat to make hp and a computerized car usually wont go into closed loop with a 160* stat

e40water

Nice hood bobby, I would go no lower then 160-170 thermostat in the winter.