160* OR 180* Thermostat

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04-21-2008, 11:45 AM

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Twisted

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RE: 160* OR 180* Thermostat

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I run a 195 in mine, and it routinely gets over 100 in Bakersfield during the summer. No overheating. The hotter the engine is, the better fuel vaporizes and the more rapidly/completely combustion occurs. I wouldn't run a colder stat unless it helps control detonation on a more agressive tune. If it overheats and the stat is working, the problem is something else.

+1. Don't believe the hype. Run a 195* stat.

04-21-2008, 11:56 AM

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Stella94GT

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RE: 160* OR 180* Thermostat

i gota email from brothers performance this morning with an ad that had a realy good deal on a 180* let me find it, https://www.icampus.ilstu.edu/tag.id...displayMessage

04-21-2008, 01:12 PM

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bighungrymatt

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RE: 160* OR 180* Thermostat

haha I got that email too, at O'Reilly's I paid $6.50 for my 180* thermostat and gasket

04-21-2008, 01:19 PM

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jtmustang

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RE: 160* OR 180* Thermostat

well i have 180* thermostat aluminum heads,big 2 row alum rad. upgraded water pump and my car will not go ver 170* so i think i need to switch it over to a 195 so i can get it to run better yeah mine runs way rough and cannot get it over 170 so i will be switching over to a 195 and see what that does.

plus up here in washington the summers are shorter than winter time so not very hot probably only see 90* degrees or hotter maybe 5 -10 times a year

04-21-2008, 02:42 PM

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67mustang302

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RE: 160* OR 180* Thermostat

Even with my 195, in the winter here(routinely under freezing) and a 3 row copper/brass radiator, I doubt the engine ever gets much over 180-185. It never fully warms up until summer time.