AC Plugs
Race Director
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 11,273
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From: Bowling Green, Kentucky
I understand what you are trying to say here, but………….
If the car has sufficient radiator and cooling capacity, installing a 160 thermostat will result in the car/engine temperature running at 160. If you then install a 180 thermostat, the car /engine temperature will increase by 20 degrees to the 180 temperature.
If the car is overheating due to slow traffic, bad tune, etc or the car is pushed on the racetrack, the car/engine temperature will increase in both cases to some higher value………regardless of the thermostat setting. That higher temperature will be dependent on the capacity of the car's radiator.
Just trying to be helpful.
Larry
Team Owner
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 26,118
Likes: 1,874
From: Greenville, Indiana
Frankie:
I understand what you are trying to say here, but………….
If the car has sufficient radiator and cooling capacity, installing a 160 thermostat will result in the car/engine temperature running at 160. If you then install a 180 thermostat, the car /engine temperature will increase by 20 degrees to the 180 temperature.
If the car is overheating due to slow traffic, bad tune, etc or the car is pushed on the racetrack, the car/engine temperature will increase in both cases to some higher value………regardless of the thermostat setting. That higher temperature will be dependent on the capacity of the car's radiator.
Just trying to be helpful.
Larry
I understand what you are trying to say here, but………….
If the car has sufficient radiator and cooling capacity, installing a 160 thermostat will result in the car/engine temperature running at 160. If you then install a 180 thermostat, the car /engine temperature will increase by 20 degrees to the 180 temperature.
If the car is overheating due to slow traffic, bad tune, etc or the car is pushed on the racetrack, the car/engine temperature will increase in both cases to some higher value………regardless of the thermostat setting. That higher temperature will be dependent on the capacity of the car's radiator.
Just trying to be helpful.
Larry
