Coolant Temp ?
Drifting
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The ABSOLUTE First thing you should be doing is LOWERING your temps!!! Dont listen to ANYONE who says otherwise!!
Lets review,........ Cold air = dence air 
dence air = HORSEPOWER, horsepower= GOOD!!!! AND AS WE ALL KNOW GOOD = 
,.....HORIWOOOOOOOOOD! You must learn that just becouse someone has the where with all to have something, doesnt nessaraly mean they have a simple clue as how things actualy work!!! Do yourself a BIG favor, Go to the TRACK (drag or roadracing near you) next spring you will see EVERYTHING and you will learn EVERYTHING
and you will KNOW when your reading another freeken poser!!!
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When stock my temps were around 198 while cruising and sitting still they would creep up to around 225. 
This seemed high to me at first but it is normal. GM used these high temps to control emissions.
This seemed high to me at first but it is normal. GM used these high temps to control emissions.
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Originally Posted by kevin40zx
When stock my temps were around 198 while cruising and sitting still they would creep up to around 225. This seemed high to me at first but it is normal. GM used these high temps to control emissions.
This seemed high to me at first but it is normal. GM used these high temps to control emissions.
GM engineers know more than I do about these machines.
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Mine stays around 196 degrees. That said, there is nothing wrong with the temps you are seeing.
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On a hot day I see about 190°. Normal cruising and on the highway is stays between 170° and 180°.
The Hypertech 160° thermostat and tuning might have something to do with that though.
The Hypertech 160° thermostat and tuning might have something to do with that though.