What should I do, 160 or 180 ?
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What should I do, 160 or 180 ?
Hey guys... :seeya Are there any difference between 160 thermostats and 180? Which one is better for your car? Also, do you need the fan relay switch with your thermostats? :confused: :jester
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Re: What should I do, 160 or 180 ? (Alex03)
If the car is only driven in nice weather go for the 160* if you drive it when it is cold get the 180* Either way you will need a fan relay switch or programming or else the fans won't come on any sooner and the temps will stay the same as before :cheers:
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Re: What should I do, 160 or 180 ? (Alex03)
In Cali I think 160 is fine, but in WINTER states (Boston haha), I would go with 180. I used to have the 160 in another car and it just would never warm up in the winter.
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Re: What should I do, 160 or 180 ? (Alex03)
it goes low as low 40's
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Re: What should I do, 160 or 180 ? (99 Corvette)
I put in the 160 2 weekends ago when it was nice and toasty 76 in Dallas. We had your OK weather. It was 25/26 all day on Sunday. I also put in a variable fan controller and set it for about 174.
Anyway, the car warmed up just fine and the heater warmed up the car just fine with a 160 thermo. I can run the car hard and the oil temp never gets to 200 and the water temp stays under 180.
All a 160 thermo does is open at 160, it doesn't change how long it takes the car to get warm. Not too much at least.
The car was not cold inside. I was worried since I read so many threads here, but a lot of people seem to have problems with cheap thermostats that stay open all the time and that makes the car never warm up.
i got the the hyperstat (I think) from corvettes of Houston in the mall. It was here in a day.
Anyway, the car warmed up just fine and the heater warmed up the car just fine with a 160 thermo. I can run the car hard and the oil temp never gets to 200 and the water temp stays under 180.
All a 160 thermo does is open at 160, it doesn't change how long it takes the car to get warm. Not too much at least.
The car was not cold inside. I was worried since I read so many threads here, but a lot of people seem to have problems with cheap thermostats that stay open all the time and that makes the car never warm up.
i got the the hyperstat (I think) from corvettes of Houston in the mall. It was here in a day.
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Re: What should I do, 160 or 180 ? (bigDvette)
I would personally run the 180 with appropriate fan switches. The oil temp optimum temperature is the 200-210 degree range. The optimum coolant temp is in the 180-200 range. I found 160 to be too low on my C4 with the oil cooler keeping the oil temp almost at coolant temp. I eventually went to the 180 and my temperatures were exactly where I wanted them.
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Re: What should I do, 160 or 180 ? (vettenuts)
Alex03,
I'm in San Mateo and I use a 180. During cold winter spells I find the 160 takes sometime to get the engine warm and thus no heat inside the car. I'm talking 5 miles before the heater will work.
Durning summer while on the freeway the temps about 195. When on El Camino I don't see over 195/205.
I'm in San Mateo and I use a 180. During cold winter spells I find the 160 takes sometime to get the engine warm and thus no heat inside the car. I'm talking 5 miles before the heater will work.
Durning summer while on the freeway the temps about 195. When on El Camino I don't see over 195/205.