Thermostat 160` Does it really help
Drifting
Joined: Jan 2008
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From: Florida
St. Jude Donor '09
Your radiator would have to be enourmous to maintain those operating temperatures under high engine loads to make "best power" as you have stated.
Team Owner
Joined: May 2005
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From: Flagstaff Az.
I'm not sure what temp is best for our C5s, but Fireball Roberts used to run his Pontiac at 240 degrees in his Nascar runs. I run a 180 with a Dewitts radiator to keep the extra ponies within a decent cooling range.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Nov 2003
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From: Tampa Fl
St. Jude Donor '12-'13-'14
I have a lower thermostat and my highway cruise temperture is 172 degrees. You also have to adjust your fan settings if you change your thermo
In stop and go traffic, mine will creep up into the low 200s
a larger factor maybe your IAT tempertures and how much timing that pulls as that creeps up. That's a whole differant thread lol
In stop and go traffic, mine will creep up into the low 200s
a larger factor maybe your IAT tempertures and how much timing that pulls as that creeps up. That's a whole differant thread lol
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Joined: Dec 2008
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From: Victorville CA
I run a 160 stat and had ECS program my PCM to work with the 160 properly. I run in the desert of So Cal when it gets above 100 degrees. In stop and go traffic my car would get above 220*. Now it runs in the 175-185 range and even in stop and go traffic it does not get above 210*. I am happy with the 160 and the way ECS reprogrammed my PCM so I guess it boils down to each his own...
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