question about temp
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Putting a 160F thermostat would not make any difference without changing the ECM to turn the fans on sooner. Once the temp hits 160 and the thermostat opens the temp will continue to rise until the ECM turns the fans on at around 212F. So the only difference I see is that it will take a little longer for the car to reach operating temp. It is the fans that keeps the temp down. Once the stat opens, there is nothing else it effects. So if the stock thermostat opens at 198F and the fans don't turn on till over 212, having the thermostat open sooner makes no difference.
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temp
I have had some older cars that would not shift properly because the engine didn't reach operating temp for the computor to allow things to work because of low temp didn't know if this would cause any issue's with the dic or not
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Putting a 160F thermostat would not make any difference without changing the ECM to turn the fans on sooner. Once the temp hits 160 and the thermostat opens the temp will continue to rise until the ECM turns the fans on at around 212F. So the only difference I see is that it will take a little longer for the car to reach operating temp. It is the fans that keeps the temp down. Once the stat opens, there is nothing else it effects. So if the stock thermostat opens at 198F and the fans don't turn on till over 212, having the thermostat open sooner makes no difference.
On the other hand , with a proper fan tune , yes it makes the car run substantially cooler .
And thats a good thing .
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