Thermostat benefits
#12
#13
RE: Thermostat benefits
yea these tstats are the same size that fit hundreds of other different makes model of trucks... should have any problem goin to napa and getting;..... i orderd a hypertech t-stat and it damn near came apart on me from being in there... the little post poped out and the stat was stuck midyway open... id get a napa brand if i were you.... hypertech tstat sux
#14
RE: Thermostat benefits
how much do they go for? and if you drill a hole in the t-stat wont it leak?? the hypertech was alright i guess.. on 87 octane it made my truck ping like crazy so i upped it to 93 octane and started running that.. the diffrence is noticable.. pulls alot smoother and quicker now.. before i'd only feel the truck pull around 2500 - 3000 rpms now its just steady.. also with the computer adjusted for my tires i get anywhere from 310 - 340 mile to the tank.. i was happy about then when i was only getting 240 at start!
#15
RE: Thermostat benefits
the hole in the t-stat is there to allow air to get past the stat. that way you never have any issues when filling up the cooling system. a real small hole is all that is needed. i've been doing it for years and the only time i had a problem was when the hole was too big... took longer to heat up which threw a code.
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#18
RE: Thermostat benefits
Most now come with a bleeder hole, or at least the ones from autozone do. Like I said before the gains outweight the negatives, I havent seen any decrease in MPG, but it does run better especially in the summer, and plenty of heat in the winter, it was 0 for days here and I still had comfortable heat.
#19
RE: Thermostat benefits
Hey everyone, great forums I have recently found. I have a 2000 Ram Quad Cab Sport 4x4 5.9L. Finally got her paid off, and trying to “tune” her up a little.
I have been real curious about the 180* thermostat myself, and thinking about putting one in, but still not sure why or if I “need to”. All I have on my truck so far is Flows exhaust, and I just ordered the Fastman 52, and the hypertech PP III. So I am just trying to determine if I need to put in the thermostat or not, and if so, what do you like better, brand wise? I was looking at getting a Stant Thermostat Having never done this before, I would prefer not to have to drill anything, so if you know of a brand that has a bleeder hole already that is good quality, I would like to hear about it.
Todd
I have been real curious about the 180* thermostat myself, and thinking about putting one in, but still not sure why or if I “need to”. All I have on my truck so far is Flows exhaust, and I just ordered the Fastman 52, and the hypertech PP III. So I am just trying to determine if I need to put in the thermostat or not, and if so, what do you like better, brand wise? I was looking at getting a Stant Thermostat Having never done this before, I would prefer not to have to drill anything, so if you know of a brand that has a bleeder hole already that is good quality, I would like to hear about it.
Todd
#20
RE: Thermostat benefits
when you get the hypertech programmer they recommend to get a low temp stat with it.. when you get more power threw the hypertech.. it sometimes brings back the pinging.. a low temp stat is suppose to help reduce detonation in your cylinders from being to hot. i just got mine put in and havent heard any ping yet! i ordered mine threw truckaddons.com i beleive.. 9.95 and free shipping. hypertech makes thermostats (thats the one i bought)