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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 10:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Eimer123
Cooler engine to an extend is a happier engine. Every 10 degrees you drop the engine temp is good for 1HP, So nothing major
so it's one of these..."well, it's time to replace the coolant, so I might as well do this while I'm at it" kinda things???
 
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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 10:59 PM
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For the most part yes. I have yet to find a High Performance water pump.
 
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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 11:52 PM
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When I bought my waterpump from GMB they were advertising improved flow over stock. 10% is what they were saying if I remember correctly. I know with the HHR fan, 180 T-stat and GMB my coolant temps stay way low. During the winter I run my stock 200-210 T-stat.
 
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Old Feb 7, 2011 | 09:57 AM
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Very nice Write up Eimer!
 
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Old Feb 7, 2011 | 06:06 PM
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Ok I did put the 3922 in my truck and I dislike them, gonna go back to the stock 5224. Seams like I lost a lot of power by switching, and the high end engine noise sounds horrible, almost like a sick engine, nothing is pinging, just blah
 
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Old Feb 7, 2011 | 06:30 PM
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3923 is where you want to be
 
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Old Feb 7, 2011 | 07:58 PM
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I'm one heat range colder than the factory plugs (6 heat range) and they have worked flawlessly. The plugs I'm running are NGK BKR7E stock# 4644.
 
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Old Feb 7, 2011 | 08:02 PM
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Yea so apparently the 3922 are 2 heat ranges cooler than the stock ones. I will keep them around until I do cams. I will go buy some 3923's and try them out. Whats another 10 bucks
 
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Old Feb 7, 2011 | 08:04 PM
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Im running the same plugs as Blown and they seem good to me. I like NGK better than Autolite, they arent made in China.
 
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Old Feb 7, 2011 | 08:16 PM
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Just a visual for people
3922 on the left - 5224 on the right

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