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Drum Roll Please...180 T-Stat Install.....

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Old 07-16-2007, 01:40 PM
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This may sound a little silly but is all the mod does is cool it a little? Am I missing something here?

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My understanding is that the cooler temp tricks the computer into thinking the engine is still warming up and gives you a richer fuel mixture. Should result in a little more power and a little less mpg.
 
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well i was looking at my thermostat while flushing the cooling system... looks like my stant t-stat is 63mm already so i wont need to shave it down. what part number did you use go49ers?
 
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Advance auto parts 14168 and it said it was 64mm engraved on the t-stant itself
 
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This may sound a little silly but is all the mod does is cool it a little? Am I missing something here?

Love you personality Pappy!!!
My understanding is that the cooler temp tricks the computer into thinking the engine is still warming up and gives you a richer fuel mixture. Should result in a little more power and a little less mpg.
Wouldn't a "rich" mixture use more fuel? I own Nitro powered RC trucks and if I run my RC Truck rich it will suck down fuel.
 
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Advance auto parts 14168 and it said it was 64mm engraved on the t-stant itself
mine was 29178 i believe, it had 63mm engraved right on it, fit in like a champ too
 
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http://www.are.com.au/feat/techt/thermostat.htm
 
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Have you installed ANY mods ever? I bet you like plain vanilla ice cream only.
 
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This may sound a little silly but is all the mod does is cool it a little? Am I missing something here?

Love you personality Pappy!!!
My understanding is that the cooler temp tricks the computer into thinking the engine is still warming up and gives you a richer fuel mixture. Should result in a little more power and a little less mpg.
Wouldn't a "rich" mixture use more fuel? I own Nitro powered RC trucks and if I run my RC Truck rich it will suck down fuel.
Yep, exactly. First I heard of cooler thermostats installs was as part of a turbo/supercharger mod. The thermostat was added tohelp you get more fuel to maximize the increased airflow of the turbo.
 
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Hey Hank, so what happens if I run with no Thermostat?
 
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Old 07-17-2007, 10:09 AM
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hahahaha i have his posts blocked, all he does is post some useless crap from some other site. 90% of it i can go find waaayyy more facts to support against what he posts. I think he has nothing better to do.
 
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