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Old 02-09-2008, 02:26 AM
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I have been browsing threw and noticed alot of you guys have a 180 degree t-stat. What is it exactly and does it help mpg or hp or etc? Just curious?
 
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Old 02-09-2008, 02:29 AM
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Its just a thermostat that opens up earlier than stock, at 180 degrees opposed to the 220 or whatever the stock one is. Opens earlier and keeps you motor cooler, cooler is always better,
 
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ahh i see. So you should notice some gains in horsepower and maybe mpg?
 
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so it wont "void" the warranty or anything like that will it.
 
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probably neither. just is better for your motor to be running cooler. I never noticed any difference, just liked that my engine ran cooler.
 
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alright man thanks alot
 
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since you seem to know a bunch and you have alot of posts and so forth what would be the best chip to get superchips or a jet? I just installed a mopar CAI yesterday.
 
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I actually dont know about that. Prices around here seem to all be the same. Do a search from the top, there are quite a few threads discussing chips. also look at the most commonly discussed topics thread.

If none of that yields an answer, i always get good feed back from hammerz71, https://dodgeforum.com/showProfile.asp?memid=67238 , pm him if nothing else.

Look around a little first though, and look at some of the site sponsors on the side bar.
 
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how do i get my truck year and make and then all of my mods to show up at the bottom of my posts like yours does??
 
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At the very top of the page, in little red writing where you log in at. It says My Profile. All your options are in there. you fill in the sig box, and make sure the box is checked below it that says add, or include sig in posts or whatever.
 


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