I was wondering what 180 thermostat would be best for my 03 ram, i have longtubes on my truck and heard this is a great thing to do to unlean the fuel ratio out. I've been looking at a Jet and a stant...any heads up on either or any others i should be looking at? Also, for those who bought them, how much did you pay?

 

you heard right, I was running a bit lean with the long tubes in combination with the SC performance tune (which really advances timing - causing the A/F to be even leaner), instead of having to go to the expense of a custom tune or A/F Piggyback, the $30 cooler thermostat richened me up almost right at stock specs.

Many use the cheaper Stant and they work fine. I chose the more expensive Jet because it's stainless steel and has a lifetime warranty.

 

Go with the better T-stat. As hammer said, it's stainless not to mention that they usually have a stiffer spring rate so they open fast and consistent every time even with high flow waterpumps.
Hammer, did you do any datalogging to confirm all of this?

 

http://www.eautoworks.com/product-Je...-RAM_TRUCK.htm

http://www.eautoworks.com/product-Je...-RAM_TRUCK.htm

These both say they work for an 03 dodge ram...any ideas?? obviously i'd like to pay less if its the same thing...

 

i got my 180* for like 8 bucks at autozone, been on there since nov. 08' works great!

 

nvm i think the cheaper one is for the 5.9L ram

 

Just called them, they can only get a 203* one

 

how lame is that. autozone has really gone down hill lately.
i called them a couple weeks ago for a radiator for a jeep. the local autozone told me there was no way to even order one if they made them at all, so i called the autozone 18 miles away and they had 4 in stock! really i mean they are slacking hard!!

you might try www.rockauto.com

 

For those of you who have done it, is Model: Jet Thermostat 10183 the correct one for my truck?

 

Just ordered the Jet180*