I had a 160 for a while and now i have a 180, but i honestly cant tell any difference. Mine is daily driven also
The stock T-stat is 192^ . You should use that because the computer is tuned for that temperature. You won't gain any power from a colder T-stat. More than likely you will lose power.
i dont know if i agree here, the slp performance packs come with 180 degree stats, i highly doubt their engineers would include one if they thought it would hurt performance
That's nice. The fact of the matter is Ford designed the car to run with a 192^ T-stat. When you change that, the car is not running to its optimum performance level. Old carb'd engines might benefit from colder T-stats because there is no computer controlling the fuel maps or engine operating temperature. It has been proven on the dyno that EFI cars make more power with stock operating temperature T-stats.
Ford also designed the car to be a daily grocery getter with stock parts, yet 95% of the people on here don't have stock cars and/or visit the track. 180 thermostat should be fine for any medium to heavily modded car that sees the track or just is abused often. When it comes down to it, it's up to the mustang owner - not ford. Because if i used the factory recommended sparkplugs in my 10.5:1 compression engine it'd run like crap.That's nice. The fact of the matter is Ford designed the car to run with a 192^ T-stat. When you change that, the car is not running to its optimum performance level. Old carb'd engines might benefit from colder T-stats because there is no computer controlling the fuel maps or engine operating temperature. It has been proven on the dyno that EFI cars make more power with stock operating temperature T-stats.
Ford also designed the car to be a daily grocery getter with stock parts, yet 95% of the people on here don't have stock cars and/or visit the track. 180 thermostat should be fine for any medium to heavily modded car that sees the track or just is abused often. When it comes down to it, it's up to the mustang owner - not ford. Because if i used the factory recommended sparkplugs in my 10.5:1 compression engine it'd run like crap.
The stock T-stat is 192^ . You should use that because the computer is tuned for that temperature. You won't gain any power from a colder T-stat. More than likely you will lose power.
Concerning T-Stats. My Car runs at 210 Degrees when running Normal is Stock T-Stat. IMO, thats REALLY High, Couldn't I drop the temp with a 180 a little?
i plan on running in the 195-200 range with the 180 - which is perfectly fine for my region of the country and for a modular V8. I'm not looking for more performance like you're assuming, just more leeway for the track days and extended traffic on the I-5 which have both caused my car to nearly overheat. Perhaps it's just my car, or how i beat on it; but no thermostat choice is universal for everyone's application.
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