170 Deg.....Too Cold or Okay

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1Slow90coupe

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I put a 160 deg thermostat in my car just to see what it would do. Now the temp stay at 170-175. is this okay or is it too cold?

 

HISSIN50

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It's a little cool but should be fine. Come winter time, see how it does (or is it winter elsewhere? It's 90* here today).

 

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Thats sounds just fine. Warm enough for it to run properly, cool enough to ckeep the under hood air cold. As long as it runs good, your good to go.

 

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Thanks for the info. I am going to try it for a little while and see how it works out. It was 93 here today.

 

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My opinion here is a little different than others.

I feel anything under 190F from the ECT is too cold.

Below 180-160F engine wear increases rapidly.

Power can actually decrease with lower temps

Economy can decrease with lower temps

I have never seen dyno tests on coolant temps, but if anyone has them I would love to see some proof either way.

jason

 

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I like to run at least 180* my truck had a stuck open fail safe t-stat and it got 8MPG I changed the t-stat to a 180 and now it gets anywhere from 14-17 mpg at worst

 

mjmatt1978

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same thing happened to me after i installed a new water pump.. mine wont get warmer than about 160 or so.. even on long trips. worried me at first but runs great

 

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i agree with vristang.too cool

 

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vristang said:

My opinion here is a little different than others.

I feel anything under 190F from the ECT is too cold.

Below 180-160F engine wear increases rapidly.

Power can actually decrease with lower temps

Economy can decrease with lower temps

I have never seen dyno tests on coolant temps, but if anyone has them I would love to see some proof either way.

jason

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I realy don't care about the MPG. I rarely get to drive my car, However the wear does concern me. It is just a see what it would do effort until I get a new radiator. I just can't seen to make up my mind on which one to get. See other thread on Alum vs 3 core copper brass if you can provide info

 

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1Slow90coupe said:

I realy don't care about the MPG. I rarely get to drive my car, However the wear does concern me. It is just a see what it would do effort until I get a new radiator. I just can't seen to make up my mind on which one to get. See other thread on Alum vs 3 core copper brass if you can provide info

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2 or 3 core copper from your local parts store.

I'm running a 2 core in my 408w.

I just realized that your using Nitrous. That is a little different than n/a. You will want more cooling capacity.

Remember that you can loose power by running too cool.

 

bill302

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1Slow90coupe said:

I realy don't care about the MPG. I rarely get to drive my car, However the wear does concern me. It is just a see what it would do effort until I get a new radiator. I just can't seen to make up my mind on which one to get. See other thread on Alum vs 3 core copper brass if you can provide info

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i also think you could have problems with carbon buildup running lower temps especially in colder weather...