| Re: 160 stat |
Subject: Re: 160 stat by 85RedSled on 2011/9/2 23:02:21 I put a 160* stat in my L98 when the old one stuck open and the car ran too cool to actuate my OD unit. Nothing gained except my car will always be hot enough to do this. When the weather is cooler my car runs very low operating temps. I know there is a new radiator in it but do not know anything else the PO may have done like a high volume WP or the like. I have never had an issue with the heater not being warm enough or warms quickly enough. It usually takes a couple of miles or so to start noticing warmth coming from the vents, maybe 7-8 minutes. In the summer my car typically runs a little less than 200* until I stop in traffic. At that point it warms higher til the fan kicks on about 205* or so. As long as I am moving the car operates below what a 195* stat would force it to do. Even if I put a higher stat in I dont think it would help the car run any warmer. I like the 160* as it opens sooner and in my case more often to at least circulate the water thru the radiator and block. I figure my old cast iron head L98 is pretty much indestructible so while I still keep an eye on the temps I dont worry a lot about it. |
