BlkT/A01

160 stat or 180 stat??? I was thinking a 160 but is that running to cold???

chrs1313

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no 160 is fine and the heat is still hot in the winter too...

teke184

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i've had a 160 in mine for 4yrs...

someone makes a 170 i think

TheBlurLS1

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Hypertech 160* in mine. It runs 180-185 with the fans reset, nearly all 160* thermostats in these cars do the same thing.

NiCks Ws6

i will be throwing in a 160, sometime this spring.

bczee

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160... normally runs around 180-190.. fans come on around 200.. but not very offen so far.

1meantransam

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ive got the programmer set to 180-190 for my fans to kick on... do i even need a thermostat sence i already have a programmer hooked up?

Brads LS1 02Z

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ive hurd the 160* are fine just harder to tune at time?

i went with the 180* and had nick set my fans to come on at 185*

fasteddie94

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Of course, that's what lets the coolant circulate. It's closed until it reaches 160* then it opens allowing coolant to flow through.

2001NBMZ28

I have a 160, but wouldn't do it again - if you can lower the fan on/off temps. My stock 01 tstat according to the owners manual was already 180 (stamped 86*C on the inside).

SexyTransAm

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i got a Hypertech 160 and hypertech tuned fans and it stays round 175-185

Brads LS1 02Z

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that weird... i always hurd 195 stock?

2001NBMZ28

Check the owners manual/stock tstat to see (for '01). A 160 or 180 doesn't mean you'll run at that temp. My fans are set to 184/175 and 194/185 (really low) and even w/o running the AC see them switch on and off on my LEDs in warm weather.

Brads LS1 02Z

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so your fans come on a 184 and 194 stock?

2001NBMZ28

No, those temps are MUCH lower than stock fan settings - that's where I reprogrammed them. Guess what I'm trying to say is the car in hot weather will run at the fan temp settings, regardless of a 20 degree change in the mechanical tstat.

SlowazzVette2

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I have the hypertech 160 as well. It worked flawlessly in my 98 z28 and in my C5.

1meantransam

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well i just went ahead and baught my SLP 160' soo ill be getting that in soon, gotta put my ASP pulley on this weekend to

koolaid_kid

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I would recommend the 160 and changing the fan settings. If you only change the fan settings, you run the chance of burning out your fan motors prematurely. They actually do work in tandem; the fans only come on when the airflow over the radiator is not sufficient to maintain the proper temperature. By lowering the temperature that the thermostat opens, you allow the radiator to start doing its natural radiation work sooner.
I have been running a Hypertech 160 (~20) for about 8 years now.

Brads LS1 02Z

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have fun with the pulley

orangeapeel

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stocker here....