TJPowell

My understanding is similar to what others have mentioned. I was not aware of the o2 sensor issue, but I remember reading about keep chamber surface temperatures optimum for peak efficiency ( not neccesarily best performance). I'll see if i can find some discussion of this. GM was big on it with the tpi and lt motors to the point where they were designed to idle around 215-235 degrees and keep the system up around 19x in high flow conditions.

I guess the efficient gains were pretty substantial to scare everyone like that!

I think they still tend to sit right at 210 idling. The c to h gauge just doesn't tell you.

Not blaming it all on the t stat. Don't leave the regular maintenance unchecked!

01ssreda4

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No, from a completely unbiased point of view, the post I quoted sounded like there was some specific reason why it would be beneficial to install and tune on the same day. As if perhaps there was a negative to, say, tuning in a week when in fact there is no appreciable negative. That's why the post was amusing to me.

You sir have issues. But I'll answer your statements since we're talking.
-Yes I've done lots to f-bodies, more then most here, especially since most members with any actual experience flew the coop long ago. I appreciate a good conversation with sound advice, trouble is that is getting harder and harder to find. If you spout BS, I will correct it. Correct information for this community is more important then your feelings about being told you're wrong.
-I started with a joke, showing you this isn't as serious as you make it out to be.
-Keyboard challenges are how we grow and learn. You do want to learn something from this board don't you? I've been proven wrong plenty of times in the past, and I'm smarter because of it.
-Bonehead is name calling? Sheesh you're a tough crowd...or rather not.
-I musta gave you an infraction or something? Is that where the bitterness comes from? I'm just ordinary folk just like you fella, and to quote myself "I enjoyed this place more before I was a mod, and I'll enjoy it more after I'm not a mod." And ya know what? I was right.

This is a great post. I wanted to highlight it because there are people here who contribute. I learned something here. My tuner originally set my fans for my 160 stat, before I knew anything about tuning. They kick on where bene quoted above. I can see now that going any lower can be detrimental to my 02s thanks to this post. This is good info since I'm my own tuner now-a-days. So thank you sir!

badformulaLS1

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Thanks for all the responses. No need to turn this thread into a big argument. The car has been tuned so no need to keep going on about the 160* stat.