How to make your own 170 thermostat
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From everything I read on this its not that colder is better and hot is worse or visa versa. It has to run what the engine was designed to operate at. And generally the factory heat range is where an engine operates most efficiently. This is why if you drive a bunch of short trips MPGs will be lower then if you did a single trip, b/c engines cant operate at maximum efficiently until at the proper operating temperature.
Although it does seem like you know why you went with a lower temp, and it did solve some of the issues. I would highly discourage someone from just going to too low of a T stat without understanding what it actually does, like you mentioned.
Although it does seem like you know why you went with a lower temp, and it did solve some of the issues. I would highly discourage someone from just going to too low of a T stat without understanding what it actually does, like you mentioned.