ULTIMATEORANGESS

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i never said need.

i had my car checked and with a 160 it runs at about 180-190. little more with my AC running.


but that was checked this summer.

LS1121

iTrader: (17)

OK just checking. My personal belief is that GM makes a Great motor and always has. It's just I hear a lot of different things from different people and sometimes it's hard to seperate the bs if ya know what i mean.

ULTIMATEORANGESS

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yup.

i would think a 160 tstat doesnt necessarily mean eng. temp. are 160 especially in warmer months. especially with your AC running.

sjsingle1

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even tho my stat is 160......bet the motor is still running at LEAST 190-200......why should i worry?

senicalj4579

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You dont have to worry in the south where you are. The ones that have to worry are up north when it gets cold. No way in hell would I be running anything but a stock stat in my car in cooler weather. Thats why some guys up here run a 160 in the summer and change it in the fall some time.
If your car runs 190-200 with a 160 stat then what is the point of having one if you can keep those same temps with the stock stat and lower fan settings? Did you want the car running cooler than what it is? Did you set the fans to work with the 160?

Canbarelygo

my car has 193k on the bone stock bottom end including cam lifters oil pump and what not and ive had a 160 in for around a year and dont have any problems

sjsingle1

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fans are always on with A/C

WhiteKnight '01

I may be in the south, but it can still get cold here in Mississippi. It snowed here one day last year. Temperatures drop to the 20's and 30's on cool days during the winter. Granted, it's usually in the 40's or 50's, but we see cold weather here too.

Canbarelygo

well being in oklahoma itll snow one day and be 75 the next day. and with all this heat we've had lately in the south i think youd be crazy not to use one

BlackDemonSS

and im living in the sand box of the US aka Southern California??? Winters rarely drop below 60s

LS1121

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Gee I was always under the impression that a 160 degree thermostat meant that it was fully open at 160,not that it will maintain 160. Your fans will do that if they are set to and everything is operating properly. ditto on the fans run when the a/c is on.

senicalj4579

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and they should be unless under 185 all the time