LS1 JAY

I see this question asked a lot and just wanted to get a idea of who runs what.

Ireland31

Stock right now with the fans coming on at 160. I would like to know if its worth putting in a thermo also.

LS1 JAY

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Ireland31:
<strong>Stock right now with the fans coming on at 160. I would like to know if its worth putting in a thermo also.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">It definatly made a difference in my car! here in Florida a 160* seems the way to go, we never really see any cold weather here. I had the stock thermostat w/the HPP3 set for a 160* for a while but the fans ran non stop! now that I have added a 160* the secondary fan only comes on when sitting in traffic for prolonged periods. I even have an extra 10#'s of oil pressure now!

Ragtop 99

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This winter was fairly mild for around here and I had no problems with a 160 T-Stat.

hondakiller

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it gets too cold here for a 160 stat but my stock one is a 180. that 195 rating is bs.

LS1 JAY

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by hondakiller:
<strong>it gets too cold here for a 160 stat but my stock one is a 180. that 195 rating is bs.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I really don't know what is "stock" in our cars, I went to a 180* Hypertech thermostat in my '98 T/A and my engine temps dropped 7-8 degrees according to tech2.

Patman

Maybe they changed them after 98, but my owner's manual clearly said that it was a 177-184F unit, and scan tool testing proved that, since on the highway on a 70F day it would read about 190F.

AlonzoVersion 1.0

160-T for me.

R U A LS1

180* is stock...well i know it is in 01's which probably means 02's also.

zZAndrusZz

Stock for me <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

Is it correct to assume with a lower temp t-stat you get a richer mixture and therfor a "little" more power and a "little" less mpg??? Atleast it's what my grandfather tells me <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />

Andy

LIL SS

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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by R U A LS1:
<strong>180* is stock...well i know it is in 01's which probably means 02's also.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Mine is stock 01 (I think a 180*) car runs at 190-192 on the freeway.

LS1 JAY

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by R U A LS1:
<strong>180* is stock...well i know it is in 01's which probably means 02's also.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">If they are 180* stock, they must not be very acurate? my '98 dropped 7-8 degrees when I went with a Hypertech 180* according to a Tech2. I think the stock thermostat is just fine unless you are in a hot climate like here in Florida, it just gets too hot here. I was starting to get some high RPM detonation at WOT with the stock thermostat once we got into the 90's but now with the 160* and the fans set the detonation is gone.

ChrisWS9

the v6 cars get 195 stats

reg

I installed the 160 stat in my 99Z and it caused my car to detonate and run too rich. I didn't like it! Other people have had some different experiences with it, so give it a try and you will see how it works onyor car because no car isthe same!

LS1 JAY

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by reg:
<strong>I installed the 160 stat in my 99Z and it caused my car to detonate and run too rich. I didn't like it! Other people have had some different experiences with it, so give it a try and you will see how it works onyor car because no car isthe same!</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Detonate? if anything it should stop detonation! if this was the case, it's the first I have ever heard of. More than likely there was something else causing your problems that you described! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" />

hondakiller

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i thought the stock one was supposed to be a 195 but if thats true then according to my temp gauge i didnt use my radiator all winter because the thermostat never opened. i have the 98 temp gauge so mine actually works <img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="images/icons/rolleyes.gif" />

LS1 JAY

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by hondakiller:
<strong>i thought the stock one was supposed to be a 195 but if thats true then according to my temp gauge i didnt use my radiator all winter because the thermostat never opened. i have the 98 temp gauge so mine actually works <img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="images/icons/rolleyes.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">My '98 T/A always read 180ish but when we plugged up the Tech2 it was 22* low! when it said 185 it was really 197* according to a Tech2, it was Mike Norris of Norris motorsports who showed me with the Tech2, he says the '98's are like 20* low and the '99-'02's are 40* high! the only good thing about my '98 gauge was that it actually moved even if it was wrong.
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<small>[ June 03, 2002, 04:01 PM: Message edited by: LS1JAY ]</small>

gwj

If we keep having 100* days here in N FL I'm definitely going to do the thermostat mod....

rickou812

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You need to modift your poll....
I don't run a thermostat at all, and that is not an option on your poll.

BTW I live in Fl.

LS1 JAY

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by rickou812:
<strong>You need to modift your poll....
I don't run a thermostat at all, and that is not an option on your poll.

BTW I live in Fl.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Do what? most guys who have tried that have always seemed to run hotter because the water never gets to cool down because it's constantly going through the block! I think your the first LS1 that I know of trying this, do you have any autotap readings? I know what you mean though, it's hot as hell in Florida right now!
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