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Old Mar 19, 2006 | 11:57 PM
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what temperature does a almost stock '98 ls1 run at? I've had my z28 for about a week now and haven't seen it get over 185, does it have a 160 thermostat or fan switch?
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probably a stat and a tune. Stock is like 205-210
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Old Mar 20, 2006 | 01:42 AM
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Mine does the same thing, but I bought the car used and I know the owner had done some mods so who knows.
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Old Mar 20, 2006 | 02:42 AM
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the 160 stat won't really lower the temperature that much but you should be able to tell when the fans kick on if he had the temp lowered for the fans to turn on at a certain temp
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160 comes in in the 170-180 range for me.
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Old Mar 20, 2006 | 05:32 AM
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I had my fans turned of manually with HPTuners once, temp on the gauge read 200 as usual but the temp on the HPT screen said 225.
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Old Mar 20, 2006 | 02:45 PM
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I had my fans turned of manually with HPTuners once, temp on the gauge read 200 as usual but the temp on the HPT screen said 225.
so could that mean even though my guage reads 185 im really running at 200-210?
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Old Mar 20, 2006 | 05:01 PM
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so could that mean even though my guage reads 185 im really running at 200-210?
Yeah, 98' temp guages are the most accurate from the rest 98-02 but still read 20-25* lower than actual temperature.
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i have 160 stat, my guage ALWAYS reads 190-200 , always has even before the thermostat. the car plugged into a snap-on scan tool read(after sitting running for 30 minutes) 178 degrees. alot of people have said that the guages don't even work..
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Old Mar 20, 2006 | 07:24 PM
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Mine would always read about 185 or so untill i put the cam (and underdrive pulley) in it. I think chuck re-programed the fans or something, because they are on ALOT more than before, and the temp NEVERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR +1 gets above 175* now, and this is with the same stat.
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Old Mar 26, 2006 | 06:56 PM
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The 98 f-bodys had a real temperature gauge. 99-02 it is just a dummy gauge. It will show cold or hot only. Otherwise it just stayes at 210.
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This guage is not to accurate either.
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Old Mar 26, 2006 | 07:38 PM
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When I pulled the factory thermostat out of my '98 it was a 180 degree thermostat.That being said, it still ran about 200 or 205.
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