help with 160 thermostat please!!!
Originally Posted by 99camarols1m6
what would happen if you just didnt have a thermostat, i mean still have the houseing and everything but no internals... just a strait thru pipe? my buddy has this on his 5.0 just wonderin if it would mess things up...
Originally Posted by 99camarols1m6
no i dont have the programer but im takin it to force fed so they can make the fans come on at like 140 degrees and im sure they can program the pcm for a 160 thermo as well.
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On The Tree
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Ok maybe 160 then but even if the fans are set to 140 the engine wont run at 140 because the tsat wont be open. if its that bad of an idea how come just about every rear wheel drive car (pre 1990) uses a fan connected to the motor which runs whenever the motor is on.
Originally Posted by 99camarols1m6
Ok maybe 160 then but even if the fans are set to 140 the engine wont run at 140 because the tsat wont be open. if its that bad of an idea how come just about every rear wheel drive car (pre 1990) uses a fan connected to the motor which runs whenever the motor is on.
160 is way to early also!
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well i guess you guys are right since you probably all have a little more experience with fbodies than me. i think im just gonna get the slp fan control switch or something similar.
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Originally Posted by 99camarols1m6
well i guess you guys are right since you probably all have a little more experience with fbodies than me. i think im just gonna get the slp fan control switch or something similar.
Although, I still strongly recommend getting a Programmer like the HypertechIII or similar. This will give you a whole new ability to mod your ride to your specific upgrades and such. That would eliminate the need for the fan switch that I suggested. I mean really.......$300 isn't too bad considering the cost of tweeking all the other stuff you'd need to have that same effect.
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p.s. The one downside to the progremmer, is that you can only program your ride, your buddies cannot benefit as most programmers limit their use to one specific vehicle. However, your new programmer will remember all the specific mods you've made, so each time you plug n' play, it'll know what you did the last time.
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Originally Posted by kanewolf
Good idea!!!!!!!!!!
Although, I still strongly recommend getting a Programmer like the HypertechIII or similar. This will give you a whole new ability to mod your ride to your specific upgrades and such. That would eliminate the need for the fan switch that I suggested. I mean really.......$300 isn't too bad considering the cost of tweeking all the other stuff you'd need to have that same effect.
Although, I still strongly recommend getting a Programmer like the HypertechIII or similar. This will give you a whole new ability to mod your ride to your specific upgrades and such. That would eliminate the need for the fan switch that I suggested. I mean really.......$300 isn't too bad considering the cost of tweeking all the other stuff you'd need to have that same effect.
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