help with 160 thermostat please!!!
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help with 160 thermostat please!!! i just ordered an slp 160 thermostat installed it and filled everything back up and it is still running at the stock temp. i know that the fans dont engage untill 215 but i took it for a drive (temp is like 45 outside) and it stayed at 195. then when i got home and let it sit for like 1 minute it was at 210. is it stuck, defective, or is there an instalation trick or what. by the way does the slp thermostat say MotoRad Germany at the top??? just wonderin if WS6 store sent me the wrong one. Thanks, chase
The 99's and up are just dummy guages that read about 210 even if the coolant temperature is 170. I hooked up a scanner to mine, and when it was 173, the guage read right around 200 which was what it read with the stock thermostat.
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Last edited by Camaro99SS; Mar 29, 2006 at 11:53 PM.
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kool thanks, so like an aftermarket autometer gauge will give some exact readings. i thought i did somethin wrong. oh and the slp thermostats arent actually made by slp i take it??? cause at the top of mine it says motorad germany... just wonderin
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yeah thats what i was thinking about the thermostat... thanks for the help oh and by the way how do you like your lanes true dual setup, cause duals and longtubes are my next purchase...
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Originally Posted by 99camarols1m6
i just ordered an slp 160 thermostat installed it and filled everything back up and it is still running at the stock temp. i know that the fans dont engage untill 215 but i took it for a drive (temp is like 45 outside) and it stayed at 195. then when i got home and let it sit for like 1 minute it was at 210. is it stuck, defective, or is there an instalation trick or what. by the way does the slp thermostat say MotoRad Germany at the top??? just wonderin if WS6 store sent me the wrong one. Thanks, chase
p.s. do you have the HypertechIII programmer? (or similar) because you need to let the computer know that you have the 160 t'stat, it'll help the function.
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figured i'd throw this into here instead of startin a new thread about Tstat's.....But i'm going to be changin my coolant soon..and figured i'd throw in the 160 Thermostat as well. I know it's good to tune the PCM but would not having one mess anything up? I will probably get the tune in a couple weeks or another month...but i wanted to go ahead and put the Tstat in now.
Is that ok to do?
Is that ok to do?
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Originally Posted by radz
You should be fine WISEGUY just make sure you have the fans set as well when the tune is done.
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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...
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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...
While I'm at it, I'll respond to some other questions here (anyone feel free to correct me)
Not having the PCM knowing that you installed a new T'stat is entirely critical, however, as for the fans.....You definitely will want them to know to turn on more in the near future. You can purchase a switch from www.jegs.com to do this very function w/o having a programmer.
I always recommend a true hardwire switch like that if someone doesn't have a programmer. Because even if your shop can program your set up at that time, you'll be reliant on them anytime you make another change to your system. A switch and/or a programmer will ensure that you can always keep that fan function active, regarless of changes or surges, etc.....
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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.
ON = 185
OFF = 175
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Originally Posted by FUN LS1
140 is too low; try setting them to
ON = 185
OFF = 175
ON = 185
OFF = 175
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I personally would not want my fans running 100% of the time, and certainly not during winter start-ups. I still get all the benfit of the cooler stat, and my fans get some down time like they're supposed to. Just my opinion...
the thermostat HOUSING says motorad germany. the thermostat itself maybe not be the same.
mine says the same and its hypertech. i didnt notice much of a difference in the gauge, but i can tell it runs cooler.
mine says the same and its hypertech. i didnt notice much of a difference in the gauge, but i can tell it runs cooler.
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.
So just BEWARE!