160 Degree Thermostat
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From: Philly
it's not going to necessarily "hurt" the motor. a 160* t-stat isn't going to grenade your motor like a 300 shot of nitrous. what it will do is make it dirtier than it should be, cut your fuel mpg, raise your emissions, add little if any performance and take time off your engine's life by keeping it dirtier than it should inside. for a stock motor, it's a bad idea. if you're a track car running nitrous or a high psi forced induction setup with extra cold spark plugs, then you have to run one - with a proper tune of course. but for a stock daily driver with the occasional track run, it's a more harmful than beneficial mod.
Originally Posted by ChocoTaco369
ignorance is bliss, ain't it? too bad any idiot can turn a wrench but few people actually know what they're talking about. this is why there are so many bad mechanics out there today. i found a few of them in this thread.
Alright. I have said nothing to enter the argument regarding the T-Stat. YOU know NOTHING about my thoughts, knowledge or opinions, and have no grounds to make a statement about me. I have read DOZENS of your posts where your omniscient power guides the "ignorant" to chaco taco nirvana. If you're such an expert, and if anyone can turn wrenches, why do you have only rims, which probably were purchased with the car, an slp lid, that even if you did, takes but five minutes (oh and no wrenches involved, perfect for you) and a catback that I'll take the liberty in assuming wasnt done by you. Oh and the best part, you advertise the fact that you have stock gears, man that's awesome, truly something to brag about! The fact is you need to stop boasting this wealth of knowledge that you have gathered from hundreds of questionable sources over the past 20 years of your life. My arguement with you is not over the T-Stat, but with you. You need to stop believing that you know all there is to know, and that you OPINIONS are true and better than all elses. I hate to tell you this, but one day espeically if this trait of yours carries into your everyday life, reality is going to slap you in the face, and boy, is it going to hurt.
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Originally Posted by EvoWake
If you're such an expert, and if anyone can turn wrenches, why do you have only rims, which probably were purchased with the car, an slp lid, that even if you did, takes but five minutes (oh and no wrenches involved, perfect for you) and a catback that I'll take the liberty in assuming wasnt done by you. Oh and the best part, you advertise the fact that you have stock gears, man that's awesome, truly something to brag about!
i never said i'm an 'expert'. i just understand engines today are designed to run differently than engines designed 40 years ago, and i accept that. you think i wouldn't want to go back to the days where cars had 400 stock horsepower, gas was 30 cents a gallon and there were no emissions laws? ****, i'd be in heaven! stop being so stubborn and just admit times are changing. it ain't the 50's anymore old man, the hippies have changed everything
Originally Posted by ChocoTaco369
again, coolant makes oil milky, not water. water settles to the bottom. it doesn't mix with oil. i don't know how many more times this can be said.
do you agree on this?
Wasn't it you that just a couple of day's ago was bragging about depositing a $1900 paycheck? I'm sure someone can get a link to that, hurry up though if he edit's or deletes it. not unless your working 10 hour shifts full time... your weekly income comes out to: 16*8*5=$640, before taxes. even if you were payed biweekly thats only $1280. far below your $1900 mark. Seems ironic that someone who would brag about a large paycheck would suddenly complay about poor finances.
edit: corrected the math for a work week, even less. Sorry guys.
edit: corrected the math for a work week, even less. Sorry guys.
Last edited by EvoWake; Aug 14, 2006 at 01:10 PM.
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From: Philly
Originally Posted by EvoWake
Wasn't it you that just a couple of day's ago was bragging about depositing a $1900 paycheck? I'm sure someone can get a link to that, hurry up though if he edit's or deletes it. not unless your working 10 hour shifts full time... your weekly income comes out to: 16*8*7=$896, before taxes. even if you were payed biweekly thats only $1792. far below your $1900 mark. Seems ironic that someone who would brag about a large paycheck would suddenly complay about poor finances.
i have $39 in my wallet
Originally Posted by 2xLS1
Tell me specifically how it cuts your fuel mileage on these cars?
Originally Posted by MISERICORDIA
Choco may be a pita sometimes but I don't see what the personal attacks have to do with the issue at hand.
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Originally Posted by MISERICORDIA
I'm also curious as to why. And, if it does what can be done to minimize the mileage loss?
but i'd advise against that. too much heat is just as bad as not enough. anyway, for best mpg, just run the stock t-stat, make sure your cats are clean (or even better, run no cats for even better mpg), run the most free-flowing exhaust on the market, an aftermarket lid, CIA, higher gear ratios (like 2.73's and 3.08's), headers, aftermarket tunes...these all boost your mpg significantly. one of the biggest mpg gains can be seen with an underdrive pulley and an electric water pump.
shoot, even turbos and a set of heads can boost your mpg. people lose mpg due to their driving style. a cam and low gears (3.73's, 4.10's) will seriously cut your mpg though
