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Old Nov 8, 2006 | 08:34 AM
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hello, does a pulley cause the car to run hotter at idle? thinking about slp 25% underdrive or the asp crank & alt pulley. with my ls6 cam and a4 my car idles at 700 rpm (between 6&7). i'm just worried on a hot july summer day it will run to hot. currently i have a 160 therm however the factory gauge needle stays on the 2 of the 210 mark. mail order tune was suppose to adjust for the therm and the fans do come on earlier than before tune. part 2 a catalog had an AIR TEMP SENSOR for $25 bucks that plugs in and tricks the pcm to give max or an increase slighly in timing with out turning off the knock sensor. is this a gimmick or does it work? thanks! dan
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Originally Posted by DANOZ28
hello, does a pulley cause the car to run hotter at idle? thinking about slp 25% underdrive or the asp crank & alt pulley. with my ls6 cam and a4 my car idles at 700 rpm (between 6&7). i'm just worried on a hot july summer day it will run to hot.
That's a good question and I would also like to know.

Originally Posted by DANOZ28
currently i have a 160 therm however the factory gauge needle stays on the 2 of the 210 mark. mail order tune was suppose to adjust for the therm and the fans do come on earlier than before tune.
Starting in 1999, the water temp gauge was redesigned. It works basically as a dummy gauge and will only show an overheating condition. So even if your car was running cooler, you would never know.


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part 2 a catalog had an AIR TEMP SENSOR for $25 bucks that plugs in and tricks the pcm to give max or an increase slighly in timing with out turning off the knock sensor. is this a gimmick or does it work?
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