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Old Mar 14, 2007 | 12:49 AM
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I have a 99 z28 I had installed a hypertec 160 on it and my tempature is still a 210 how can I get it lower
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Old Mar 14, 2007 | 01:03 AM
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exactly! don't worry about what the gauge indicates, unless it gets to the Red numbers.
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Old Mar 14, 2007 | 02:16 AM
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i've wondered the same thing, i have the 160 and still reads the same..... oh well, keep modding
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Old Mar 14, 2007 | 02:25 AM
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ok what about 98 cars did it help?

I have a 98 but it`s not that helpfull since I only used it for few days with a stock thermostat but both the fans are always running (I think wired by the previous owner) it`s mostly under the first querter just sometimes goes to 200 for a while then slowly comes down (might be the thermostat opening) but when moving it`ll go down below the first querter .... a 160 hypertech is on the way with a radiator tube rodding end of month just for precaution.
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Old Mar 14, 2007 | 02:32 AM
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if ur worried about ur actual temp buy an aftermarket temp gauge..
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Old Mar 14, 2007 | 05:28 AM
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i installed a 160 thermo, and after logging info on hp tuners noticed the temps were still the same. they didn't change until i lowered the fan settings, so my assumption was that the thermo change didn't do much to change the normal operating temps.

btw with the temp now lower, the gauge still reads exactly the same, so as someone stated earlier the stock temp gauge is crap.
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Old Mar 14, 2007 | 04:35 PM
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160 is not that great of a mod, guess some people stay away from it. The stocker is more then fine. The SLP fanswitch IS a good mod though IMO...I would go with that as well.
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