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Old Sep 10, 2009 | 04:19 PM
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i had my car tuned a few months ago and i noticed they made the fans run earlier then stock..but i recently put a 160 thermostat in my car and the fans dont come on early like they did wen the guy tuned it and i dont notice a difference at all?..whats goin on with this, should i see a temp drop? cuz i dont
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Old Sep 10, 2009 | 05:43 PM
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98 was the last year they put a working temp guage in these cars.

so your car may be running 15deg cooler...but the guage won't show it.

they aren't coming on cause its not getting hot enough.
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Old Sep 10, 2009 | 07:31 PM
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whats not coming on
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Old Sep 10, 2009 | 07:57 PM
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whats not coming on
The fans
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Old Sep 10, 2009 | 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by 04qsm-m6
The fans
so the thermostat is actually doing what its supposed too just i dont see it?
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Old Sep 10, 2009 | 10:20 PM
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Get your tune touched up for the new thermostat temp and have the fans come on earlier. No point in having a 160 stat if your fans still kick on near 200.
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Old Sep 11, 2009 | 05:33 AM
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no need to adjust the fan settings really....he said they were already lowered on his last tune.

stock fan settings are enough to prevent damage
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