t-stat and housing
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t-stat and housing Has anyone looked at this t-stat and housing? http://www.vincihiperformance.com/lt1coolingparent.htm Have any opinions on it? Good, bad?
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Originally Posted by Taz34SS
It says that it will not fit the 06 Impala SS? Will it work on the 07 Monte or nothing in 07?
THE PREVIOUS THERMOS WILL NOT FIT THE 2006 IMPALA !
Ahh, thats what got me when I read that from the website. I am going to be looking at ordering one of these once I can get a Predator tuner for my car.
Ahh, thats what got me when I read that from the website. I am going to be looking at ordering one of these once I can get a Predator tuner for my car.
The stock thermo is a 165* right?
And this is a 170* one, I would looking into stepping up into a Ls2 180* thermo if you are going to do this install, which is a lot of tough wrenching. I would want to upgrade higher if I am going to do this.
And this is a 170* one, I would looking into stepping up into a Ls2 180* thermo if you are going to do this install, which is a lot of tough wrenching. I would want to upgrade higher if I am going to do this.
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I thought the stock t-stat was 188 or higher. Also, why would you want to go higher? The point to doing this mod is to get the engine cooler. To do that you would need a lower temp stat.
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Originally Posted by djfeezy
I thought the stock t-stat was 188 or higher. Also, why would you want to go higher? The point to doing this mod is to get the engine cooler. To do that you would need a lower temp stat.
I'm an idiot.
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Yeah the ls2 is a 160. How would this stat work in the winter? My car is a daily driver and we do get snow here in the winter, ie. colder temps. Kinda the reason I was thinking about the 170 stat. Any ill effect to running the 160?
Originally Posted by silverGXP
Just a FYI I just put a 160 t-stat in the car today now I have a SES light on and code P0118 i think, Low operation temp. somthing like that what can I do?
Originally Posted by Compg
Pull the negitive battery cable for about 15 minutes to clear the code out. I should stay out. I've been running a 160* for a year now in my GXP with no problems what so ever.
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Theres a reason the engine has to reach a certain temperature... When the engine heats up the valves and head reach a certain clearance. If you run the engine cooler then you have higher clearances. The LS4 engine has even tighter clearances due to complaints about piston slap and to prevent the pistons from slapping into the cylinder wall they coated the pistons. If you run at a lower temp your just risking exactly what they are trying to prevent.
Originally Posted by Sint3k
Theres a reason the engine has to reach a certain temperature... When the engine heats up the valves and head reach a certain clearance. If you run the engine cooler then you have higher clearances. The LS4 engine has even tighter clearances due to complaints about piston slap and to prevent the pistons from slapping into the cylinder wall they coated the pistons. If you run at a lower temp your just risking exactly what they are trying to prevent.
