160 T-Stat
Originally Posted by 02WS6Bird
good/bad
pros and cons
looking into that and also mayb a ASP underdrive crank pulley
pros and cons
looking into that and also mayb a ASP underdrive crank pulley
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those will come im sure...bnut im looking into the t-stat and/or asp pulley....and want to kno the pros and cons of the t-stat...and if you can run both pros and cons
thanks guys and gals
(BTW im looking into the TCI SSF 3500 and also for exhaust im looking at Hooker LT's with there Catted Y ((i believe with removable cats it is too)) and replace the resonator with either Dynomax bullit mufler or the borla XR-1....prolly dynomax tho just wont be for a while yet)
thanks guys and gals
(BTW im looking into the TCI SSF 3500 and also for exhaust im looking at Hooker LT's with there Catted Y ((i believe with removable cats it is too)) and replace the resonator with either Dynomax bullit mufler or the borla XR-1....prolly dynomax tho just wont be for a while yet)
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No cons with the hypertech here unless you want your car to be warm or warm up faster in the winter. Other than that its a great piece to keep those engine temperatures down which in turn makes more power. The ASP pulley will not interfere at all. Your all good to go if you wanna run both. Good Luck
i read somewhere that if you run your engine to cool, then it wont beable to burn off those carbon deposits on your pistions. i thought i read that 180 is right where it needs to be?!?
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Originally Posted by 68bird
i read somewhere that if you run your engine to cool, then it wont beable to burn off those carbon deposits on your pistions. i thought i read that 180 is right where it needs to be?!?
I have seen no significant gain or loss with the
Hypertech 160. It may allow you to run slightly
more spark advance or slightly leaner, but if so
it's "in the noise" as far as my Predator tuning
adjustments went; ping at roughly the same
limits of leanness or advance.
Fan settings are more to-the-point. Without
setting fans sane, the 'stat is without authority.
With fans well set, the 194F steady ECT is a
perfectly good temp to run at.
The fans have a harder time holding down to
177F (the true "pivot" point of the "160" 'stat)
than 194F simply due to thermal dump heat
flux being delta-T, water to air, dependent.
But so far I haven't seen the ECT go uncontrolled,
never over 181F (with my high speed fans set
to run at 178F) even under hard use.
I would say it's money better spent elsewhere
unless you've run out of ways to improve power,
or have really upped the power / compression
levels made. I wouldn't view it as any kind of
power improver in/of itself.
Hypertech 160. It may allow you to run slightly
more spark advance or slightly leaner, but if so
it's "in the noise" as far as my Predator tuning
adjustments went; ping at roughly the same
limits of leanness or advance.
Fan settings are more to-the-point. Without
setting fans sane, the 'stat is without authority.
With fans well set, the 194F steady ECT is a
perfectly good temp to run at.
The fans have a harder time holding down to
177F (the true "pivot" point of the "160" 'stat)
than 194F simply due to thermal dump heat
flux being delta-T, water to air, dependent.
But so far I haven't seen the ECT go uncontrolled,
never over 181F (with my high speed fans set
to run at 178F) even under hard use.
I would say it's money better spent elsewhere
unless you've run out of ways to improve power,
or have really upped the power / compression
levels made. I wouldn't view it as any kind of
power improver in/of itself.
