bunk 160 thermostat.. got to 246 degrees.. damage?
05-30-2005, 07:29 PM
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bunk 160 thermostat.. got to 246 degrees.. damage? ok well i got a 160 thermostat from a sponsor that will remain nameless for now.. the brand is Hyper Tech 160
i put it in.. topped off the coolant.. 1 gallon.. drove down the street.. i was a good 5-10 miles from anything.. when i noticed 246 degrees!!
find out later the thermostat wasn't opening
so i parked it on the side the road.. walk a good 5 miles.. then call the rescue crew.. sun was killin.. so put back in the stock thermostat.. topped off the coolant again.. put in about 2 gallons.. and its back to normal.. highest it gets now is 198 degrees.. normal driving sits around 196.
question is.. is there anyway to tell if this bunk thermostat did any damage?
i put it in.. topped off the coolant.. 1 gallon.. drove down the street.. i was a good 5-10 miles from anything.. when i noticed 246 degrees!!
find out later the thermostat wasn't opening
so i parked it on the side the road.. walk a good 5 miles.. then call the rescue crew.. sun was killin.. so put back in the stock thermostat.. topped off the coolant again.. put in about 2 gallons.. and its back to normal.. highest it gets now is 198 degrees.. normal driving sits around 196.
question is.. is there anyway to tell if this bunk thermostat did any damage?
05-30-2005, 10:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Insomniak
yes it was tuned saturday and the fans were set for the 160.
By the way I probably don`t need to say this, but you did check your coolant level after the install of the T-stat and a cool down period right. I`m sure you did just trying to help figure out why it over heated. Sounds like the new T- stat to me if the stocker worked after re-installing it. EDIT: I forgot you already mentioned that it didn`t open. Dumb *** me......I have a excuse I`m 1 beer short of a 6 pack.LOL
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05-30-2005, 10:44 PM
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Originally Posted by shouldaboughttheZ
Did you reprogram the fans? I have heard that when you do this mod you need to have the fans reprogrammed to come on earlier.
246 is kinda iffy, mine soars to 220 at stop lights but during driving sits well below 170, partly b/c i haven't reset the fans to there proper settings.
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05-31-2005, 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by SJRTX
If its running ok now, and your not losing coolant or have it coming out the exhaust then your probably just fine.
05-31-2005, 12:07 PM
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Its the S cam from HPE. My dyno sheet is on HPE's website. On that one it has 424.8 and Chuck put 375 ish for torque because the reading was fluctuating. That was on stock timing. I had him add a little timing, and a few days later at Slaters i put down 430/382 at a dyno day. All results are SAE corrected.
05-31-2005, 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted by SJRTX
Its the S cam from HPE. My dyno sheet is on HPE's website. On that one it has 424.8 and Chuck put 375 ish for torque because the reading was fluctuating. That was on stock timing. I had him add a little timing, and a few days later at Slaters i put down 430/382 at a dyno day. All results are SAE corrected.
05-31-2005, 12:21 PM
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.608/.612 238/242 115lsa
fast lsx 90mm setup
kooks 1 7/8 lt's
o/r y
borla c/b
asp
z06 maf(that one was worth 15rwhp on the mustang dyno with the rest of the setup already in place)
mti lid
pulls were made with all the belts in place, no cutout, running the same way i drive it on the street.
fast lsx 90mm setup
kooks 1 7/8 lt's
o/r y
borla c/b
asp
z06 maf(that one was worth 15rwhp on the mustang dyno with the rest of the setup already in place)
mti lid
pulls were made with all the belts in place, no cutout, running the same way i drive it on the street.
05-31-2005, 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by SJRTX
.608/.612 238/242 115lsa
pulls were made with all the belts in place, no cutout, running the same way i drive it on the street.
pulls were made with all the belts in place, no cutout, running the same way i drive it on the street.
05-31-2005, 01:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Insomniak
yea the stocker worked.. and i watched the coolant level each time.
Mike