No Thermostat ??!

1slo5.0 · April 25th, 2009, 11:42 PM

Originally Posted by 5.0 street stanger

A word of acdive that I have heard from engine builders is to "never run your car without a t-stat!) especially an EFI engine. its not good for the rings and other internals to bounce back and fourth in temp. They put t-stats there to try to keep the engine at a regular temperature that internal parts are designed to work at that temp. Thats just what ive heard but i wouldnt drive my fox around without a t-stat.

True statement. Lower operating temperature increases cylinder wear. That doesn't mean that hotter is better, it means that the common myth that running a 160 degree thermostat or no thermostat at all is BS. A 160 degree thermostat will increase cylinder wear, catalytic converter damage, keep the computer in warm up mode (causing more conservative timing curve) and the computer will never reach closed loop mode.

stfudvs · April 25th, 2009, 11:45 PM

how about 180

1slo5.0 · April 25th, 2009, 11:47 PM

180 is fine.

stfudvs · April 26th, 2009, 12:05 AM

good too know i just put in a 195 because somone told me to not go with a 180 but im taking out the ac and its condenser to put in a new radiator and want to go down to 180

gets fucking hot in nv

MustangMatt96GT · April 26th, 2009, 01:55 AM

We run no t stat in all of our race cars that I pit with, but they are all strictly race cars with no street miles.

1slo5.0 · April 26th, 2009, 10:21 PM

Originally Posted by MustangMatt96GT

We run no t stat in all of our race cars that I pit with, but they are all strictly race cars with no street miles.

That is what I do with my stuff too. I run a Moroso restrictor. I let the fan and water pump run between rounds and I think the restrictor helps everything cool better in that respect.

MustangMatt96GT · April 26th, 2009, 10:24 PM

Originally Posted by Darrell

That is what I do with my stuff too. I run a Moroso restrictor. I let the fan and water pump run between rounds and I think the restrictor helps everything cool better in that respect.

Thats exactly what we do too... except none of us have restrictors... just run the pumps and the fans back at the pits with the car on a battery charger off the generator for about twenty minutes... works great Except my car wont have an electric water pump yet...

89Domindart · April 26th, 2009, 10:33 PM

just put nitrous on the fucking thing

April 25th, 2009, 11:45 PM	#22
stfudvs Regular 302 5.0 Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 328 iTrader: 0 reviews	how about 180 __________________ if you were on a bicycle and we were going up hill i could beat you in a race

April 25th, 2009, 11:47 PM	#23
1slo5.0 MM Ninjas! 1990 Mustang LX 9.36@143 mph Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: North Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Posts: 11,375 iTrader: 1 reviews	180 is fine. __________________ My daily driver has 16 cylinders and 4400hp @ 1000 rpm.... ***1988 Mustang GT - Stock....almost

April 26th, 2009, 12:05 AM	#24
stfudvs Regular 302 5.0 Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 328 iTrader: 0 reviews	good too know i just put in a 195 because somone told me to not go with a 180 but im taking out the ac and its condenser to put in a new radiator and want to go down to 180 gets fucking hot in nv __________________ if you were on a bicycle and we were going up hill i could beat you in a race

April 26th, 2009, 01:55 AM	#25
MustangMatt96GT Proud American 1996 Mustang GT Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lakewood, CO Posts: 10,689 iTrader: 3 reviews	We run no t stat in all of our race cars that I pit with, but they are all strictly race cars with no street miles. __________________ RIP Travis Billings Special Thanks to: Andrews Racing Transmissions Baseline Suspensions 25.3 SFI Chassis Build Never Lift Racecars

April 26th, 2009, 10:33 PM	#28
89Domindart Enthusiast 89mustanglx5.0 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: smyrna ga Posts: 846 Blog Entries: 4 iTrader: 0 reviews	just put nitrous on the fucking thing __________________ looking for a mustang again.!

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