EfiniX
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I installed a scirocco radiator and two big fans over the summer. I also installed a 180* t-stat and played with my coolant offset a bit to get my OL thresholds inline. This all worked fine and dandy. Now it's winter and I'm rarely seeing my car go over 180*. No big surprise there given the t-stat I have. it drives well enough with the coolant offset telling the car it's 10* warmer than it actually is, but I'm getting a bit concerned that driving around at 174* (normal cruise. it gets up to 186* when I drive with a bit more spirit or up a long hill) might not be the best thing for the motor, either. I mean it's not the end of the world, but it's not where (I think) the car wants to be.
There's a 190* t-stat sitting in the passenger seat of my car right now. I plan on putting it in after lunch today, but I wanted to make sure I'm not crazy. I've searched the forum and there's a number of discussions regarding problems people have running much colder than me or much warmer than me. So, where does the car like to be when running? Stock temp ranges (190-206) or 2g ranges (180-196)?
What I really wish is that someone made a 185* t-stat for our car. seems like I'd get the best of both worlds. Without it, I suspect this summer I'll either be replacing the fans I got at Autozone with high-flow/high-performance fans, or swapping the 180* t-stat back in.
Well that, or putting in a bigger radiator, but f*** if I want to do that again.
There's a 190* t-stat sitting in the passenger seat of my car right now. I plan on putting it in after lunch today, but I wanted to make sure I'm not crazy. I've searched the forum and there's a number of discussions regarding problems people have running much colder than me or much warmer than me. So, where does the car like to be when running? Stock temp ranges (190-206) or 2g ranges (180-196)?
What I really wish is that someone made a 185* t-stat for our car. seems like I'd get the best of both worlds. Without it, I suspect this summer I'll either be replacing the fans I got at Autozone with high-flow/high-performance fans, or swapping the 180* t-stat back in.
Well that, or putting in a bigger radiator, but f*** if I want to do that again.
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