160 degree thermometer

**dethinboots** · 11-13-2011, 09:51 PM

ive lived in texas my whole life so i know how effin hot it can get in the late spring and summer months. from what i have read a lower temp thermometer accompanied with a tweak on when the fans kick on is a great way to counter act this blistering hell. the only thing i would like to know is how to put the damn thing on (slp 160) and if it would be better to take it out during the winter months.

**sjsingle1** · 11-13-2011, 10:43 PM

i have a 160 stat......if your worried about winter.....get a 180..........i have both

**kenro23** · 11-13-2011, 11:10 PM

Texas winter really isnt winter. I personally think you will be fine but i am far from an expert. I also have a 160 but im in hawaii but going back to texas in 2013. So i am anxious on the right answer to surface about this topic

**cammed goat** · 11-14-2011, 07:07 PM

If you get a 160 stat, get the car tuned to take advantage of the cooler stat.

**dethinboots** · 11-16-2011, 03:54 AM

sounds good mr. goat. im prob going to get that done the same time as my longtube install to knock it all out at once

**jiveass** · 11-16-2011, 03:58 AM

thermometer? you mean thermostat? lol

**Nowhereman** · 11-16-2011, 06:00 AM

Just remember that 160s in cool weather, specially on short drives can mess an engine up over time.
You want to boil off any water / moisture in the oil so that you do not generate rust internally.
A 180 in texas should work fine as long as you have good coolant in the radiator and your fans are in good shape.
Use a good oil, I'm not going to tell you what kind because I don't want to start another oil war...LOL

**dethinboots** · 11-16-2011, 10:04 PM

Originally Posted by jiveass

thermometer? you mean thermostat? lol

yeah yeah tracking lol. i posted that after a 15 hour mission

**JonB** · 11-17-2011, 09:51 PM

You will be fine with a 160 in tx. I've had one in for a few months now here in fl, I was previously running a 180. With the 160 I run a fairly consistent 175-200(it mostly runs about 180) coolant temp. On hot days it does creep up but I have my fan settings adjusted and have yet to see over 205 even in 90+ temps. I know everyone seems to talk crap about the 160 because its apparently to cold blah blah but like I said even with a 160 you will run 180-200+ if you leave stock fan settings it will probably run much hotter on a warm day. From my own independent testing I found that my mr. gasket 160 does not fully open until 185. Over all I am very pleased with the 160 it no longer gets that nasty power robbing heat soak, even after driving for an hr on a warm day the car still feels good and responsive where it use to feel slow and sluggish.

**pajeff02** · 11-18-2011, 02:34 AM

The 180 degree thermostat and reprogrammed fan settings generally keep our car running around 183-186 at speed and no more than 196 in slow moving traffic.

**Nowhereman** · 11-18-2011, 04:24 AM

Originally Posted by pajeff02

The 180 degree thermostat and reprogrammed fan settings generally keep our car running around 183-186 at speed and no more than 196 in slow moving traffic.

Which is just about perfect..