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160 degree thermostat improve performance?

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Old Jan 25, 2010 | 10:08 AM
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160 degree thermostat improve performance?
somebody told me that if i get a 160 thermostat, that i would increase horsepower, any ideas?
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Old Jan 26, 2010 | 04:29 PM
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no...good operating temp is 180*

plus if your not tuned for the temp (like fan turn on) then it really doesnt help all that much
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Old Jan 26, 2010 | 05:54 PM
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yes i heard about this. engine is coolder. on ź it can be a improve a 1/10 of a second, that is a exemple but if you were 14 flat, you could be 13,90.
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Old Jan 26, 2010 | 06:03 PM
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hanson is correct... it will mostlikely not operate the way it wants to ( full potential) untill it reaches the right temp. older cars this was a big thing because there was no computers to monitor it.
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Originally Posted by nhanson
no...good operating temp is 180*

plus if your not tuned for the temp (like fan turn on) then it really doesnt help all that much
correct. i think modified mag did a part on this. they said they lost 2whp on a miata
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