Aftermarket thermostate?
08-08-2008, 02:25 PM
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Engines don't run like computers i.e. cooler doesnt really mean better.. each engine has its own optimum temp. If that were the case, theyd run at 50 degress in the winter. They are supposed to be as hot as they get.
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I have sent a message to Bill Hahn and will see what he thinks about the idea for the Turbo Balt.
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I think that this is a good question, especially for turbo cars. It is true that from the factory cars are optimized to operate at a certain temperature. Gasoline burns more efficiently at certain temperatures, for example. But a car can also be optimized to run at a cooler temperature, which can help reduce issues such as heat soak and excessive exhaust gas temperatures. Not to mention you can help protect the life of your turbo by running cooler oil through it.
I have sent a message to Bill Hahn and will see what he thinks about the idea for the Turbo Balt.
I have sent a message to Bill Hahn and will see what he thinks about the idea for the Turbo Balt.
Solid. I agree that the optimal temp on an engine could be changed, which could require a different thermostat. As far as letting an engine get cooler while leaving it untouched, IMHO seems not helping.
Take a F1 engine for instance. They have a huge temperature tolerance, and will pretty much fail if that is not held within a few degrees. They require constant warm water pumping just so they can be turned on. Good instance of a better regulated, perhaps lower temperature.
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Some of you guys are jumping on him for no reason. He has a legitimate question, and reasoning. On older cars, the lower temp thermostat was kind of a poor man's tune.....it would make the car always run in the warm-up circuit, making the fuel mixture richer.......so if the car had a lean stock tune, sometimes the thermostat would make the car run faster. That being said, these cars (or most newer cars) wouldn't benefit from that trick because they truely are tuned for the 190 degree thermostat.
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