Thermostats

[Rnhall]

Whats with the colder thermostat kick? My Corvette has a 195 and I see where people are going to 160 and 180's.
Isn't this just faking out the ECM so it enriches the mixture?
NASCAR runs at 220.

[ftrspeedy]

cooler air an fuel temp means more power. has nothin to do with faking the comp. nascar runs 220 to 240 cause thats what happens when a 14 to 1 engine turns 9000rpm for 4hrs.

[ftrspeedy]

cooler air an fuel temp means more power. has nothin to do with faking the comp. nascar runs 220 to 240 cause thats what happens when a 14 to 1 engine turns 9000rpm for 4hrs.

[Rnhall]

If the engine is getting air from in front of the radiator of which is a s cool as it going to get. What is there to gain from a slightly cooler running engine?
My car is not a daily driver so if I lower the running temp the oil temp never gets over 200 degrees. You need 215 or above to boil of the maccumulated moisture.

[ftrspeedy]

overall engine temp effects under hood temps which heat up intake tubing fuel lines plus carb/tb and intake. your right bout gettin coldest air upfront but your intake heats up the incoming air. if your worried bout your oil get a inline fuel cooler and wrap your intake tubing with heat protective tape/wrap

[ftrspeedy]

overall engine temp effects under hood temps which heat up intake tubing fuel lines plus carb/tb and intake. your right bout gettin coldest air upfront but your intake heats up the incoming air. if your worried bout your oil get a inline fuel cooler and wrap your intake tubing with heat protective tape/wrap