tosha
Well-Known Member
So there's basically 2 scenarios:
1) all your cooling is stock and changing just a thermostat will only delay the inevitable state of reaching +200F CHT temp. Please note that your coolant is about 10F below CHT, so this is perfectly normal operating temp.
2) you have extensive cooling mods and you have installed the low temp thermostat as part of it. This is basically what I've done and I am struggling to get CHT above 185-190F when the car is moving, and it just drags the oil temps down on the street. Put a significant load into it and it's just a matter of time until it gets to 230F CHT and at that point thermostat temp doesn't matter because it's wide open anyways.
So, I made it worse for street and I haven't gained much on track. I don't drive on dynos, I drive on real roads and real tracks, and plan to move back to stock one for the 2024 season.
1) all your cooling is stock and changing just a thermostat will only delay the inevitable state of reaching +200F CHT temp. Please note that your coolant is about 10F below CHT, so this is perfectly normal operating temp.
2) you have extensive cooling mods and you have installed the low temp thermostat as part of it. This is basically what I've done and I am struggling to get CHT above 185-190F when the car is moving, and it just drags the oil temps down on the street. Put a significant load into it and it's just a matter of time until it gets to 230F CHT and at that point thermostat temp doesn't matter because it's wide open anyways.
So, I made it worse for street and I haven't gained much on track. I don't drive on dynos, I drive on real roads and real tracks, and plan to move back to stock one for the 2024 season.
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