swap out thermostat??

[Alex29573]

Hey guys, i live in Miami and its really HOT right now. Today in a traffic jam my engine temp went a little past half way (210 is halfway on the dash)...


i thnk the stock thermostat is 190, but it always hangs out around 210


if i get a 160 thermostat, will it hang out around 180??

 

[JKmotorsports]

I'm running a 160* t-stat and my temps stay around 180-185* all day, and it's been about 100 degrees out down here.

 

[OKLAGMCRUISER]

Might consider ditching stock fan clutch and adding e-fans.

Pat

 

[Alex29573]

yea its pretty hot here too, while i was stuck in traffic the LCD in the rearview mirror went up to 113 lol and when i got on the freeway it went down to 94

so is there any downside to running the 160 thermostat??

is the lingefelter thermostat the only choice we have? its about 50 bucks on ebay - is that a good deal?

 

[Rivieraracing]

What about a high flow thermostat with or without a high flow water pump???

 

[JKmotorsports]

What about a high flow thermostat with or without a high flow water pump???

Sometimes the higher flow pumps will flow too fast and the water wont stay in the radiator long enough to cool. I would just stick with a lower t-stat.

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so is there any downside to running the 160 thermostat??

is the lingefelter thermostat the only choice we have? its about 50 bucks on ebay - is that a good deal?

Mine's a Hypertech. Ordered it from Speed Engineering for $48 IIRC. The t-stats on our trucks run a bit higher in price than most because the housing and t-stat are one unit.

If you live in a colder climate I'd run the 180 instead so the truck doesn't stay in open loop as long.