Home Depot'd my CAI and dropped my IAT 20 degrees!

[George C]

looks nice,
would a plastic intake stay cooler than a aluminum intake?

yes, aluminum heat soaks

[GasGuzzler]

+1 plastic is cooler.

[SUX2BU]

You might have an issue as mine has a 160 in it and barely cracks 175 if ever. Then again, no tstat can make one run hotter because the coolant doesn't stay in the radiator long enough.

Closed loop starts at 153 degrees. Put too low a tstat in and you'll get P0128. With add on OEM efans and a 160 mine will set this code in the winter when the auto AC turns on the compressor and therefore the fans and the coolant never get warms enough for closed loop hence the P0128.

I would not say never go below 180 'cause a 160 does have a proper application but my 160 needs to be a 180 and I WOULD NEVER RECOMMEND NO TSTAT TO ANYONE for a driver, only a track only, TRACK ONLY vehicle.

I have a PT3200 stall in a truck about 770 lbs heavier than yours. Almost all stop and go driving with the A/C on max at all times. So it gets pretty hot.
I know all about the codes these cars throw and monitor it plenty.

[SUX2BU]

No offense man but that means you need a 180 tstat as described.

Modded my stocker a couple times didn't get as cool as i wanted so i took it out. That fixed it.

[SUX2BU]

yes, aluminum heat soaks

Yeah thats the only down side to this intake. Thats why i wrapped it up. to try to prevent it.

[GasGuzzler]

OK then. I doubt you're 770 pounds heavier but that's neither here nor there.

[SUX2BU]

OK then. I doubt you're 770 pounds heavier but that's neither here nor there.

Oops looked at the wrong page.This website says it's 833 lbs. Almost 2 extra feet of SUV is pretty heavy.
2003 Cadillac Escalade 4dr AWD Summary
2003 GMC Yukon 4dr AWD Summary

[GasGuzzler]

5036 pounds LOL. I wish.

BTW, it's more like 14" not two feet

You're a lot faster than me with the high stall and cam swap and the headers and the exhaust mods none of which I have but don't make it something it's not

Have a good time and be proud of the good numbers. Just because I don't like the idea of leaving the tstat out is no cause for alarm bro.

[SUX2BU]

5036 pounds LOL. I wish.

BTW, it's more like 14" not two feet

You're a lot faster than me with the high stall and cam swap and the headers and the exhaust mods none of which I have but don't make it something it's not

Have a good time and be proud of the good numbers. Just because I don't like the idea of leaving the tstat out is no cause for alarm bro.

I don't know how accurate the weight is. i have yet to actually get mine on a scale.
But rulers don't lie.
My truck is
Length, Overall w/rear bumper (in) 221.4
Yours
Length, Overall w/rear bumper (in) 198.9
221.4-198.9=22.5
Just a little FYI, wheelbase does not = total length.

[GasGuzzler]

+/- one or so inch using a tape on the garage floor I get 198"