same here - I don't think much cooler would be that good for it from what I've read
same here - I don't think much cooler would be that good for it from what I've read
I've heard they run best hot with a cold air induction. It's just a Gen III thing. I don't know if the PCM turns the tune down when cold and running fat vs. at what the engineers call operating temp. You know they programmed the PCM to run for emissions and not all out performance.
See my truck data in the "My Garage" section here... http://www.ls1truck.com/forums/my-ga...tml#post191709
yah mine are reprogrammed also
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yeah thanks i know the stock thermo is 187 and how it works and the 180 wouldnt see much difference which i why i told him not to get it if he wanted to see a changeI was replying more to some of the others....
QUOTE(Z71sierra7787 @ May 30 2007, 12:27 PM)
i put a 180 in my truck and saw hardly no change in temp, if your gonna change it put a 160 in, dont waste your money like i did on the 180
Reason being is the stocker is pretty close to 180° (I forget the exact temp), so you wouldn't see much of a difference. With the 160°, it opens 20° sooner, so normally the engine won't run as hot as normal.[/b]
1999 GMC Sierra Z71 Ext Cab, True Dual Flowmasters with X-Pipe, True Flow Intake, MSD 8.5 Superconductor wires, 180 Thermo, TB Bypass, Optima Battery, Synthetic All the way around
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If your truck is an 06 It should already have e-fans I know mine has them, but I have also heard that the 160 isnt that good and that the 180 is better.
2006 ecsb silverado, AFE Cai, Jet Maf, Pacesetter Ceramic Coated Lt's, true duals with Dynomax Bullets, cats and o2's....still emissions legal!
"Ford...At least they circled the problem".
damn i just installed the 180 stat this afternoon. well that was a waste.
01 suburban, magnacharger 6psi with snow stage 2 meth injection, monster trans pro,
detroit tru-trac, flowmaster duals, superchips tune, 22" cabo's, 370whp, 398wtq
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00 z71 ecsb nelson 93 tune, flowmaster duals, procharger 8psi, meth kit half installed,
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(silverado06 @ Jun 14 2007, 11:48 AM) [snapback]96733[/snapback]</div>Even with the 160 t-stat and e-fans, my truck is runs 190* when at idle (warm) and about 180" when on the hwy... Its just a preference thing. Red is right, the GenIII is designed to run a little hotter than previous Gen. motors...If your truck is an 06 It should already have e-fans I know mine has them, but I have also heard that the 160 isnt that good and that the 180 is better. [/b]
2000 ECSB 6.0L
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