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  • Turning heat on to prevent overheating?

    Does turning the heat on full blast slow down or prevent overheating?

  • #2
    Thats what I have always heard.
    \'96 A4 Camaro 3800<br />Nothing but... <br />Flowmaster 40 series

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    • #3
      Yes it also helps to cool the car faster when in the staging lanes ;)

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      • #4
        The heater core draws heat from the coolant so if you pull heat our of the coolant then you have cooler coolant flowing through the engine so .... yes it does help.

        Shane - just make sure you use defrost because it makes the fans kick on as well. ;)
        2000 GTP<br />Pulley, Intake<br />ET - 14.02<br />Trap - 97.15

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        • #5
          not if your car is really overheating

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          • #6
            Originally posted by BiH:
            not if your car is really overheating
            I disagree. Even if the gauge is far into the red, running the heater on high will bring it down some.


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            • #7
              not if your thermostat is bad

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              • #8
                it does help alot accually... i use that trick when 4 wheeling in the desert. helps alot in stop and go traffic especially
                Red \'96 RS, Nitto 555\'s on 18\"x8\" Voxx\'s,body kit and spoiler,<br />Pacesetter headers,Random Technology Cat,Flowmaster Muffler,K&N intake,MSD coils, module,platinum +4 plugs,Billet+ shifter w/ B&M T-handle,WS6 rear end...LOTS OF HOPES AND DREAMS!

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                • #9
                  I was just messing around in traffic one day with that. I watched my temp gauge drop from the 200-220 range to about 180-190.
                  Black \'94 Trans Am A4- SLP CAI & Loudmouth<br />Red \'93 Firebird A4- Ram Air under the WS6 hood, !cat, exhaust.

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