my car only goes up to a little last 160 degrees... i have never seen it go up that high
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i keep hearing our cars should run at 210
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You didn't tell us what engine you have, but a 3.8's stock thermostat is 195°. It should run between 200° - 210°.
The gauge is so inaccurate that it's pretty much unusable for telling you what the temp really is.Matt
1998 Mystic Teal Camaro M5
Whisper Lid, Pacesetter Headers, Catco Cat, Dynomax Super Turbo, B&M Shifter, BMR STB, LSD, P&P Intakes, GT2 Cam, Comp OE Lifters, 1.7 Roller Rockers, Pushrods, SSM Heads, DHP PowrTuner.
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210 is tooo hot, be happy its where it is...thats right about were mine is, i run a 160 or 165 i forget. [img]graemlins/rock.gif[/img]<a href=\"http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2245261\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2245261</a> Green 1997, 105k, all stock except for Z28 front springs, Air shocks in the rear, home made coolant recovery tank, home made battery hold down.
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Originally posted by StrtRacer98:
correct me if im wrong, but
i thought you could put a 160
thermo in , in the summer but
it wasnt good for the car to
run it that cool in the winter,
and you should put your stock
195 thermo back in?
I drove the car for 40 min straight, and it didnt even get past the line between 160 and 210 degrees.
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Originally posted by MattM450:
are the 180* aftermarket thermostats more accurate? or is that not related to the gauge?<a href=\"http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2245261\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2245261</a> Green 1997, 105k, all stock except for Z28 front springs, Air shocks in the rear, home made coolant recovery tank, home made battery hold down.
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