Stock H/E with 170* T-Stat

[Hawwk11]

Hey guys,

Sorry if this is in here somewhere already but i have searched for a couple days now. Anyways i have debated if i should get an Afco h/e or just stick with the factory h/e for now and simply just install Reische 170* thermostat.

It seems that some say that the stock h/e is underrated and that the Afco really isnt gonna help much. My car is an 04 cobra with 2.76 upper, intake and exhaust. I drove my car over the weekend which was 95 degrees here in southern California, i his some slow traffic for anout 45 minutes and thats when i noticed my temps rising higher than normal.

Thanks for any help.

 

[03cobra#694]

I would change the stat first and revise the fan settings.

 

[lobra97]

I have an Afco and i am about to install my Reich t stat. I put the afco about a year and a half ago and found the reich for a great deal so ill throw it in as well

 

[Drive XR7]

The short answer is you should do both mods.

 

[fr03cobra]

Did not know the h/e had a thermostat. Why not do a killer chiller?

I miss read the ? Lol

 

[Bigggy]

The systems are not tied to each other, so both would help but in a different way.

 

[fr03cobra]

just do a t-stat and killer chiller. Happy times

 

[Hawwk11]

Thanks guys, sounds looks like I will start with the t-stat and go from there.

 

[whitedevil95]

As others have said. Your HE system and your radiator/thermostat are different systems. Your radiator and thermostat are what regulate the engine temps. Your HE just cools the fluid moving through your intercooler. Separate systems.

Where in Socal are you?

 

[Hawwk11]

As others have said. Your HE system and your radiator/thermostat are different systems. Your radiator and thermostat are what regulate the engine temps. Your HE just cools the fluid moving through your intercooler. Separate systems.

Where in Socal are you?

I copy that. I will start with the t-stat just to keep the temps in check but will do the h/e in the near future. I'm in Fontana.

Thanks bro

 

[masterjr33]

a larger HE and resivor can double the capacity of the system and REALLY helps when you are abusing the car. or on really hot days.

 

[fr03cobra]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUh6FLtf2Cc

 

[Woody6799]

I run a 170* and an Afco DP, along with a 1 gallon tank. A killer chiller is just overkill for what I want out of my car. I tend to choose my mods with a typical goal in mind and not just what everyone else is getting. Killer chillers are great but do they fit with what you want out of the car?

 

[diddystyle]

If you're looking for a afco heat exchanger text me 7343415105

 

[TRBO VNM]

The systems are not tied to each other, so both would help but in a different way.

This was my take. Sounds like the OP thinks both systems are tied together. They aren't and both mods should be done.

 

[Tractionless1]

I run a 170* and an Afco DP, along with a 1 gallon tank. A killer chiller is just overkill for what I want out of my car. I tend to choose my mods with a typical goal in mind and not just what everyone else is getting. Killer chillers are great but do they fit with what you want out of the car?

Who doesn't want lower IAT2's? No matter your level of mods. the lower the better in every aspect they affect, which includes engine longevity via cooler charge temps.