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SVTPerformance Cooler Heads Prevail : Reische Thermostat Install
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<blockquote data-quote="jm@ReischePerf" data-source="post: 12002521" data-attributes="member: 48129"><p>Well under those conditions you're not going to see much difference. If you sit long enough in traffic in hot weather, especially with the A/C on, most cooling systems will eventually not be able to keep up with the heat being generated and temps will climb no matter what thermostat you're running.</p><p></p><p>It should be noted that running an engine cooler does not necessarily make much hp by itself. Sure you may lose a few degrees of IAT and see some small gains but primarily I like to think of it as an insurance policy against detonation. But there are a couple ways in which you can see gains: </p><p></p><p>Obviously an engine at 185* can run more timing safely than one running 210* so tuning along with a low temp thermostat can definitely make some power.</p><p></p><p>I remember one time running another Terminator 3 times consecutively. The first run was very, very close with me barely edging him out. The second run I pulled away noticeably harder and by the 3rd run I was just walking away. Why? Cooling mods. His thermostat and IC heat exchanger were stock. Keep the heat away and make more power but, even better, maybe save an engine.</p><p>That's true and this happens when the engine does not reach a hot enough temp for the computer to leave warm-up mode. And this is the reason we do not make or recommend 160* thermostats, running no thermostat or using thermostats with many holes drilled for street use. In the 4 years we've been producing 170* thermostats there has not been one complaint of anyone losing fuel economy. I really believe 170* is the best balance overall.</p><p></p><p></p><p>To Travis and everyone else who worked on this: Great write up and pics, couldn't have been done better :beer:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jm@ReischePerf, post: 12002521, member: 48129"] Well under those conditions you're not going to see much difference. If you sit long enough in traffic in hot weather, especially with the A/C on, most cooling systems will eventually not be able to keep up with the heat being generated and temps will climb no matter what thermostat you're running. It should be noted that running an engine cooler does not necessarily make much hp by itself. Sure you may lose a few degrees of IAT and see some small gains but primarily I like to think of it as an insurance policy against detonation. But there are a couple ways in which you can see gains: Obviously an engine at 185* can run more timing safely than one running 210* so tuning along with a low temp thermostat can definitely make some power. I remember one time running another Terminator 3 times consecutively. The first run was very, very close with me barely edging him out. The second run I pulled away noticeably harder and by the 3rd run I was just walking away. Why? Cooling mods. His thermostat and IC heat exchanger were stock. Keep the heat away and make more power but, even better, maybe save an engine. That's true and this happens when the engine does not reach a hot enough temp for the computer to leave warm-up mode. And this is the reason we do not make or recommend 160* thermostats, running no thermostat or using thermostats with many holes drilled for street use. In the 4 years we've been producing 170* thermostats there has not been one complaint of anyone losing fuel economy. I really believe 170* is the best balance overall. To Travis and everyone else who worked on this: Great write up and pics, couldn't have been done better :beer: [/QUOTE]
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