180 tstat
 

I am not much of a mechanic or anything, i love the look of old muscle cars and I like to drive them. I see guys talking about the 180 tstat which I assume is a thermastat of some sort. A lot of people seem to be making this change so i was wondering what exactly it does as far as "upgrading" the cars performance. Sorry for what is probably a simple question for you mechanicly inclined folks, I am still trying to learn all this stuff lol. Thanks for any responses.

RE: 180 tstat
 

It doesn't do much without the Diablo to adjust your fan settings. A combination of the 180 thermostat and adjusting the fan settings can prevent heat soak which has a negative impact on performance.

RE: 180 tstat
 

What are people setting the fans to kick on at? I will be installing my 180 tstat soon and I know I will need to adjust the temp that the fans come on.

RE: 180 tstat
 

i'd hate to have my 55k dollar car voided because of a thermostat...

RE: 180 tstat
 

^x2.[sm=badidea.gif] I can't imagine it makes that kind of a performance difference as compared to CAI + catback exhaust, etc.

RE: 180 tstat
 

Set your high and medium to 205 and low to 195 and see how you like those settings. Without setting them you are wasting the 180.

RE: 180 tstat
 

It will not void your warranty anymore than a CAI or cat back system will. Knocking 10 to 15 degrees of heat from these engines will not cause any damage.

Thanks for the fan settings, I will try them out.

RE: 180 tstat
 

Whylee you better read up on the "other forums" ....

CAI will void your warranty , read the handbook that came with your car .and so will exhaust there is a 13 page thread "lurking" around.

RE: 180 tstat
 

CAI and Zoomers has not voided my warranty.;)

RE: 180 tstat
 

I'd do some more research on the 180 stat before I swapped it. These cars run considerably hotter by design and the implications of "cooling" them off could impact your multitude of sensors throughout the car. The 180 swap was a common "upgrade" 10-15 yrs ago, but I don't know that it is as relevant today. And I'm an "old timer".