whiplash

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.

Paladin06

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.

whylee

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.

Rudy61SRT8

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

MoparGuy

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

Paladin06

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.

whylee

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.

Rudy61SRT8

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.

Paladin06

CAI and Zoomers has not voided my warranty.

dodgebrothers

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".