okay so you're saying you gained 1/100 or so mpg by switching to a 180 deg.
thermostat?... hmmm. I've heard so much about this mod as a performance
increaser but is that true? I was about to swap mine today just to see if it
really works (plus it's cheap), and I ended up leaving the parts on the
counter after "enrique" at Kragen talked me out of it. He didn't look like
an expert auto mechanic, but he did seem to strongly believe that changing
it would only result in a *decrease* in power because the newer engine is
designed to run hotter (may work for older vehicles), and the computer is
set for that temperature range out of the factory. I'm not sure but I don't
want to waste my time changing it if it's not going to work. Does anyone
have any real proof of this working? what does the manufacturer/Mopar
reccomend? how much HP it it supposed to add?
Ryan Ingram
'99 Dak Sport CC 318 4x4, *195 Thermostat*
------Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET]On Behalf Of Andy Levy
Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2001 11:51 AM
To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
Subject: DML: 180 t-stat mileage numbers
Well, I managed to prove all the naysayers wrong (none of whom are on
the DML). Everyone not on the DML who I talked to about putting the 180
t-stat in said it would kill my gas mileage.
Thanksgiving weekend '99 - End of March '00 - 12.79 MPG
T-stat install (weekend before Thanksgiving '00) through end of March
'01 - 12.786 MPG
This year I had 100+ pounds MORE sand in the bed, and in January got the
BFGs which caused my calculated mileage to drop, as my odometer and
speedometer read 4.316030267125w. The mods I added between the 2 timeframes
(intake, fan, TB, tonneau) certainly helped though.
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