I read some of us ( maybe the majority that switch the stat) are running a
180 degree version , while still others are using a 160 .
I have the R/T CC as some of you know , and I live about a half hour
southwest of Atlanta .
The temps this time of year (and for about the past week or two) are
steadily in the upper 90s and sometimes top 100-102 . The humidity is
usually above 95 percent .
I am wondering which one should I go with ?
What are the advantages of using the 160 over the 180 if any ?
how low is "too" low ?
I know that I read on the list somewhere that someone found that the
optimal running temp is like 182 or 183 degrees , but would the 160 hurt it ?
Is there any measureable difference between them ?
P.S.- For those of you that still think that you shouldn't use a lower stat
like I used to , on that show "Motortrend Trucks!" the other day , they
changed the factory stat to a cooler running one in an Impala SS they had
installed headers , exhaust and pulleys on . They said it was to greatly
reduce spark-knocking or pinging .
Jack Hilton
Black '98 R/T Club Cab
http://www.mindspring.com/~hemi/jbd1.html
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