There are a lot of other variables to take into consideration on this
(timing, air/fuel mixture, etc)..but the main one is Temperature. (The 180
degree is referring to Fahrenheit.)
On a stock engine, the performance increase will be almost nothing. On a
slightly modified engine (including Ignition, Chip, Exhaust, and Intake
mods), running the engine slightly cooler will not only increase
performance, but also may prevent "pinging" in some cases as well.
Again, there is a lot of other variable to put into this formula, but that
is the main one.
BTW: The "Stock" Thermostat is, I believe, 195 degree.
At 07:45 AM 03/30/1999 -0800, you wrote:
>A thermostat is responsible for letting coolant into your engine to
>prevent overheating, correct? Alone that doesn't increase performance
>right? Do you install that after a performance mod b/c you are afraid of
>engine overheating? Does 180 degrees refer to temperature or surface
>exposed (as in 360 is a circle). And what is the stock thermostat?
>
>Thanks.
>
>Ryan
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Bernd D. Ratsch
Pflugerville, TX
http://lonestar.texas.net/~bernd/Dakota.htm
1997 Dodge Dakota SLT/CC (V6)
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