Re: better mileage w/180 or 195 stat?

From: Patrick Delgado (dadoctah@vitelcom.net)
Date: Tue Jul 27 1999 - 14:36:17 EDT


Nope, if anything it will make your mileage worse. The purpose of using a
lower stat is to help pull heat out of the combustion chamber so that it
won't ping. This is usually because of advanced timing. Heat is power. If
you get rid of heat you're wasting power(and fuel).
Dr. Pat
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>From: Mark340@aol.com
>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>Subject: DML: better mileage w/180 or 195 stat?
>Date: Tue, Jul 27, 1999, 9:05 PM
>

> I have a 95 dakota and am looking to try and pull a little more mileage outta
> her. Will putting a 180 degree stat in help? I have a performance exhaust
> and K&N filter and was curious if this would help.
>
> Thanks
> Mark



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