Subject: Re: [Chevelle-List] thermostat recommendations?
In the summertime when you need maximum cooling,you can reduce the ratio
to
75-80% water to 20-25% coolant. As I mentioned before,antifreeze does not
dissipate heat as well as pure water.
ZR-1's can be hard to cool sometimes so we run 100
I have always been under the schooling that a 50/50 mix is the happy medium
- giving you the best freezing protection and lowest boil over temp at the
same time.
Anybody else support this logic?
Krister Meister
Bloomingdale, IL
'66 SS #'s matching
It's good for about a 10-15 degree drop
In the summertime when you need maximum cooling,you can reduce the ratio to
75-80% water to 20-25% coolant. As I mentioned before,antifreeze does not
dissipate heat as well as pure water.
ZR-1's can be hard to cool sometimes so we run 100% distilled water and two
bottles of Redline WaterWetter.
At 11:13 AM 06/30/2003 -0500, you wrote:
In the summertime when you need maximum cooling,you can reduce the ratio to
75-80% water to 20-25% coolant. As I mentioned before,antifreeze does not
dissipate heat as well as pure water.
ZR-1's can be hard to cool sometimes so we run 100% distilled water
12:09
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Subject: Re: [Chevelle-List] thermostat
recommendations?
It's good for about a 10-15 degree drop on an
all-aluminum LT5 engine in a ZR-1.
Something that works almost as well is drop the
ratio of antifreeze to water. Antifreeze doesn't dissipate heat as well as
pure
Dan,,,a sure help is to pour in a treatment of
water wetter,,it lowers temp by about 30 degrees !!!
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In a message dated 6/28/2003 11:41:12 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Dan,,,a sure help is to pour in a treatment of water wetter,,it lowers temp by about 30 degrees !!!
I have yet to see that stuff work on a big block.
Tom
It's good for about a 10-15 degree drop on an
all-aluminum LT5 engine in a ZR-1.
Something that works almost as well is drop the
ratio of antifreeze to water. Antifreeze doesn't dissipate heat as well as pure
water.
Clint HooperLT5 Registry Directorhttp://www.LT5Registry.net/ACES
In a message dated 6/26/2003 2:58:45 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Howdy..
On the way to a show the other day, my car got up to about 220°F. I think the
current thermostat is a 210°F unit...
This was in stop and go traffic on a high 80's, low 90's type of day...
I am
Dan, Ive always used 180 degree thermostats
in my small blocks. Allegedly, a
hotter thermostat will offer a little better milage, while colder ones offer
better performance. In my
not-so-humble opinion, I think 160 stats are too cold for street use, although
I know many people do run
First
of all if this is the stock engine 220 deg is too hot. They originally
were designed to run around 190 deg and had about 180 deg thermostat in
them. The thermostat is really only designed to inhibit the water flow to
allow the engine to warm to the normal operating temperature. If you
Put a 180 in it. I run a 180 in my 454 in the 70 and in my 350 in my 86
Cutlass. They both hover around 190 degrees unless they are running hard. I just
put a 160 in my Cutlass as a temp fix because the stat stuck closed and right
now with the 160, it is running too hot becasue the stat is
Dan, Both guys responding are right. The 350 needs a 180
thermostat. If you have not changed your coolant lately, try a 70/30 mix,
distilled water/antifreeze. This will protect you down to around 10 below and
will cool better than a higher antifreeze mix ratio. Also, be sure you rad. cap
is
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Subject: RE: [Chevelle-List] thermostat
recommendations?
Dan, Ive always used 180 degree
thermostats in my small blocks.
Allegedly, a hotter thermostat will offer a little better milage, while
colder ones offer better performance. In my not-so-humble opinion, I
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Subject: RE: [Chevelle-List] thermostat recommendations?
Dan, I've always used 180 degree thermostats in my small blocks. Allegedly,
a hotter thermostat will offer a little better milage
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thermostat recommendations?
OK,
thanks guys...
a 180
it is then...
I'll
see what happens with that..
I have
a brand new
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