Ok, I just put in a new motor and it is running the stock 195 T-Stat, Sound hot to me, If I put in a 180 Stat or maybe 170?, and some matching fam controls then would add life to the motor....how may miles do you think I could get out of a TPI305 Moble 1 and cooler setting...I usally don't beat on this engine, it sees 5500 sometimes tho.

 

i wouldn't bother.. all you'll do is waste gas by running the motor too cool and then running in Open Loop..

if you want to run a cooler stat you should get a run-cool chip and then couple 'that' with a cooler stat..

will it prolong the life of your engine? probably a bit, but not much..

they just ran the engines hotter to help pass emissions so if you live in a smog-regulated state i would tell you to find power elsewhere

later man,
Colin

 

Considering where you live, I'm sure it gets cold. I just switched to a 180* stat and works very well for me in cold weather. My car usually runs 190* with it, but I'm still able to get good heating. A 180* won't affect your computer, I believe it's not until you get a 160* that it starts playing havoc on the ECM. I doubt you'll get that much more life out of the engine, but the most important thing is to change the oil consistently.

 

Well yeah, I changed the oil the first 500 miles and it has 400 miles since then. Ok, If I ever repalce it I will jst throw a 180 in there for the hell of it.