Thermostat question.

[TCM05GT]

I know that you can get a 180 and 160 degree thermostat for your car. But what is the stock thermostat?
Thanks.


If for reference......I have a 2005 Grand Prix GT.



Tony

[99prixgt]

195*

[TDCRacing]

XX2

[TCM05GT]

195*

Ahh. Thank you. So a 180 or 160 allows it open up sooner. Therefore run cooler.


Tony

[TDCRacing]

Yep. And without the fan turn on turn off temps being changed in the pcm you won't knotice any difference in temps except on the highway. And even with a 160* in the city with the fan turn on/ turn off temps changed i still see teps around 185.

[99prixgt]

^what he said

[TCM05GT]

Yep. And without the fan turn on turn off temps being changed in the pcm you won't knotice any difference in temps except on the highway. And even with a 160* in the city with the fan turn on/ turn off temps changed i still see teps around 185.

Thanks. I am looking for some upgrades. I thought that a thermostat would be a good start.
Maybe later I will go as far as exhaust and such. For now i would like to keep the upgrades at a few hundred dollars each or so.


Tony

[99prixgt]

lol thats what i said to miself when i first got my car...now i have a bible of receipts.

[TCM05GT]

lol thats what i said to miself when i first got my car...now i have a bible of receipts.

I am sure as time goes by (and the money allows) I will stack up some receipts too. Right now I am looking for some good starting points. I have found a few web-sites that carry upgrades, but not a whole lot. So I am keeping my eyes open here to pick up any kind of help and advice.



Tony

[fuji0030]

A thermostat is a device for regulating the temperature of a system so that the system's temperature is maintained near a desired setpoint temperature.

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[blueguy]

Thank You Captain Obvious!!

[CTKGP09]

so, in getting a custom tuned PCM with a 180 degree fan turn on setting...i would need a 180 degree thermostat??

[Bio248]

so, in getting a custom tuned PCM with a 180 degree fan turn on setting...i would need a 180 degree thermostat??

yes. its like $4 at autozone.

anyone that runs a 160* thermostat clearly knows nothing about cars and how they run.

[CTKGP09]

$4? sounds good

[Bio248]

okay, maybe 6 or 7, but even so.

[CTKGP09]

ya i just went online and they r like 8 something its still not bad ill be gettin one