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Re: thermostat replacement #670755 07/02/03 05:41 PM
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 21,653 Albany, Georgia K Kremithefrog I have no life
Kremithefrog I have no life K Joined: May 2002 Posts: 21,653 Albany, Georgia	burns more efficient and is colder... nitrous as well as CO2 are sometimes used just to cool intake, intercoolers,etc. but you already knew that hector. 98.5 SVT 91 Escort GT (almost sold) 96 ATX Zetec (i brake to watch you swerve) FS: SVT rear sway bar WTB: Very cheap beater CEG Dragon Run - October 13-15

Re: thermostat replacement #670756 07/02/03 06:37 PM
Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 2,483 near Tacoma, WA S SleeperZ Hard-core CEG'er
SleeperZ Hard-core CEG'er S Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 2,483 near Tacoma, WA	Originally posted by tiv: #2 I was told the hotter an engine is (i.e below warpage/ fluid boil limits of course) the more efficient it is, that's why we don't run our engines at room temperature. What's the truth about it ? The peak operating temperature of an internal combustion engine running on unleaded fossil fuels (i.e. car engine) is 180 degrees F. That number can fluctuate (between 160 and 190) depending on many factors, but as a general rule, 180 is the target. 180 degrees is not the combustion chamber temp, it is the overall temp of the engine itself. Frank McCoy aka Mod-deth aka Mid Life Crisis aka SVT Doood aka mcgainer is a SCAM ARTIST Pre98 Zetec - Some Mods

Re: thermostat replacement #670757 07/03/03 01:05 AM
Joined: May 2001 Posts: 682 home of the A's P Paul Kienitz_dup1 Veteran CEG\'er
Paul Kienitz_dup1 Veteran CEG\'er P Joined: May 2001 Posts: 682 home of the A's	With diesel engines, you would ideally want to build an engine with no cooling system at all, and let it run really hot. This has been done in the lab with advanced exotic materials, and it was more efficient.

Re: thermostat replacement #670758 07/03/03 06:01 PM
Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 17,248 IL L Loco4G63 CEG road warrior
Loco4G63 CEG road warrior L Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 17,248 IL	Originally posted by Kremithefrog: burns more efficient and is colder... nitrous as well as CO2 are sometimes used just to cool intake, intercoolers,etc. but you already knew that hector. c02 is used to cool...not nitrous. Hector 2003 Rally Red Mitsubishi Evolution VIII 257HP/259TQ 2005 Lapis Blue Mazda 6s RET: 00 Cabernet Red Ford Contour Zetec ATX SUPERCHARGED 160HP/141TQ

Re: thermostat replacement #670759 07/03/03 07:31 PM
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 21,653 Albany, Georgia K Kremithefrog I have no life
Kremithefrog I have no life K Joined: May 2002 Posts: 21,653 Albany, Georgia	nitrous can be used and is used by some people to cool intake charges, intercoolers, etc. 98.5 SVT 91 Escort GT (almost sold) 96 ATX Zetec (i brake to watch you swerve) FS: SVT rear sway bar WTB: Very cheap beater CEG Dragon Run - October 13-15

Re: thermostat replacement #670760 07/04/03 12:42 AM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 39 9 98ContourZtech2.0 New CEG\'er
98ContourZtech2.0 New CEG\'er 9 Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 39	hmm..ok question.. advantages to changing from 195 to a 180 thermostat ? need to replace mine anyways, and was looking for one today and was told it would warp my heads? planning to do flush and fill and thermo replacement, as well as replacing sryptine belt in the morning..so any help would be good..picked up the 195..will probally just use it, unless someone can justify the change. the gauge ahs been hovering from the m to the top of the l..so time to start tring to fix that. thanks all, Michael 1998 Ford Contour 2.0 Zetec 64k miles

Re: thermostat replacement #670761 07/04/03 03:58 AM
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 21,653 Albany, Georgia K Kremithefrog I have no life
Kremithefrog I have no life K Joined: May 2002 Posts: 21,653 Albany, Georgia	It isn't gonna warp your heads. Read all my posts in this topic and you'll see the justification. It's only $15 (or less if you can find it at a parts store) and if you don't like it, then you're not out a lotta money. 98.5 SVT 91 Escort GT (almost sold) 96 ATX Zetec (i brake to watch you swerve) FS: SVT rear sway bar WTB: Very cheap beater CEG Dragon Run - October 13-15

Re: thermostat replacement #670762 07/04/03 04:13 AM
Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 17,248 IL L Loco4G63 CEG road warrior
Loco4G63 CEG road warrior L Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 17,248 IL	Originally posted by Kremithefrog: It isn't gonna warp your heads. Read all my posts in this topic and you'll see the justification. It's only $15 (or less if you can find it at a parts store) and if you don't like it, then you're not out a lotta money. Yeah I read all your posts in this topic. Hector 2003 Rally Red Mitsubishi Evolution VIII 257HP/259TQ 2005 Lapis Blue Mazda 6s RET: 00 Cabernet Red Ford Contour Zetec ATX SUPERCHARGED 160HP/141TQ

Re: thermostat replacement #670763 07/04/03 04:14 AM
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 21,653 Albany, Georgia K Kremithefrog I have no life
Kremithefrog I have no life K Joined: May 2002 Posts: 21,653 Albany, Georgia	better than your one smiley posts in most topics. 98.5 SVT 91 Escort GT (almost sold) 96 ATX Zetec (i brake to watch you swerve) FS: SVT rear sway bar WTB: Very cheap beater CEG Dragon Run - October 13-15

Re: thermostat replacement #670764 07/04/03 03:23 PM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 4,220 North Richland Hills, Texas S sigma Hard-core CEG\'er
sigma Hard-core CEG\'er S Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 4,220 North Richland Hills, Texas	Stupid Q? Can I just go to [insert Auto Parts store here] and ask for a 180 degree thermostat and a gasket, or will I need some sort of part information? 2003 Mazda6s 3.0L MTX Webpage 2004 Mazda3s 2.3L ATX

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