I ordered an Afco heat exchanger and larger expansion tank with a 160 thermostat, has anyone found a difference with it running cooler. My car with the stage 3 is dead in the middle on the gauge after one full throttle run, then I notice a power reduction.
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Im not an expert, but I think the heat exchanger is mainly for IACT. Intake air charge temperature. I dont think its going to do much for overall temperature.. Maybe a little..
But you swill see a difference with the air going in the engine..
But you swill see a difference with the air going in the engine..
The needle stays a little left of middle since the 160 stat. Again, that is with some moderately aggressive driving.
I have the above mods minus the 160 thermostate.
doesnt the 160 keep the car in closed loop mode? or am I wrong?
doesnt the 160 keep the car in closed loop mode? or am I wrong?
That is a question I would like an answer to as well,I have never had any overheating problems but I think the engine is designed to run within a predetermined range for optimal performance.
I think most of you are right regaurding the heat exchanger being for the supercharger. I was wondering about the temp needle change after the 160 stat. I'll have all these add ons this week since they are in the shipping process. One thing that will be interesting is after the dyno tune we can compare the stage 3 before and after numbers. One of my previous threads was why I'm only getting 10 #'s of boost instead of the expected 16# from the Evo kit here at 5,600ft elevation. I wanted to make sure proper cooling was included before I dialed the car in. Stay tuned this week!
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