Under cover temp.

[darren paget]

Don't know all the ins and outs but it seems to me that headers will
increase the under the cover temperature. Is this or is it not true.
Darren

>
> Guess we can disagree to disagree to disagree. One disagreement is that use
> of a thermostat lower than 195 degrees is a symptom of a dying car. Its a
> fact that higher thermostats were used as an emissions control supplement.
> One of my major concerns is keeping the under hood temperature down on the
> GMC, its just to hot for my taste. Open up that trap door after a good run
> and better be ready to get a real blast of super hot air in the face.
> Anything that I can do to reduce it is fair game. I am installing Thorley
> headers but have had them ceramic coated inside and out. I also plan on
> using a 180 degree thermostat. There is just to many positives not to use
> it. No one yet has given a valid reason to continue the 195 degree thermostats.
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Darren Paget
76 Experimental
Another Fab Day
paget
http://www.TZEplus.com

 

[tom warner]

Min.be are not on yet so I have no experience. However I can not imagine
raising it any higher than it already is with the regular cast iron ones. I
had mine ceramic coated which will supposedly reduce the temperature below
that of cast iron.

>Don't know all the ins and outs but it seems to me that headers will
>increase the under the cover temperature. Is this or is it not true.
>Darren
>

>>
>> Guess we can disagree to disagree to disagree. One disagreement is that use
>> of a thermostat lower than 195 degrees is a symptom of a dying car. Its a
>> fact that higher thermostats were used as an emissions control supplement.
>> One of my major concerns is keeping the under hood temperature down on the
>> GMC, its just to hot for my taste. Open up that trap door after a good run
>> and better be ready to get a real blast of super hot air in the face.
>> Anything that I can do to reduce it is fair game. I am installing Thorley
>> headers but have had them ceramic coated inside and out. I also plan on
>> using a 180 degree thermostat. There is just to many positives not to use
>> it. No one yet has given a valid reason to continue the 195 degree
thermostats.
>--
> Darren Paget
> 76 Experimental
> Another Fab Day
> paget
> http://www.TZEplus.com
>
>

 

[kara m kosier]

> Don't know all the ins and outs but it seems to me that headers will
> increase the under the cover temperature. Is this or is it not true.
> Darren
>

I don't know any of the technical reasons, but headers decreased both
the internal motor temperature and the heat under the cover. They also
improved the gas mileage.

Kara Kosier
77 EII