Purchasing a Thermostat, What degree?

[OnESiCkSRT8]

I just got my srt8 and i hate the fact that the temp is always at 220 degrees. I will be purchasing a cooler thermostat. I want to know what degree thermostat is the best for hot South Florida driving? 180 or 190 degree? Thank You.

[OnESiCkSRT8]

Well i went and bought the 176 degree motorad from autozone. Will post with results.

[mjr5150]

Should be fine .Keep us posted . Do you also have a fan switch (like the GSM fan mod/torque delete ) so you can manually override the fan control ?This might come in handy in your neck of the woods .

Originally Posted by OnESiCkSRT8

Well i went and bought the 176 degree motorad from autozone. Will post with results.

[srt8danno]

That thermostat got a good review in Meister’s thread that Ultimate put a link to so you should be fine. In case you need to know more about the fan mod here are a few links that discuss it. It does get rather warm down here.

Running lower temp TStat WITHOUT fan mod

$60 180*F T-stat/Fully Automatic Fan Mod

Tips on ESP/Torque Management /Fan Modification install

http://www.300cforums.com/forums/srt...hlight=fan+mod

Help!! Fan install for GSM Mod

HELP! with GS ESP/Fan Mod Install

[mjr5150]

Now that's funny right there !! Danno........the King of Links . Unless were going N.W.S. . Then I would say he is the King of.................well you know the rest ..

Originally Posted by Ultimatecarman45

You're such a showoff....

[srt8danno]

Originally Posted by Ultimatecarman45

You're such a showoff....

What was interesting about this post was I just received a PM from another member asking me the exact same question…also from Florida. They’re not the same members, but I just thought what a strange coincidence. You’re still the Ultimate one!!

Originally Posted by mjr5150

Now that's funny right there !! Danno........the King of Links . Unless were going N.W.S. . Then I would say he is the King of.................well you know the rest ..

Oh I know exactly the rest! I almost got two black eyes last night….I’ll have to tell you about it later.

Now about that fan mod! Did you know you could do it yourself for .25 cents?

25-cent Fan Mod - LX Forums

[OnESiCkSRT8]

First off the 25 cent fan mod worked greatly. We'll the results are in on my installed motorad 4127, the 176 degree thermostat. The outside temp was 75 degrees. The oil temp was between 220-230 and the water temp was between 180-190 on the highway. In traffic the water temp is the same as factory being between 210-230 degrees. So far I like the results of the thermostat because the best operating tempature for a engine is btween 180-190 degrees. The reason they come so hot is for emissons. Screw Emissions!!! (becasue i live in FL there are none). If i were to recommend a thermostat this is the one.

[srt8danno]

Excellent news! Glad it all worked out for you to do all of this and save a few bucks as well. Congratulations! No Florida doesn’t have emissions…especially where I live as they burn the sugar cane fields all over the place!