Basically wanting to know if anyone is using an aftermarket thermostat, and if they notice any temp change..?



If so, what brand? where did you get it? What temp is it?

 

before i was reading a thread wear someone got a thremostat from napa and it diddn't work right

mazda one might be the safest. temp heat is nothing to play with. i can't aford it

 

i have heard really good things about the mocal thermostat. look for a thread under my name where i am looking for mocal products...it gives you a link to their US distributer

 

http://www.batinc.net/





here you go, i found it

 

the 180f degree miata thermo. works in our cars pretty well.

 

a friend of mine spent $100 for a billion thermostat, and it opens way early, so if you're just puttering around it will run at like 65-70c but as soon as you get on it it goes right back up to 95-100c



mike

 

sounds good to me, cept my problem really is, the faster i go, the more heat i develop. I built a duct today to go OVER the radiator and stuff to keep air from going over the top.. it dropped the temps maybe, 3C but thats about it.. i was still running at about 104-108C on the highway at cruising speeds of 65-80mph.



Ambient temp: 95F

Humidity: 60%



Anyone have any ideas how else i can get the heat to drop? Will putting the heat shield over the hotside of the turbo drop temps? Just seems whenever i get on it, the temps start to jump.. and i'm not lean.



Is a hood my only way out? If i turn on the heater i can get INSTANT temp dropage... just seems like the heat needs somewhere to go.

 

without saying the obvious. first make your cooling system is clean, got a good mix of antifreeze(see other threads), and your raditors fins are straight and not dinged up, and hopefully have an aftermaket one. Second pull your water pump and possible replace, they become inefficient, before they actually fail.



Reason i say this is that you heater is essentially another radiator for you system and if you get a large dramatic drop from using your heater it could indicate primary radiator is not as effecienct as it should be, or you have a circulation problems.



Yes, in almost all cars turning on the heater will cool the car, but as i said if it is dramatic, you may want to look elsewhere in the cooling system.