180 Thermostat brand
03-25-2008, 03:24 PM
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180 Thermostat brand
Looking to add a 180 stat to my '05 SLE and was wondering if there'* a specific brand I should get. Seems afterarket places advertise their thermostats as "heavy duty"?
03-25-2008, 03:27 PM
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03-25-2008, 04:07 PM
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Difference between the thermostats is indeed the diameter of the opening when it reaches temperature. The INTENSE thermostat should flow just shy of 10% more than the Stant I had in there.
.............STANT................................ .................................................. ........INTENSE............
.............STANT................................ .................................................. ........INTENSE............
In addition, the INTENSE also opens FARTHER.
Rough measurements on my screen show the larger thermostat to be a 16.7 percent increase in diameter. That'* better than a 30% increase in area (flow) assuming both thermostats open the same distance.
03-25-2008, 04:28 PM
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Ignore the holes you see above. I get a little nutz in my drilling due to an odd duck component in my system.
Check the INTENSE site for information on the drilling. I don't recall if they do or not, but it'* a very simple process.
Check the INTENSE site for information on the drilling. I don't recall if they do or not, but it'* a very simple process.
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