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Benefits of a Cooler T-stat

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Old 07-26-2004, 10:20 PM
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tested on a stock L36

http://www.zzperformance.com/zzp/pro...ostat_test.htm
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Old 07-26-2004, 11:26 PM
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That'* interesting
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Well, at least its good to know that it actually helps a little bit with performance
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barely, but yes
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Certainly refutes the "evidence" of an auto "expert" we have here on our club whose initials are *cough*sellncars*cough* that it hurts the engine.
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