On the other hand rarely a medium quality part is defective from the factory, after many kms you'll see the difference between a quality one and a Chinese imitation so no need to test if it opens or not first, I have seen aftermarket lower thermostat from the same factory as OEM to fail! īut a lower thermostat only extends the time the car needs to achieve the same (high or not depending of cooling capacity of factory system) coolant temperature of a car, it doesn't lower max temperatures at all, helps for some spirited driving but not for prolonged hard use. Then it is a matter of tuning to extract the extra power. Value for money is not the best option with not massive gains, but if you change the exhaust manifold you can work in same area and do the installation with small effort. The analysis indicates that around 79 reviews were positive while around 16 of reviews had negative sentiment. A long term increase in engine wear might exist, but this could be said more or less for any changed OEM part with a tuning part. We analyzed a total of 404 reviews for this product out of which, 168 reviews were received in the last 6 months. In general, a lower thermostat works in these cars because of the NA engine nature and the oversized factory radiator. The test was quite lengthy and while the coolant temperature stayed same, the oil temperature rised quite high (no oil cooler). About its effect in real world, I did once a logging on the autobahn and the temperature did not increase at all. A good idea before the installation is to test it with hot water just to exclude that you don't have a defective part.

That ive seen consistently is right around 200 degrees, just as the advertise on. The one from Cosworth is different and seemed to me of same or even of higher quality comparing to the OEM. Kept my car from overheating love the product Packaging/appearance. It is true that some aftermaket thermostats had issues (e.g. About the engine thermostats, the OEM one is a good compromise between performance and emission restrictions. Have you tried Royal Purples water wetter Its called Purple Ice, I used to use it in my old car and noticed a significant drop in water temps.

Water wetter reduces the surface tension of the water/coolant to make the bubbles smaller. There are always air bubbles on the metal of the cylinder head, the coolant boils when it hits the hot surface. I am using JUST the factory approved engine coolant. I don't believe Water Wetter increases the density of the coolant, it is pretty much the same viscosity as coolant. Red Line (80204) Water Wetter - Coolant Additives - 12 Oz Bottle. Ive done a bit of research and not using antifreeze does seem to be a common trick in hot weather, mostly used by kit car fans, especially kit cars running V8s since they often have inadequate rads with poor air flow.I never trusted this kind of additives. Best of top Water Wetters are showed with rating, price and review so that one of the. Im not bothered about the effect on the engine, i will be replacing it sometime this year anyway. I wont bother with water wetter, its expensive. After a run the fans didnt hit stage 2, but it is cooler now, ill see if its better tomorrow. Halfords sells an inhibitor that is already in a volume suitable for the T series, in fact ive just filled the car with water and inhibitor. The sensor is the right one its the large 2 wire unit on the thermostat housing. It very rarely used stage 2 until the last week or so, probably because its 30c here most days at the moment. Not only does it keep my RX7 cooler than radiator fluid, but I only had to use half the bottle and the rest I use distilled water which you can pick up for. My experience with water wetter is a slight decrease in temp on the street. recorded in track use and heavy-duty street use. Redline Water Weter liquid super coolant additive can be used to provide rust and corrosion protection in plain water for racing engines, which provides. -Cleans and lubricates water pump seals (new waterpumps do not need seal lubrication tho.) -Prevents foaming. These numbers are similar to the temperatures. WaterWetter is a unique wetting agent for cooling systems which reduces coolant temperatures by as much as 30 degrees Farenheit. My point is that it wouldnt take much extra cooling to stop the stage 2 kicking in, dumping the antifreeze helps a lot, it may be enough. Cooling System Fluid Stabilized Temperature. A already said the rad was past its best and i know the heater gets its heat from the engine coolant. Red Line Water Wetter is a unique agent for cooling systems that doubles the wetting ability of water.

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