5.7 Thermostat

From : moparman

Q: i send dodge a message asking if they had a 180 degree thermostat as ive been told over the years that lowering the engine temp on a gas engine will help it run a little richer and produce a little more power. i figured this would throw off the pollution sensors and other crap but im not really concerned as much about global warming as i am getting a little more bang for my buck. also if you add on some of the performance computers they recommend that you change the thermostat to a 165 or 180 degrees one. the one in the hemi from the factory is a 195 degrees. heres there reply if you put a 180 degree thermostat in the truck will run to cool and screw up all your sensors plus your fuel economy will drop. jeffrey anyone installed a performance computer yet they are starting to come on the market. -- moparman----remove clothes to reply... scud coordinates latitude 32.61208 degrees north longitude 96.92995 degrees west depth 17.35 inches .

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From : joe

moparman scott.hendryx.clothes@sbcglobal.net wrote in i send dodge a message asking if they had a 180 degree thermostat as ive been told over the years that lowering the engine temp on a gas engine will help it run a little richer and produce a little more power. i figured this would throw off the pollution sensors and other crap but im not really concerned as much about global warming as i am getting a little more bang for my buck. also if you add on some of the performance computers they recommend that you change the thermostat to a 165 or 180 degrees one. the one in the hemi from the factory is a 195 degrees. heres there reply if you put a 180 degree thermostat in the truck will run to cool and screw up all your sensors plus your fuel economy will drop. jeffrey anyone installed a performance computer yet they are starting to come on the market. dont know about the 5.7 but i put a 180 in my 5.9 dak and it runs great. at first i couldnt find a 180 so i tried a 165; cel came on within a day. finally found a 180 at napa; been running it for months with no problems. fuel economy is the same as with the 195 - lousy. but thats not why i bought the truck... joe black 03 dakota 5.9 r/t cc calypso green 93 mustang lx hatch with a few goodies .

From : moparman

moparman scott.hendryx.clothes@sbcglobal.net wrote in i send dodge a message asking if they had a 180 degree thermostat as ive been told over the years that lowering the engine temp on a gas engine will help it run a little richer and produce a little more power. i figured this would throw off the pollution sensors and other crap but im not really concerned as much about global warming as i am getting a little more bang for my buck. also if you add on some of the performance computers they recommend that you change the thermostat to a 165 or 180 degrees one. the one in the hemi from the factory is a 195 degrees. heres there reply if you put a 180 degree thermostat in the truck will run to cool and screw up all your sensors plus your fuel economy will drop. jeffrey anyone installed a performance computer yet they are starting to come on the market. dont know about the 5.7 but i put a 180 in my 5.9 dak and it runs great. at first i couldnt find a 180 so i tried a 165; cel came on within a day. finally found a 180 at napa; been running it for months with no problems. fuel economy is the same as with the 195 - lousy. but thats not why i bought the truck... joe does it run better or can you even tell -- moparman----remove clothes to reply... scud coordinates latitude 32.61208 degrees north longitude 96.92995 degrees west depth 17.35 inches .

From : Annonymous

moparman scott.hendryx.clothes@sbcglobal.net wrote i send dodge a message asking if they had a 180 degree thermostat as ive been told over the years that lowering the engine temp on a gas engine will help it run a little richer and produce a little more power. i figured this would throw off the pollution sensors and other crap but im not really concerned as much about global warming as i am getting a little more bang for my buck. also if you add on some of the performance computers they recommend that you change the thermostat to a 165 or 180 degrees one. the one in the hemi from the factory is a 195 degrees. heres there reply if you put a 180 degree thermostat in the truck will run to cool and screw up all your sensors plus your fuel economy will drop. jeffrey lots of people with 5.2l dakotas and rams are running 180 deg thermostats. its hot enough that the computer thinks the engine is warmed up and everything works fine. i put one in my dakota to reduce pinging it helps some. the 5.2l engines all came with 195 deg thermostats too. i did notice the heater has a little less guts but it doesnt get that cold in california so thats ok. -- frank ball frankb@sonic.net .

From : joe

moparman scott.hendryx.clothes@sbcglobal.net wrote in moparman scott.hendryx.clothes@sbcglobal.net wrote in i send dodge a message asking if they had a 180 degree thermostat as ive been told over the years that lowering the engine temp on a gas engine will help it run a little richer and produce a little more power. i figured this would throw off the pollution sensors and other crap but im not really concerned as much about global warming as i am getting a little more bang for my buck. also if you add on some of the performance computers they recommend that you change the thermostat to a 165 or 180 degrees one. the one in the hemi from the factory is a 195 degrees. heres there reply if you put a 180 degree thermostat in the truck will run to cool and screw up all your sensors plus your fuel economy will drop. jeffrey anyone installed a performance computer yet they are starting to come on the market. dont know about the 5.7 but i put a 180 in my 5.9 dak and it runs great. at first i

From : cbhvac stephen

i send dodge a message asking if they had a 180 degree thermostat as ive been told over the years that lowering the engine temp on a gas engine will help it run a little richer and produce a little more power. i figured this would throw off the pollution sensors and other crap but im not really concerned as much about global warming as i am getting a little more bang for my buck. also if you add on some of the performance computers they recommend that you change the thermostat to a 165 or 180 degrees one. the one in the hemi from the factory is a 195 degrees. heres there reply if you put a 180 degree thermostat in the truck will run to cool and screw up all your sensors plus your fuel economy will drop. jeffrey god...the quality of the net-jockey at dmc must be slipping since i havent known of any replies from chrysler to use such terms as screw up. i think the screw up was sitting on the other end of the pnp line... anyone installed a performance computer yet they are starting to come on the market. -- moparman----remove clothes to reply... scud coordinates latitude 32.61208 degrees north longitude 96.92995 degrees west depth 17.35 inches .