Thermostat & Cooling System

[GhettoPop]

Originally posted by sn95gt19
i bought a "balanced" thermostat (made by mr. gasket) and i didnt notice any difference in the temp of the car staying more steady at all. i think all thermostats are created equal

I agree. unless you got a real race car, I think they are all basically the same.......any other ideas? Since my car is a daily driver, I was thinking that the RobertShaw thermostat from Stewards might actually make my car take longer to warm up, since it has holes and is never 100% "closed" according to

http://www.stewartcomponents.com/htm...t/techtip3.asp

"Stewart further modifies its thermostat by machining three 3/16" bypass holes directly in the poppet valve, which allows some coolant to bypass the thermostat even when closed. This modification does result in the engine taking slightly longer to reach operating temperature in cold weather, but it allows the thermostat to function properly when using a high flow water pump at high engine RPM."