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Old 07-30-2012, 01:07 PM   #20 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by chops View Post
im going to go against the grain and say yes you should. ive been hitting 220 degrees in warmer weather lately, and once i hit that "magic" 220 or so 1st and 2nd gear bogs to hell. i wish i got it sooner because after installing my 25 row performance is MUCH better.
Car is not in limp mode, so performance should be exactly the same. You got some empirical data here? Besides the feel good butt dyno

For a street car if you are < 230 in the hot you are fine. Folks who track there cars have different thermal requirements and its a good investment.

100 deg, AC on, and my 2010 never goes above 225. I see temps creep up 5deg during stop and go while the HW seems to be steady at 220 in the very warm.

< 80 deg and normal temps are 210-215F.

I run 5/30 Pennzoil Ultra, FWIW.

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