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Originally Posted by JC671
I track my car every week, and after 1 run down the drag strip my temps reach 220+ to where I have to let the car sit for a long while. With our hot humid weather and my spirited driving. I needed this.
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If you're tracking it, sure... And you're running a bottle, you have TOTALLY different needs
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Originally Posted by ShutokuZ
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If you track that much, then it might be good for you. It will be during DD around town that you will notice how it is keeping your car in open loop and lowering your mpgs.
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Originally Posted by kenny's 370z
you dont have to beat on it for it to warm up and go past 200 even with my modded stat.remember this car has a 1 row 15mm radiator on a performance engine.if it would have had the correct cooling capacity on this car then i wouldnt be having to go through extreme lengths to keep it cool which is a royal pita.
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Sir, you are 100% correct
The temp is when it OPENS and it is fully open at about 20 degrees about the rated temp:
What does the thermostat do and what typically... — Yahoo! Autos
But I do wonder how quickly that spring loses it's... springiness??? If the maintenance manual suggests you change the radiator cap every 30k miles, why not the thermostat, it has has roughly the same design, no?
But a 150 degree thermostat still feels low. I believe the car "wants" to be at 180... And has anyone ACTUALLY confirmed the engine pulling timing once the water temp reaches 190, I have seen a lot of recent speculation because "a guy at the dealershit told me"
It would seem
REALLY stupid to me that Nissan would put a 180 degree thermostat only for the car to start slowing itself down 10 degrees later...
And different front bumper for better cooling FTW! Not enough air reaches anything in front of out cars
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Originally Posted by Chuck33079
I'm still kinda leery of Mishimoto build quality. Personally, I'd go with the Infiniti thermostat. If the thermostat fails closed, you've got a serious problem on your hands. Maybe they're better than they were in the past, but I'm not going to be the guinea pig.
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I'll be the guinea pig, I
think I'll buy it and install it Friday, and I'll keep you guys updated