Thermostat thread

zemuron99 said:

Pics? It seems like it would be more complicated than '5 minutes', with the air intake tubes, radiator hose routing, etc. But...maybe I'm over-analyzing this. I haven't found a good video/pic essay on doing this on the 3.5 L Ecoboost. I put a cooler t'stat in my Tacoma when I put the TRD supercharger on, and nearly never get knocking, even when on trails. Would like to see my E-boost 10-15 degrees cooler as well. Or if you know where a good write up with pics (or vid is) and can share the link(s)...

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Wojciech Gierczynski said:

Living in Chicago should I just stick with 180 degree thermostat instead of 170?

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TwizzleStix said:

Yes! 170 is a bit too cool for the interior heater to work well. 180 is perfect IF you set the various grill & intercooler shutter, fans, and several other cross-over points in the tune to account for the cooler engine temps. The factory Desired Operating Temp is 210 degF

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Gsteve said:

im in canada and ran the 170 , i notice no lack of heat

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Turbogoat324 said:

Over the weekend I was out in the mojave desert and lost a radiator fan blade into the radiator. So I am now ordering a Full Race radiator and oil cooler. With the additional cooling of the radiator you guys think I'll be ok with a 170 thermostat still or should I go back to the stock thermostat? I'm in southern california. Thanks!

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