AWR race spec radiator. - Page 2

10-28-2013, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by shr3da

My car is over cooling now, struggling to get it over 77 deg C driving around town, will put the stock thermostat back in and see how it goes.

Why would you take the thermostat out in the first place? It doesn't do anything to help with cooling and in a lot of vehicles actually causes an overheating issue because it is used as a point of restriction to force coolant through other routes that would otherwise see very little flow if not for the restriction the thermostat provides.

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10-28-2013, 07:33 PM

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^^^ Maybe Shr3da is talking about removing a lower temp thermostat and placing in the stock one?

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10-28-2013, 08:17 PM

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Yup. I use Mazmart's lower temp thermostat. I'm not worried about cold weather in TX tracks.

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10-28-2013, 08:24 PM

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^^^ Maybe Shr3da is talking about removing a lower temp thermostat and placing in the stock one?

Yep this is what I'm doing.

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10-28-2013, 09:04 PM

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Leave the cool thermostat in and put a piece of cardboard or aluminum sheet (painted black) over 1/2 of the radiator for street use. Then pull it off for track. Maybe some velcro strips for easy on/off