Stangbear, good points. that was what i was getting at too. i dont have a lot of money to dump into any one car, so i go for bang for the buck, for repairs as well as mods. of course, we would all love fresh blocks, cooling system components, etc, but we make stuff we have work (some of us have more money to make that happen than others. you should have seen the things i did in college to keep cars running. LOL). were it more feasable to have the items you mention, you bet i would do just as you prescribe. just not possible for all of us. BTW, we're very cool. ive learned a lot from you.
i just try to keep things running decently, erroring on the side of caution. which brings me into a comment on RX 7 Speed. in reading your response here and to another cooling thread, you know more than i do about the temp stuff. realistically i, and some others here, are trying to keep the stangs healthy and on the road. for me, this means running as cool as reasonably possible, so if there is some error or the stang decides to run funky, i have some fudge factor.
i am curious about your comments. i think i know a decent amount, but not 1/10 of much as some in here. i am in camaro forums (g/f' car) a bit, and a lot of people run 160* stats and get fan switches accordingly (i.e., on at 180, off at 170. stock is 180 stat, and fan on at ~220. thats not a typo).
if heat is better, why do they do this? Lingenfelter is one supplier, and i think his R&D is right up there with the best.
i would think that running cooler would allow one to ward off detonation and dial in more timing, thus creating more power.
(im not trying to be a pain. i just dont understand this very well, i guess). im just in here to try to help where i can and learn where i dont know. any thoughts on all of this? i know there have been widely debated threads on this subject before. seemed like everyone agreed to disagree.
i just try to keep things running decently, erroring on the side of caution. which brings me into a comment on RX 7 Speed. in reading your response here and to another cooling thread, you know more than i do about the temp stuff. realistically i, and some others here, are trying to keep the stangs healthy and on the road. for me, this means running as cool as reasonably possible, so if there is some error or the stang decides to run funky, i have some fudge factor.
i am curious about your comments. i think i know a decent amount, but not 1/10 of much as some in here. i am in camaro forums (g/f' car) a bit, and a lot of people run 160* stats and get fan switches accordingly (i.e., on at 180, off at 170. stock is 180 stat, and fan on at ~220. thats not a typo).
if heat is better, why do they do this? Lingenfelter is one supplier, and i think his R&D is right up there with the best.
i would think that running cooler would allow one to ward off detonation and dial in more timing, thus creating more power.
(im not trying to be a pain. i just dont understand this very well, i guess). im just in here to try to help where i can and learn where i dont know. any thoughts on all of this? i know there have been widely debated threads on this subject before. seemed like everyone agreed to disagree.