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Thermostat - What Temp?


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My Birkin with a Zetec has a 180 degree thermostat installed now, but I keep thinking it might run more efficiently with a 195 degree one. Even on the hottest of days in the northeast, the only time the cooling fan comes on is if I'm sitting in traffic for a couple minutes. The rest of the time it runs at 180-185 degrees and the oil temps are about the same, although it takes about 2-3 times as long for the oil to reach that temp. I'm sure the stock Zetec in a Contour/Focus uses a 195 degree thermostat. If I ever decide to install the heater I'm sure that would be more effective as well. What are other people using in their cars and is there any disadvantage to running a higher temp thermostat on cars that are tracked?

 

TIA, Bruce :7drive:

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