Do you just have a out of the box t stat or do you add a little bypass help with 3 1/8 holes on the outer edges?


Originally Posted by DrCharles
180 degree stat. While sitting still at an idle, if I lock both fans on, I can get it down to 183 which is what I expect.
I would like to keep it in the 180's at highway speed, too.

Gas mileage is not a concern (single digits) with a 272@.050 cam, 451 ci, 3.91 gears and no overdrive eek

Yes, I agree it's not "really" overheating, but since I run on pump gas (not even 93 octane here in most places), I want to keep it cooler than 200.
And I don't want the fans to stay on while driving on the highway... extra load, wear on the motors, etc.

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