I'm looking for a lower temp. sensor. i will like to run my car on a lower temp. were can i get one? i'm looking for 160f or lower.

 

You mean a low temp thermostat? Buy a Nismo one.

 

you need to ask your self why though. If your racing of any type, it does provide more power, but it can increse wear if its too cold (ie if you use a 160deg in winter where it gets cold or snows) and hurts MPG. stick with stock if your in a average climate area, or if you live in TX or any other hot place that gets to 100 pretty easy then changing to a lower t-stat could help.

~Alex

 

I used my max for pure enjoyment only, the mpg doesn't really matter to me either. I'm not running a therm. either so power is what I'm all about, we just had 10 degree temp. and i had no problems with the heat, the issue is that my aftermarket fall fans are not kicking in on time and the temp. reaches about 3/4 of the gage, so with the turbo and my 3 erd motor i like to kept it cool under the hood.

 

if you're running without a thermostat then that is your problem.
no real racer worth a **** runs w/o one.

 

why do you speak to me with those worlds? are you some kind of professional race car driver? and why are you posting you're comments on my tread if you have nothing to contribute to the question? how old are you, some kind of child?

 

In my experience, just run 180*

not worth the headache to go any lower on any car. These cars are designed to operate at a certain temp range, it's best to just leave it alone.

Not so much with these ones, but some cars get pig rich and run a little rougher when you dip into the 150-160 range.

Also have to consider wear or heater performance. If you are really that concerned with it you're messing with the wrong kind of car

Just drop a few more quarters in the y-pipe piggy bank

 

running a nismo 160 deg t-stat will help with running cooler however the cooling fan control is not only by the temp sensor but is controlled by the computer.
You would need to change the temp sensor to chang resist. at lower temp this alone will help

 

a child?
hardly.
Professional race car driver?
nope they work on saturdays

I posted because in the unlikely event that some noob searches I don't want them to incorrectly think that running w/o a thermostat is a good or safe thing to do on these cars.

 

You can get a aftermarket temp sendr or ajustable temp to turn the fans on sooner ie www.jegs.com/images/photos/76430102-3.jpg This turns on at 185 off at 170 with a 160 stat this should work very well?

 

yeah i got one of the aftermarket temp. control from summit, i just try not to put more wires under the hood. and the ecu was done by Jim wolf to run the 8.5 to 1 comp. and the 555cc nismo injet. and z32 maf. like i stated before it looks like the fans were not going off before the temp. got to about 3/4 of the gage, thanks for the input.

 

have you checked the coolent temp senser or replaced it and check your relays. do the fans come on when the A/C is on

 

Sounds like you need to discribe your current cooling fan set-up. We know it's aftermarket, but how is it wired up, how are the fans triggered to come on, did you remove the dual fan to run a single fan, what's the cfm for the aftermarket fan, do you still have your fan shroud?

If you cooling fan(s) are not coming on before the guage reads 3/4 up on the scale a lower t-stat probably will not help your situation. Regardless if the t-stat opens at 160* or 190* it still needs a properly functioning cooling fan(s) to keep it at that temp.

You also state you have a "aftermarket fall fan" Does that mean you have a different fan for different seasons? What exactly are you refering to?

I'm sure you know the basic fundamentals of a cooling system, we just need more info since you've altered your OEM cooling fans

 

the fans are fall dual fans and they deliver according to the company 150% more air flow than stock unit. they are wire up just like the stock ones and the do go on as soon as the a/c is activated and the have the shroud on them. they reach high temp. reading wen you step on the gas and boost for a while. under normal driving the temp stay on the normal range. i could probably benefit from a bigger radiator, but the turbo manifold and the size of the turbo don't give me much of a clearance for a ticker radiator than stock.

 

is your turbo, exaust side, insulated? it could be leaking alot of heat and heating up the radiator.

~Alex

 

Sounds like you have a pretty normal cooling sytem "considering" that you're boosting and engine/cooling system that wasn't design for boost. When you're boosting can you tell if the fans are coming on? Try searching for a post by Aaron92se on how to manually engage your high speed fans. He has wired it up so he can turn his fans on high speed whenever he wants to. Looks like you need to do the same when you're boosting.

 

yeah you hear them go off, and the entire manifold and also the d/p is thermo coated and wrap on insulated material, or thermo wrap.

 

double post sorry.