T Montague's 2zr swap - '08 m/t sedan some extra info

[Ronnie V]

Well.......in my experience you always want to bring a race car to "the line" fully heat soaked. This way operational temps are as consistent as they can be as you start to run it hard......so the sooner you get all the coolant cycled the better.......

Having said that..........unless this car was going to see some kind of road use (think rally car or special stage hillclimb car) you would just remove the thermostat completely........

I'll ask Darren what his thoughts are about them.......

[tmontague]

Originally Posted by Ronnie V

Well.......in my experience you always want to bring a race car to "the line" fully heat soaked. This way operational temps are as consistent as they can be as you start to run it hard......so the sooner you get all the coolant cycled the better.......

Having said that..........unless this car was going to see some kind of road use (think rally car or special stage hillclimb car) you would just remove the thermostat completely........

I'll ask Darren what his thoughts are about them.......

Hmm ya I'd be curious what he thinks too. I understand the benefit of fully removing the tstat in a full race car with the increased flow and less obstruction in the system.