mo-shy

What is the best 160 thermostat?

fullboogie

The one that opens exactly at 160 degrees

HITMAN99

The one from Zip products that they sell here on the Forum is good, but you can get a Lingenfelter unit a little cheaper on EBay.

I have tested several of the thermos in boiling water, and most of the 160 units actually start to open around 174 degrees. This is perfect, will keep your operating temps right around 180.

LS1LT1

Not necessarily.

paulee

my lpe 160 stat opens right around 160, cruising temp around 178.

haljensen

I believe there is only one manufacturer of the 160° t'stat and a bunch of Vendors selling the same t'stat for different prices. Anybody know the manufacturer & part number?

glennhl

I bought an SLP off of Ebay. Cold night like tonight it will stay right at 176. Hardly ever see over 200 even on a 115 day sitting in traffic.

LS1LT1

What did you (and others) do for the fan settings, from what I understand the settings/parameters available in the software only allows them to be set so low.

HITMAN99

I didn't adjust them at all, have had no probs at all. As previously stated, temps will stay at or under 180 while cruising, under 200 even in prolonged stop & go traffic or idling.

C6 fans are controlled differently than the C5's , and it's not so easy to get them to turn on or off at a given temp.

glennhl

I have not had a tune so I haven't messed with the fan settings. In the summertime, my A/C is on all the time anyway which brings the fan on.

This time of year, around town, my temps will vary from 176 to about 190.

saber

Are C5 and C6 thermostats the same? I have an unused C5 stat.

LS1LT1

Generally speaking no, 1997-2003 C5 thermostats won't work in the C6s, only the 2004 C5 thermostat will work I think.

LS1LT1

Oh cool, so your cars did in fact run noticeably cooler with just the 160* thermostat install, no fan changes?

HITMAN99

Yes.

mo-shy

so is there no difference between the brand. no one notice any difference.i looking for kind open in 160.

matuszynski

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1532571

HITMAN99

Thanks, Superwoman. I remember that thread well. It provided a description from the shop manual on how to test a thermo, which is by suspending it from a wire into a hot mixture of Dexcool and water. The thermo opens slowly, over a temperature range of 15 degrees or so.