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Author of "101 Projects"
Join Date: Jan 1995
Location: Rolling Hills Estates, CA
Posts: 27,054
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Regarding the low temp thermostat, there are some things that should be noted:
- The thermostat sends coolant earlier to the front radiators, but the fans don't kick in any earlier (unless you reprogram the ECU, or trick it with different sensors), so don't expect too much cooling when idling in traffic.
- Porsche supposedly ran the higher temps in the motor to help burn off water and other contaminants that were inside the oil. So, if you use the low-temp thermostat, reduce your oil change intervals to about 5,000 or so.
There shouldn't be any real downsides to the installation...
-Wayne
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