rx71king

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typo...52mm,,,,,,,,,...i am going to stop posting after drinking beer...i don't no..keep your eye on it.

TRWeiss1

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Yeah I figured you meant 52, since a 32 is almost a full inch smaller in diameter.

Ok, so let's try this again...if I wanted one that fit in the t-stat housing, and wanted to use the OEM gasket, what year/model car would I have them reference at the parts store?

I figured the stock one was 52mm as soon as I put the gasket around the 54mm one and it was just ever so slightly too large to fit in the housing. Again though, it fits just fine without the o-ring, and I made my own gasket. I don't see a problem with just leaving it alone. Do you?

FDbstard

I have been using Billion Super thermo Thermostats.Specially the 65 high flow.Good stuff since I'm in florida

TRWeiss1

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Oh really? I'm assuming 65 deg C, so that's probably around what, ~150 deg F? Where would one acquire one of these thermostats?

ZE Power MX6

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Just curious, with a lower temperature t-stat, the motor will take longer to reach it's operating (peak) temperature, but it won't necessary make the car run cooler right? Since that should be the radiator/fans job, and that will remain the same.

TRWeiss1

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It will open sooner, thus diverting the coolant through the radiator to be cooled sooner. We'll see if it makes any difference come summertime...:P

Again though, as stated in some other threads, it won't save the car from overheating if it's already having overheating problems...

FDbstard

I get mines from japan.They don't sell alot so I never had one in stock.
PM me your email and I will hook you up with my guy there.
I love My temps.But the fact that it helps from reaching cavitation.Thats enough for me to love them as I always have.lol

rx71king

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wow thermo are mad $$$$$..http://www.nengun.com/billion/performance-thermostats

rx71king

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I wanted one that fit in the t-stat housing, and wanted to use the OEM gasket, what year/model car would I have them reference at the parts store?

i don't no...i never use the s5 style thermo .i go right for the s4 water pump housing . it fits the 1st gen with out modding it...

unlimitedrotations

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why not just run no thermostat? i did back in the day with my old vett no issues or is there a worry of the rotor housing and aluminum parts warping and getting messed up

TRWeiss1

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I don't know if it's true of the rotary, but no t-stat can often be a bad idea. With no thermostat in place there is no restriction in coolant flow, and therefore the coolant doesn't spend enough time passing through the radiator. The end result is that is passes through too quickly for effective heat transfer to take place, and thus leads to overheating.

unlimitedrotations

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makes sense good point

FDbstard

I don't see whats the point of deleting it.I have use it for yrs and they do work.

unlimitedrotations

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yes the thermostats work (and no issues on my fd but a lower one sounds like a good idea) but when i had the vett and i was in the mountains the car would get hot and so i took out the thermostat and it work for me i had replaced it twice and it kept getting stuck so i just ran the car with out one and no issues arose after that

FDbstard

Don't get me wrong but this is kind of like when someone sends me questions about using GM coil pack on those old gtr motors.DLI it and be done with it.If you know what I mean.lol.
To bad B&M doesn't make those ignition boosters anymore.Boy did I love those thing.lol.

Radial GT

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Never run your rotary engine without the t-stat. Without it there is nothing to direct coolant to the radiator. You will burn up your engine.

BUSTN

Sorry to bring this from the dead, but it's a mustang gt 52 mm that I'm looking for? Is there a 52mm mustang 160* tsat? Thanks

adror8

I purchased one last year but never got around to install it. I get you the pn soon.

adror8

I finally got around to deal with the thermostat. I removed the one currently installed, it is NTC 82C. I compared it to the 160C universal one I had purchased and noticed differences in length not to mention quality. So I decided to keep the old one and drill 4 holes along the jiggle pin side just like someone suggested in this forum. Works perfectly! Dropped about 10 degrees and adjusted the fans to kick on at 180C. The fans are not kicking ON as often and should last longer. I would not install any universal t-stat. The only one I was considering was the xactstat from Stant (forget the PN now) but they only come in OEM temp. So if anyone is looking for a good OEM quality replacement readily available and affordable this could be a good choice.