how is the 180 thermostat in winter?

[briandors]

I'm in Cleveland, OH... for those of you in the northern states who run the 180 thermostat, how is it in the coldest days of winter? Noticeably colder heat blowing than with the 195?

 

Brian

[gp90se]

Because you dont have ya car details located in ya profile (WHICH MOTOR)

 

my 90 gp had a 160, 180, and a 195 in the winter, The 180 and the 195 were both fine for heat, the 160 was a bit cooler on full heat and my MPG went down a bit.

 

-Jeff

[THe_DeTAiL3R]

On my 2.8 (3.1) I found the 180 took a fair bit longer for my heater to work, but it was nice in the summer. 195 is best in the winter.

[briandors]

Because you dont have ya car details located in ya profile (WHICH MOTOR)

 

I didn't realize that the two engines warmed up at drastically different rates? 3100 here.

 

Thanks guys.

[jus2sweetregal]

ive got a 180 in my 3800. man does it suck in the winter. my car takes sooo long to warm up. in the summer its ok but im not gonna change a tstat all the time. its bad enough i change wper blades all the time(winter ones and summer ones)

[joey b]

the 3.4 runs drastically hotter and a 180 is highly recommended, 160 if you really want. The 3.1 doesn't run nearly as hot.