No Thermostat on Street -- Experiences?
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No Thermostat on Street -- Experiences?
I know a lot of racers run with no thermostat, but my car serves double duty, so I want it to be somewhat streetable. I want to know if anybody has run his/her car on the street without a thermostat and what they experienced.
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No thermostat.... You have open a can of worms......
If racing I would run a factory themostat, unless the outside temperature is running above 100-F during the summer.
Why run a t-stat.... well it gets you engine up to normal operating temperature quickly, you will have a heater when it cold outside..
Have a good fresh radiator and you should not have any cooling problem.
John
If racing I would run a factory themostat, unless the outside temperature is running above 100-F during the summer.
Why run a t-stat.... well it gets you engine up to normal operating temperature quickly, you will have a heater when it cold outside..
Have a good fresh radiator and you should not have any cooling problem.
John
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You don't run a thermostat to eliminate the risk of it sticking closed. I've been in two cars (neither was an RX-7) that overheated because of a stuck thermostats. In the second case, it caused engine damage (warped head). This failure was relatively common "back in the day".
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Originally posted by elwood
You don't run a thermostat to eliminate the risk of it sticking closed. I've been in two cars (neither was an RX-7) that overheated because of a stuck thermostats. In the second case, it caused engine damage (warped head). This failure was relatively common "back in the day".
You don't run a thermostat to eliminate the risk of it sticking closed. I've been in two cars (neither was an RX-7) that overheated because of a stuck thermostats. In the second case, it caused engine damage (warped head). This failure was relatively common "back in the day".
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i'm running no thermostat and no problem at all.. just longer to warm up
sees street driving and highway
but i was thinking about putting a thermostat, but cutting out the bridge that regulates the flow of the coolant/water.. so as to avoid future problems that i might not be able to check early
at least there's some small restriction and coolant/water to evaporate, which is good... rather than running no thermostat and no space for the coolant to evaporate
sees street driving and highway
but i was thinking about putting a thermostat, but cutting out the bridge that regulates the flow of the coolant/water.. so as to avoid future problems that i might not be able to check early
at least there's some small restriction and coolant/water to evaporate, which is good... rather than running no thermostat and no space for the coolant to evaporate
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I drove my street car for over 200,000 miles no problems, EVER.
I ran my Pro7 race car for 3 seasons in except during the very hot summer months, with no problems.
Why, because I service my cooling system annually, change the factory t-stat every other year.
Not to run a thermostat is your choice, although there are stories of them failing, it is always a posibility.
Are you going to stop using the OMP cause it could fail? Pre-mixing for a street car is a waste.
A properly maintain car can easily last 200,000 miles, but part failure is always a risk. Driving your car on a public street is huge risk of getting in a accident, so why drive at all.
John
I ran my Pro7 race car for 3 seasons in except during the very hot summer months, with no problems.
Why, because I service my cooling system annually, change the factory t-stat every other year.
Not to run a thermostat is your choice, although there are stories of them failing, it is always a posibility.
Are you going to stop using the OMP cause it could fail? Pre-mixing for a street car is a waste.
A properly maintain car can easily last 200,000 miles, but part failure is always a risk. Driving your car on a public street is huge risk of getting in a accident, so why drive at all.
John
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