Ford 195 Thermostat question

[Eric VerValin]

Ok.. like it states, my thermostat has less than 500 miles on it, and I'm only getting to the A or L of normal at the warmest. I have an LPM tuned by Ted B, and as far as I remember I know my fan will kick on a little sooner, but I can't remember hearing or seeing it run yet. Now that I have a heater core that works, I just remember it kickin a little more heat, and my temp gauge shows me its a little cooler. Maybe my sender is bad, I know I had to rewire a connector on that part of the harness, but its a soldered connection and should be ok. Anyone have some insight on this ?

 

[revhardSHO]

I have a 90' with the 88*C T-stat from Napa. My SHO runs about in the A/L range with this setup. Not sure how to convert C to F, but it sounds like thats normal.

 

[Eric VerValin]

190.4 Degrees = 88 so its gotta be closer to the OEM then the lower temp. I've always noticed my car coming out of the open loop right about the time the needle gets past the lower line. But that last 1/4" is all I get. I just want to make sure its not dipping into that open loop and killing my gas mileage. I'll have to get my friends lazer thermometer and see what its running at. Last time I used it I was kinda amazed at how everything aluminum was just about the same temp when I turned the key off. Dissapates heat very evenly.