Lower temp thermostat

by **bigbirdSCed** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 10:54 pm

hey guys, im lookin into gettin one. i know that TRD makes em but ive only found one site that sell it.

http://www.newtoyotaparts.com/product/?id=488

before i buy i had some questions for yall. id did a search and truned up a handfull of threads. learned about how it helps engine life and performance but how it wares the water pump and cooligh fans faster. is this accurate? are they worth it? any other place to source these? are TRD the only ones avalible?

by **SleeperSolara** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 12:13 am

That i know of TRD is the only one that make a performance thermostat.
It does open up the valve so the coolent runs through the engine more and for a longer period.
I would say it's worth it. IMO.

by **CASTRO** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 12:41 am

false! if anything it prolongs the life of your water pump and fans as it opens up earlier! 160* instead of the usual 181*. I know, I have one. haha

by **Eye8Pussies** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 2:14 am

http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/showt ... p?t=177964

with the funny thing being that you posted in this thread back in the day as well lol

by **bigbirdSCed** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 8:29 am

aah, forgot about that. if i had known it would have fit, i guess i could have pulled that out of my old car

thanks for the replys guys.

by **CamryOnBronze** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 8:35 am

this is good info, Im glad I scored Gabe's for $40 now :lol:

by **SleeperSolara** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 9:47 am

CamryOnBronze wrote:this is good info, Im glad I scored Gabe's for $40 now

Yeah you lucky arse.
I was about to ask about gettin' that. lol.

by **TadS** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 11:23 pm

You guys that are interested in this mod might be able to find the parts cheaper. I did a low-temp thermostat in my motor swapped Corolla. I have no idea if there is one for the Solara, or not. Autozone offered three different temp levels, so I just bought the lowest temp one. It was like $10. I believe it was 10-20 degrees lower than the OEM spec.

by **shocar4** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 10:34 am

yeah you can get a 170 degree thermo from autozone....but obviously the trd is a 160...

by **ClassySolaraGuy** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 10:45 am

This was an awesome mod on my Jeep. Helped with keeping the engine cool during the summer months with using the a/c on all that but I did burn more gas throughout the year using a lower temp t-stat.

Lower temp thermostat

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