Crash712us Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 Today I installed my thermostat I ordered from torrie, and I want to shed some light on this over looked mod. Ok first off its very simple mod, and if pinch of the radiator hose and have everything ready to go when installing you will loose very little coolant. So now your thinking why in the heck would I pay 10x more for just a thermostat? What can it do for my performance? Well my friends it does help, I was very surprised to see my boost gauge hitting 15psi when normally only hits 12psi. Now I am no expert and maybe Torrie can shed some more light on the subject also. But engine temp effects many things like timing, and with our cars it may even have something to do with boost also. Like I said I am no expert, but I suspect I am not way off base. Since the ECU can control the boost, it reasonable to believe it can limit boost due temperature. Any how I am very happy with the results, will see at strip thursday night if I can set a new all time low for myself. Thanks Torrie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmcphail Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 Sure thing man, the Taurus needs all the help it can get once modified to keep ECT at bay without a more efficient radiator. The thermostat does help especially once the fans are programmed to manage it around that temperature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash712us Posted June 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 I see a radiator in my future. I believe Ford put a larger radiator on 2013's, but as of right now I am running 10 degrees cooler than I was before at about 185 degrees and that without any modified fan settings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalSHO Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 So Torrie, do you suggest to also modify the custom tune to the thermostat temp? Or will the car compensate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmcphail Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 If the vehicle is in motion it will appear to compensate on its own. Although sitting still or in traffic unless the fan temperature schedules are modified the temperature will rise. So its best to have that adjusted for best overall performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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