rad and coolant

[Tom Cloud]

>The 195 thermostat does increase the rad efficiency. The engine is going
>to be making the same waste heat for a given power output regardless of
>the thermostat. With the higher thermostat, you are going to be able to
>dump more heat at the radiator. I have also found that the engine runs
>better and makes more poop with the higher thermostat. Probably cleaner
>too.
>
>-j-

interesting, both engine emulation software packages I have show
more hp & torque with lower coolant temps -- and certainly with
unheated manifolds (talking carb manifolds, obviously)

Tom Cloud

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