I bought a full set (16) of Accel injectors for "The Beast" from Summit Racing in the spring of 2007.  They had the best price at the time and the car has run great since.
 
 

fwiw - an engine will find its own optimum operating temperature whether it has a 160, 180, or whatever temp thermostat.  When the thermostat opens at a lower coolant temperature the engine just takes longer to reach that optimum operating temperature. 

When the thermostat is operating properly and an engine is running too hot or overheating putting in a lower temperature thermostat is not going to solve the problem.  There are other issues in the cooling system that need to be resolved to get the operating temperature back down to where it should be.

I bought a full set (16) of Accel injectors for "The Beast" from Summit Racing in the spring of 2007.  They had the best price at the time and the car has run great since.
 
 

fwiw - an engine will find its own optimum operating temperature whether it has a 160, 180, or whatever temp thermostat.  When the thermostat opens at a lower coolant temperature the engine just takes longer to reach that optimum operating temperature. 

When the thermostat is operating properly and an engine is running too hot or overheating putting in a lower temperature thermostat is not going to solve the problem.  There are other issues in the cooling system that need to be resolved to get the operating temperature back down to where it should be.

 

This is the reason that I don't offer advice very often and will now stop once again.  SOMEBODY always has to throw 2 cents worth of bullcrap out that makes them sound as if they know what they are talking about.  I NEVER said anything about any engine not running right so they should put in a lower theremostat to make it run  right.  Nor , at any time did I intimate, that there was any problems with temperature of said engines.  Boy, do some people misconstrue things so they can sound important to themselves.  I, personally , have NEVER heard of an engine "finding" its own "optimum" operating temperature.  What a crock.  Where in the heck, did you come up with this little jewel of wisdom?  I only said the I, PERSONALLY, like MY engines to run COOL !!

 

The Hypertech chip does TWO important things....(1) it will adjust the timing and advance spark control for OPTIMUM Performance at WOT (Wide Open Throttle) and ....(2) it will turn on and off your cooling fans at a pre-set temperature.......It WILL NOT effect your idle or normal driving ranges.  Typically, the 160 Degree Thermostat is installed with the THERMOMASTER chip because the chip turns on the fans at 171 degrees and turns them off at 162 degrees (plus or minus a degree or two , depending).....this will result in your engine temperature to run optimally in that temperature range.  Use ONLY a TOP QUALITY thermostat.....as it will be opening and closing more often than a 190 or 210.  This will result in your engine running quite a bit cooler....which is a good thing in warmer climates.  You can also get a 180 degree set-up from Hypertech and others , which I reccomend for cooler climates, such as NJ in winter.  You also must install a matching temp sensor (goes between plugs 6 & 8 on the block) so the cooling fans get the right signal thru the relay to turn off and on at the right times. This all will result in your water temp running consistantly between 160 and 177 degrees and that should be enough to keep your heater pushing out warm enough air to keep you comfortable.  I, PERSONALLY, have found the set-up to be quite good and the performance more than I had hoped for.  There is an old racers adage ( and I am old!!)........COOLER air IN equals more horsepower OUT !!!   I know that you all are now going to hear from all those wanna be mechanics about how their car runs great at 220 degrees because Chevy designed it that way.  They DID.....because of emmision standards---nothing else....and it robs horsepower and fuel milage.  I will not argue this anymore with any of you  "experts".  Look it up. ......................... MY, MY, getting touchy in my old age !!!

 

As for the air foil.......it does what it is designed to do, and it does it well.....that is to smooth out the air turbulence that is incoming to the throttle body.  Most of your aftermarket 52mm throttle bodies have these already integrated into the design.  If not, put one in and be happy!!  I cannot attest that it does great things...but I will say it does do good things.  Fair enough??

 

I hope this helps you , Eddie.  If you have any more questions, please PM me.  I have over 35 years experience twisting wrenches and building race engines for street and strip.....but I do not profess to know it all.......I'm still learning every day.

 

 

"SAVE THE WAVE"

 

Yep--this thread has gone the way of others I've seen online. "Norsky" was simply expressing his OPINION--I'm pretty sure (although I'm not a real "EXPERT") that's how a OPEN FORUM is supposed to work. Now that you've found the only real "EXPERT" here you'll be able to PM back and forth sharing that wealth of knowledge.