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Engine Temp Lower After Header Install?

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Old 07-29-2008, 01:26 PM
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just installed a toda header and noticing the engine temperature is running cooler (10 degrees or two ticks of the gauge)... do i have some sorta freak of nature car or anyone else seen this????

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well the stock header is cast which will run hotter under the hood but i didnt think it would make a difference on the guage.
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Hmmm....i even have a wrapped header and i didnt notice that much of a difference. Is your header made of unobtanium?
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Originally Posted by roy365,Jul 29 2008, 05:01 PM
Hmmm....i even have a wrapped header and i didnt notice that much of a difference. Is your header made of unobtanium?
that'd be my guess...
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Originally Posted by s2k dre,Jul 29 2008, 02:30 PM
well the stock header is cast which will run hotter under the hood but i didnt think it would make a difference on the guage.
You need to look at a stock header before posting misinformation.

The stock unit is welded stainless steel and not cast.
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