Louie11

I was reading in the archives about people who live in cold climates that this might give problems to the car not heating up properly. I live in chicago where it gets down to the negatives in winter and 90's in the summer. Unfortunately I drive my car year round so can I get both and not have a problem or should I just get the fan switch to help with some cooling in the summertime. Because I definitly don't want to loose heat in the winter or does it just take longer to heat up?

scalbert

I can't really comment on the heat issue as I don't see the lower temps you do. But I beleive others in northern states ran it without issue not noticing any decreased cabin heating ability.

blader

I can't see why it would give a problem heating the cabin .. your cabin heater only goes to 90deg, , your coolant will be at least 175.

scalbert

It isn't really the max temperature as it is the time to get up to a comfortable temperature. With air that is about slightly cooler will slow the heating of the cabin.

I doubt that the amount of time is significant enough to notice though. ModAddict said that he didn't have a problem and he is in Michigan.

dj5

I installed the Mugen themostat, fan switch, and radiator cap when I lived in Atlanta about 18 months ago. I have lived in the Chicago area for the past two winters. No problems with the heat in the winter.

I would say go for it.....

ChadT

I just installed the Mugen T-Stat and fan switch last night. The engine actualy seems to warm up more quickly but stabilizes at a lower temp which seems to back up their claims. This is what it says about it on King Motorsports site:

"This thermostat has the operating temperature set lower than normal. It prevents engine power loss by minimizing rapid water-temperature rises under harsh conditions such as during circuit driving. The use of a flow-control-type valve prevents hunting, thereby achieving rapid stabilization of the water temperature (the engine warms up within a short period). Operating temperature: 68?C (STD.: 76~80?C) Full-throttle acceleration temperature: 81?C (STD.: 90?C)"

BTW Thanks Scalbert. The part #s you listed fit perfectly. Nice easy mod. I lost some coolant though and added a bottle of Water Wetter and quite a bit of water. Do you guys think I should flush it before winter to get back to a 50/50 mix? I should be around 70/30 or better now.

Louie11

Thanks guy's. I new the cabin heat would be the same. I just read that the initial heat up to be longer, but didn't know if it was significally longer or not. I have remote start anyways so I'll just start it sooner than usual.

Dimcorner

Wouldn't drilling a small hole on the thermostat work almost the same way?

scalbert

Nope, at least not in my attempt:

http://www.acura-cl.com/forums/showthread.php?t=85921