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Old Jan 7, 2005 | 11:16 PM
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well my thermostat is finally taking a dump on and me and i wanted to know if it would be wise to put a mugen or spoon thermostat in seeing that they are colder and maybe of a higher quality and will last longer.
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Old Jan 8, 2005 | 01:41 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Mr. JDM-GSR &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">well my thermostat is finally taking a dump on and me and i wanted to know if it would be wise to put a mugen or spoon thermostat in seeing that they are colder and maybe of a higher quality and will last longer.</TD></TR></TABLE>

its all up to you. if you want to spend the extra for a Mugen or Spoon thermostat then do it.
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Old Jan 8, 2005 | 01:52 AM
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Nothin wrong with Honda. just dont buy a junk one from autozone/pep boys/advanced/napa ect... because they will stick on you.
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Old Jan 8, 2005 | 02:55 AM
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get a beck fail-safe thermostat.
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Old Jan 8, 2005 | 05:02 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JDMlyfestyle &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Nothin wrong with Honda. just dont buy a junk one from autozone/pep boys/advanced/napa ect... because they will stick on you.</TD></TR></TABLE>

yeah i bought one from advanced and now im at stop lights wondering if my car is going to run hot on me.
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Old Jan 8, 2005 | 07:51 AM
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Its your call--I did have good luck with the superstat from NAPA but stay away from the cheap ones
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Old Jan 8, 2005 | 08:02 AM
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OEM is all you need
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Old Jan 8, 2005 | 03:48 PM
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Just Get a $10 Jackson racing stat.
http://www.performancecenter.c...hange
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Old Jan 8, 2005 | 04:04 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SirRevvs &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">OEM is all you need </TD></TR></TABLE>

<FONT COLOR="royalblue"> OEM is best. Mugen & Spoon are made to turn out early, so this would mean that you need to replaced your switches too. </FONT>
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