why doesnt my car warm up like normal cars??...ever since i put this aproxx. 12 compression ls/vtec in my car it NEVER warms up??...my temp will stay at C maybe sometimes after driving for a very looong time it wall move just a tad??...and not just that when my car is out sitting in the cold all day i turn it on and rpm is instant at 1k???....drives fine though....what can this be? unfortounatly im using the old unkown thermostat that came with my block!...any help thoughts suggestions?? thank you

 

i would swap the thurmostat my car used to do the same

 

 

alright sweet thanx ill do that and see what happens and keep it updated thanx again

 

Make sure you get an oem honda/acura thermostat. The aftermarket thermostats you get at a parts store are garbage

 

yea thats what im going for...i think i have an Ls water pump does that matter?.....

 

i have a spoon low temp thermostat and spoon fan switch and my car does not ever go more than a couple cm past the C. i have never had a problem with it and from what i have seen from it it has actually been better.

 

you would be better off with a dohc vtec waterpump and a gsr timing belt, along with a vtec oil pump

 

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not really, its not good for an engine to never reach normal operating temperature, the piston doesnt fully expand when not to normal temp, causing more ring where in the cylinder....also, the ecu wont ever close loop=bad fuel economy etc etc etc...

the saying is "i'd rather buy a car with 100K freeway miles, than a car with 20K street miles of the same cost".....

 

that makes total sense dude. i never even thought about that. and then those ******* at spoon sell that bullshit for $70 a piece! thats gay! what a scam if i ever heard of one. thnx for the info.

 

Odd.....

I'd say you have a problem with either your ECT or your thermostat. If you are looking for the real time temp of your coolant then invest in an aftermarket gauge and sending unit. You should be sitting at around 120-130 under normal driving.

 

yea its really weird.....like literally it never gets to the C.....maybe maybe sometimes it will but really it never does??.....i am gettin bad gas milage as well i mean like 170 to the tank if im lucky.....and there is black smoke comin outa my exhaust at idle and at full throttle....but that i think is from my cat....i blew my old turbo motor with that cat sooo i dunno...car runs like a damn champ though!! so i dont think its like the rings or anything...damn thing just wont warm uppp!!! first thing first imma change the t-stat to a oem one then get a new cat and see wat happens from there...thanx again guys....

 

dont worry about the catalytic bro..

just change that T-stat, its stickin open, running open loop causing it to run rich=black smoke...

NEVER buy an aftermarket T-stat, they suck *** seriously...

 

hhmm thanx hope thats true....

 

just come back here and post that it did indeed fix the problem,

this is assuming that all the hoses are routed right

 

oh yea one last thing....also after driving for a while and my heater is on its not hot hot more like luke warm??....yea and also we are using this hybrid hose in the back of the intake mani beacause of the lsvtec im still using my gsr mani....it kinda bends alot??...hhmmm...is there a better hose i can use i kno it has to be one of those already bent ones i think its a 90 degree one.......

 

yeah you could go to any auto parts store and choose the right hose//

 

sweet thanx ...also is all b series t-stat the same item number??

 

yeah..

 

well new t-stat is in everything is pretty much warmin up to par....but im still smokin like helll....??!!?........hhmm im gonna try n change my cat out....if that doesnt fix it i dunno....