Thread: Thermostat 160
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Old 08-09-2012, 11:24 AM   #14
Higgs Boson
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Alright, here is a screenshot. This is modified. Here is what it means.

Fan 1 comes on at "50"
Fan 2 comes on at "90"

Fan 1 turns off at "25"
Fan 2 turns off at "50"

Therefore

Fan 1 turns on at 196 and off at ~193
Fan 2 turns on at ~202 and off at 196

If my car does not see 190 unless I am sitting still, that means my fans are not On at all unless I am sitting still, and even then it is only Fan 1.

Now, if you are saying the Gen5 turns both fans on and off at the same time (meaning you are not saying the controls are not there, they clearly are) then that's fine, but moot, since my point is not about the fans, it's about the thermostat reducing ECTs at least 10 degrees. I can't tell unless I had programmed the fans to stay off until 230 and see where the temps go with the stock stat with no fans. The fans were always working with the stock stat installed helping to keep the car in the mid 190s. Now it stays in the 180s without the fans. I would consider this a meaningful difference.

I will also add that with a custom operating system, the fan vs ect table is rescaled to 160 degrees which means you can get those fans on even before 192! Cool.
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