How hot is too hot with an M20?

[ptownTSI]

so what are the different temperatures of the sensors? they are two prong i believe right?

I see an 82C, 91C, 99C on pelican parts. what is the second temperature setting for each sensor?

if 82c is the only switched temp i think thats too low, but if low speed on the fan was hooked up to 180 and high to 200 that would be great.

[ptownTSI]

wow they have alot of thermostats, a 160, 167, and a 176F. which one is the M20 most happy with? (71, 75, 80c)

[Digitalwave]

Depends on your region. I run the 71c.

[ptownTSI]

where i live it can be 90-100F for 5 1/2 months out of the year, and 30-45 for another three months, with the rest of the year averaging 50-75.

[ptownTSI]

does your M20 always get to operating temperature? do you know what temp m20's need to be at to go into closed loop operation. on my last car it needed to get over 160F to be in closed loop, so sometimes with a 160 thermostat it could throw codes. i always ran a 180 t-stat but didnt have overheating with even a 195 and got a tad better gas mileage too.

[ptownTSI]

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