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Originally Posted by dynarun55
Hey I'm not sure where you are located but I am located in Austin, TX. My commute also consists of long uphill highways and ambient temps last summer were 43 C on a few days with 10000% humidity (what it feels like) !!!! I drive a built FA20 with a JRSC!! So I had to upgrade from stock rad to CSF rad. I stuck to the stock thermostat though as advised by many on this thread. My temps topped around 97-98 C at the peak of the summer!!! But this example of yours has convinced me to get a lower stat. Thank you!! Hopefully it gives me more headroom.
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Personally I think it may not make any difference, given that the stock thermostat is fully open at 95C - which basically means your thermostat is already fully opened to the radiator at the temps you mentioned. You may gain some additional time till it tops off at 97-98C however.
Alternatively you can gain some further headroom by venting the hood or the undertray (which I've done the latter and posted some findings
here).