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Originally Posted by Dr. Anthony
Just wanted to bump up the thread with my story.
I decided to test this out myself.
Outside temp was 6degrees celcius
I drove about 30 minutes before doing the test, so it was on a warm motor. It started off at 71 then slowly climbed to 88-89 (took about 15 minutes of idling)
Then I drove onto the freeway for about 20 minutes with the cruise on 110km/h (68 mph)
The temps immediately dropped down to 70-71.
I just ordered a new t-stat, and so it'll probably get done sometime later this week. I'll update the thread again with my findings.
Current fuel mileage (according to my cluster) 8.6L/100 (~27.35 US MPG)
20" Nurburgring RF wheels
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Look around for a post from ninja_zx10 on the proper tightening sequence of the EGR cooler. Make sure you follow it.
I'd also suggest you put some anti-seize on the bolts and the mating surface on the exhaust manifold side of the EGR cooler to ensure the bolts don't get stuck in the cast iron. In my case I put the anti-seize on the bolts, drove them through first and then recoat them before installing the cooler.
You don't need to disconnect any of the vacuum lines on the EGR cooler. You can simply flip it up and out of the way.
One side of the thermostat connects to a rigid line that goes towards the driver side around the head and under the throttle valve. There is bolt under the throttle valve that hold that line. It may help to release that bolt to get a bit more slack out of the rigid line.
Some of these things may not make lots of sense now, but keep them in mind as they will become clear once you're in there.