Where can I get a 160F thermostat?

[snoopra]

I've been doing alot of searching, but I can't locate a 160F thermostat for the BCY RS 6 engine. Anyone?

[mattysupra]

whats the normal temp stat? and why the change?

[skiwi]

I've been doing alot of searching, but I can't locate a 160F thermostat for the BCY RS 6 engine. Anyone?

normal is 89-92c i believe. 160 is very "cold" (71c). what purpose do you want to achieve? during my normal morning run, the car spends less than 4 minutes <90c.

[snoopra]

I live in the tropics, always hot. Oil temp sits at 220-240F. Lowering the coolant temp should bring the oil temp down to about 200-220F, well above the 176F operating temp.

[skiwi]

but you won't be lowering the coolant temp, only shortening the time to open the thermostat and allow coolant flow to the radiator for cooling. as i said normal operaitng temps is in the 90-99c range, well above the thermo open value.

[justinthyme]

does anyone know whether it is possible to use a "dummy" thermostat" and what the negative implications are? mine has just gone and i have been told this is an option. living in dubai, it might not be a bad thing. i am sure you are aware that it gets quite warm here from time to time.

[skiwi]

the purpose of the thermostat is primarily to aid warmup time. removing it would reduce warmup time (with implications on engine wear), with a possible benefit in increasing coolant flow (less restriction). however a quick perusal of the rs6 cooling system reveals a number of quite restrictive parts so i wouldn't expect any tangible benefit. audi's (much better) solution was to increase cooling surface with the additional radiators in the + pack.