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Old 09-04-2008, 08:55 PM
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I wonder if race cars even have a thermostat? It seems to me that if the coolant flow is retarted up to a temperature point and then is wide open for total unrestricted flow, then unrestricted flow (no thermostat) would allow the engine to warm up slower and remain cool under hot running conditions.

Does this make sense?
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