its useful in the summer/when im at the track, but during the winter, my heat doesnt work for **** and my gas mileage is horrible...no matter what stat i have in there, if the car is in motion it will stay pegged at 160, it will heat up fine at idle but once i start moving it begins to plummet...i have the GMPP water pump which i believe is the main contributing factor...now my question, is there any way to somehow block the incoming air?...Or if theres a better suggestion please let me hear it

 

GMPP water pump is the same as a stock waterpump, no difference whatsoever.

Are you running a 160 stat? If so, swap it out with a stocker in the winter.

 

Yeah just swap out your t-stat....

Personally I never noticed bad mileage with my 160*...I leave it in all year round.

 

Are you basing this on the coolant temp gauge reading? If so, you may be mislead by the inconsistant markings on the 93 gauges. All the other years indicate the lower hashmark as 160*F. The 93's have this mismarked as 100*F, leading people to believe the engine is running a lot cooler than it really is. Check it with a scanner to see what the temp really is.

Info from Shoebox's website:

 

Good info Injuneer, my cars gauge sits like that no matter how I drive it. only time it goes up is when im in real heavy traffic. to original post, my car's heater doesnt work either. it usually takes more than 30 minutes before i feel a little heat, but that's no use becuase I never drive that long anyways.

 

Yeah, must be something with the 93s, because my 97 would put the heat out, but even when my 93 is warmed up the heat it puts out is just enough to make it tolerable in the cabin on cold day.

 

Ive tried all the stats i have laying around, stock, 160, 180, no-stat and theres no difference, still sits same temp.

Chris, I notice quite a significant difference depending on the temp. my car is driven in

Injuneer, Nope it sits right on the 2nd mark on the gauge, so i decided to borrow a fellow speed density's laptop to see if the gauge was faulty and no dice, it was spot on

 

no reason to talk about this anymore, just totaled the car this evening lol