180 thermostat

[RamSport1982]

Curious. I got a 180 stat. I have no mods. Everything is bone stock. Would it still be ok to switch from the stock to the 180 or should I leave it stock? Don't wanna do anything and then screw up my truck. Thanks.

 

[G-Ride990]

Totally fine, one of the first things I changed out on my truck.

 

[RamSport1982]

Thanks for the reply. I do plan to switch to the V6 fan soon. But until then just wanted to make sure that if I did change out the stock for the 180 that I wasn't gonna mess anything up.

 

[G-Ride990]

If you swap to the electric fan you are going to need a custom tune or the fan won't come on until 222 degrees. Or you will need to run the AC all the time to make the fan come on. But just the Tstat alone will be fine.

I would also do an AGS delete too if you want the truck to run cooler.

 

[RamSport1982]

If you swap to the electric fan you are going to need a custom tune or the fan won't come on until 222 degrees. Or you will need to run the AC all the time to make the fan come on. But just the Tstat alone will be fine.

I would also do an AGS delete too if you want the truck to run cooler.

I watched a video showing how to swap out the fans and apparently since mine is a 2015 you can't just simply plug in a tune like you could with the 2014's and earlier Ram's. Is that true and if not where exactly could I get the tune needed to change the temperature for the fan?

 

[RamSport1982]

If you swap to the electric fan you are going to need a custom tune or the fan won't come on until 222 degrees. Or you will need to run the AC all the time to make the fan come on. But just the Tstat alone will be fine.

I would also do an AGS delete too if you want the truck to run cooler.

Also I've already taken out the mechanical fan. Is it still cool to switch out the stock tstat for the 180?

 

[G-Ride990]

I watched a video showing how to swap out the fans and apparently since mine is a 2015 you can't just simply plug in a tune like you could with the 2014's and earlier Ram's. Is that true and if not where exactly could I get the tune needed to change the temperature for the fan?

Yeah you don't need an unlocked PCM to tune your truck. I would recommend going with a custom tune from Jay Greene or Hemifever but you can use a, "canned" tune that comes with a Diablosport tuner and just adjust the fan parameters if you wanted. You are just leaving a lot of power on the table if you use the canned tunes.

Also I've already taken out the mechanical fan. Is it still cool to switch out the stock tstat for the 180?

Yup, 180 will be totally fine.

 

[RamSport1982]

Yeah you don't need an unlocked PCM to tune your truck. I would recommend going with a custom tune from Jay Greene or Hemifever but you can use a, "canned" tune that comes with a Diablosport tuner and just adjust the fan parameters if you wanted. You are just leaving a lot of power on the table if you use the canned tunes.


Yup, 180 will be totally fine.

Sweet dude. I appreciate the info and the help

 

[G-Ride990]

CRAP scratch that, 2015 is the first year you WILL need an unlocked PCM. So you will need to do an exchange or send yours out to be modified. 2014 and older do not need an unlocked. Sorry about that, just looked it up to double check.

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[Wild one]

Also I've already taken out the mechanical fan. Is it still cool to switch out the stock tstat for the 180?

Put the mechanical fan back on,if you aren't tuned.If you get stuck in slow moving traffic,your factory A/C fan won't turn on till 220,unless you have the A/C on.Leave the clutch fan on till you get a tune,even with a 180 thermostat.

 

[RamSport1982]

Put the mechanical fan back on,if you aren't tuned.If you get stuck in slow moving traffic,your factory A/C fan won't turn on till 220,unless you have the A/C on.Leave the clutch fan on till you get a tune,even with a 180 thermostat.

I would but the clutch was starting to go out. I went ahead and removed it. I was either gonna replace the clutch or go with the V6 electric fan. Based on everything I've read and all the things I gotta do with tuning the fan so it comes on before 220 I'm just gonna replace the clutch and put everything back together. I don't drive much and when I do it's mostly highway driving anyway. I'd already planned on running the A/C to run the fan if I got stuck in traffic for a long period of time.

 

[Wild one]

I would but the clutch was starting to go out. I went ahead and removed it. I was either gonna replace the clutch or go with the V6 electric fan. Based on everything I've read and all the things I gotta do with tuning the fan so it comes on before 220 I'm just gonna replace the clutch and put everything back together. I don't drive much and when I do it's mostly highway driving anyway. I'd already planned on running the A/C to run the fan if I got stuck in traffic for a long period of time.

The 180 T-stat will still work with the clutch fan and no tuning.Even when the clutch fan is disengaged,it'll still pull enough air through the rad to keep your engine temps under 200.

 

[RamSport1982]

The 180 T-stat will still work with the clutch fan and no tuning.Even when the clutch fan is disengaged,it'll still pull enough air through the rad to keep your engine temps under 200.

I went ahead and put the mech. fan back on just in case. I hate that I had to with the clutch going bad but it's better than not having it on. The temps are back down to where they are normally. What's strange is the temps are still a little over 200 with the 180 thermo. Is that pretty normal? I've never had to replace a thermostat let alone one that would help keep an engine cooler so I'm just a little curious and hoping that's pretty normal.

 

[crazykid1994]

I went ahead and put the mech. fan back on just in case. I hate that I had to with the clutch going bad but it's better than not having it on. The temps are back down to where they are normally. What's strange is the temps are still a little over 200 with the 180 thermo. Is that pretty normal? I've never had to replace a thermostat let alone one that would help keep an engine cooler so I'm just a little curious and hoping that's pretty normal.

Active grille shutters

 

[RamSport1982]

Gotcha. Never had a vehicle with a AGS. But I read somewhere that deleting them would really help with the cooling. I might just go ahead and do it.

 

[Wild one]

Gotcha. Never had a vehicle with a AGS. But I read somewhere that deleting them would really help with the cooling. I might just go ahead and do it.

Just pop the middle shutters out,leave 1 top and 1 bottom shutter in on both sides,and you'll reap the majority of the benefits of deleting them,with no codes or extra motor arm stops needed aka delete kit

 

[RamSport1982]

Just pop the middle shutters out,leave 1 top and 1 bottom shutter in on both sides,and you'll reap the majority of the benefits of deleting them,with no codes or extra motor arm stops needed aka delete kit

Got it. Thanks for the tip

 

[tom martley]

Curious. I got a 180 stat. I have no mods. Everything is bone stock. Would it still be ok to switch from the stock to the 180 or should I leave it stock? Don't wanna do anything and then screw up my truck. Thanks.

Engines are more efficient when they run at hotter temps. The factory has determined what temp to run at, leave things alone

 

[sooper cooper]

high temp is 'heat soak'...not good. A little cooler is better for the motor