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Old 06-04-2009, 02:05 PM   #67 (permalink)
chize
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camry - '03 Toyota Camry LE
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Originally Posted by sepp View Post
just a question, you say that the front blocks made your temps go up. i suppose thats from reading your scangauge? but im interested to know if you also notice that your standard car temp needle or whatever is higher than usual? i would be interested to know that, as i have blocked my entire front and my temp needle stays at the verry same position as where it used to be before. but i don't have a scangauge to doublecheck.
In most cars especially newer ones the temp gauge doesn't actually show the real temp. it will sit in one spot as long as the car is in its comfortable operating range. this is to keep your average driver from freaking out in situations where the temp unavoidably swings up (ie. after getting off the highway,etc.). This means you can only use most temp gauges to tell your if the car is cold, warmed up, or overheating.
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