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running your engine too cool is not a good thing. Engine oil needss to be 180 deg or higher to do it's job. Probably the ideal temp for your cooing system is 190-210 degrees (heat equals power). Elect. fans can definitely help especially when you shut the engine down (heat soak). I like the idea of an elecrically driven water pump (seen mostly on drag cars), but I'm not totally convinced of their reliability on a street car. I may have to give it a try and see for myself. Also remember that going to elect. fans and/or elect pump drive will necessitate a high out put charging system and the complicate heavier wiring that entails. Edelbrock makes an alum. FE water pump that puts out 30% more flow than the stock unit. Most over heating problems occur at idle or low speeds, our cars are particularly susceptible to this. If you have this problem just try popping the hood release (the backward opening hood makes this a fairly safe option) and watch the temp drop. I'm considering louvering my hood when the new stroker goes in, or using manually activated fans to dump heat out the rear of the wheel wells. Sorry for the long post, just thinking out loud. Mike
running your engine too cool is not a good thing. Engine oil needss to be 180 deg or higher to do it's job. Probably the ideal temp for your cooing system is 190-210 degrees (heat equals power). Elect. fans can definitely help especially when you shut the engine down (heat soak). I like the idea of an elecrically driven water pump (seen mostly on drag cars), but I'm not totally convinced of their reliability on a street car. I may have to give it a try and see for myself. Also remember that going to elect. fans and/or elect pump drive will necessitate a high out put charging system and the complicate heavier wiring that entails. Edelbrock makes an alum. FE water pump that puts out 30% more flow than the stock unit. Most over heating problems occur at idle or low speeds, our cars are particularly susceptible to this. If you have this problem just try popping the hood release (the backward opening hood makes this a fairly safe option) and watch the temp drop. I'm considering louvering my hood when the new stroker goes in, or using manually activated fans to dump heat out the rear of the wheel wells. Sorry for the long post, just thinking out loud. Mike
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