That's easy to say for a stock 5.0 for which Ford designed the cooling system. Also; in '96; the Mustang was issued a tsb for overheating. The major part of the fix was switching from the fin dense '96 condenser and going to the '97 unit.
I'm sorry but does anyone bother reading the whole thread anymore?
Show me there '97 GT condenser. If I were a betting man; I'd bet you that their unit is the incorrect one and differs from the OEM piece.
I've been down that road and that's how I know the info posted above. The true '97 GT condenser is difficult to find. The aftermarket sells units that are completely different than the originals. For instance; they have no holes in the ends to attach the rubber seals that go between the condenser and radiator. Those seals are very important.
Yup. It's very confusing. I have a brand new in the box '97 condenser from RockAuto. It's the wrong one of course.
He listed a couple of mods that helped in an earlier post. I have all those mods except the condenser. The biggest help I ever got was swapping to a high flow thermostat for $10. My car is a serial high temp car. Can't speak for all SNs.
Gotcha. My sn95 dropped in temp a good bit going to an aftermarket radiator and high flow thermostat.
Keep in mind that the cooling systems in these cars were designed for their less than stellar HP. In stock form; the 94-95 models cooled just fine. I bought my car in bone stock form and drove it around in the Phx heat before tearing the engine down. These cars are no different than Fox Body cars when it comes to trying to keep them cool after engine mods. More HP = more heat that the cooling system needs to shed.
Dwain on the Corral just ordered a '97 condenser from LMR. They provided pics that look like the real deal. We'll know if it's the correct one when he receives it. Here's a '94-'95 A/C condenser. It's fin dense like the OEM one:
You are completely missing the point. We are discussing installing a '97 GT condenser in a car it wasn't designed for. I'm not stating that the condensers won't function as designed for their intended application. Did you Google '96 GT cooling system TSB? Ford's fin dense condenser design in '96 was a partial cause of the '96 models overheating issues.
