Cooling system overhaul

5.0_GT_kid

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I've been thinking about doing this for awhile now. Living in Florida my car is definetly subjected to high temperatures, and if I'm stuck in traffic on a really hot day it will start heating up.

So what I'm planning to do, is install a Mishimoto radiator, a 180 degree thermostat (one of those "balanced" ones) new hoses and Evans NPG coolant. This will keep the car cool now as well as being able to support the 306/HCI/Nitrous combo I plan to build.

What do you guys think of this setup? Any changes you would make?

 

earleys94gt

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I've got a Fluidyne with a 180* and love the set-up. Barely gets past N on the temp. guage.

You may want to do a better water pump too, like a Stewart or a FlowKooler.
One that has increased cooling compacity at idle.

 

5.0_GT_kid

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earleys94gt said:

I've got a Fluidyne with a 180* and love the set-up. Barely gets past N on the temp. guage.

You may want to do a better water pump too, like a Stewart or a FlowKooler.
One that has increased cooling compacity at idle.

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I was not aware there were "better" water pumps out there for us. How much do they run?

 

parchisi

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I just have a regular ford racing water pump, and its been more than sufficient for my 408, idling on 100+ degree days in traffic. That's with a fluidyne 3 row radiator.

 

Venom351R

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May want to get a manual fan switch or get a set up where you can have it kick on sooner. I belive the stock fans dont come on until 210

 

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put in manual fan switch. the stock fan comes on way to late for my tastes.

 

5.0_GT_kid

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Redline_351R said:

May want to get a manual fan switch or get a set up where you can have it kick on sooner. I belive the stock fans dont come on until 210

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I'm going to get a Tweecer RT down the line to handle that.

 

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5.0_GT_kid said:

I'm going to get a Tweecer RT down the line to handle that.

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That, with a better radiator, better pump and 180 T stat you should be all set. I dont have an aftermarket gauge (yet, I will this spring) but Im also upgrading the cooling system. I already have a Stewart Pump but Im also getting the same radiator as you and I'll get a manual switch and set it to come on sooner when I get it dyno tuned.

 

StinkinLincoln

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well i would do it with mine, but when i bought mine they had the fan wired to have power w/ ignition on, takes awhile to get to temp
the module was gone and looks like the connector burnt up...
what amp switch is need to handle the load?

 

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Redline_351R said:

May want to get a manual fan switch or get a set up where you can have it kick on sooner. I belive the stock fans dont come on until 210

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Yeah low speed about *208 and high speed comes on at *226 - way to hot. The flowkooler water pump requires 2 gaskets to clear the cover (i.e. keep from rubbing the cover) - at least mine did. I have a basically brand new flowkooler WP if interested let me know. I ended up using a stewart wp.