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Progress Thread Hoopty v2.0 - It All Snowballed

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hoopty5.0

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95BlueStallion said:
I think he took his toys and went home.
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LOL. No way! I always miss the good stuff. Did someone ruffle his feathers or was the ego just not getting stroked hard enough to appease him anymore?
 

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hoopty5.0 said:
LOL. No way! I always miss the good stuff. Did someone ruffle his feathers or was the ego just not getting stroked hard enough to appease him anymore?
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I won’t swear to it,but I think this thread has a lot to do with it- https://www.stangnet.com/mustang-forums/threads/sign-the-petition.920203/page-5#post-9293982
 
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hoopty5.0

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RaggedGT said:
I won’t swear to it,but I think this thread has a lot to do with it- https://www.stangnet.com/mustang-forums/threads/sign-the-petition.920203/page-5#post-9293982
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OH. EM. GEE.
 
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Edit: oops wrong thread.
 

hoopty5.0

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Long shot here, but has anyone had this kit installed in a 3550? @jrichker?

Ford GM Dodge Tremec 3550 TKO TKO500 TKO600 shift improvement kit | eBay

8 bronze shift fork pads. 1 bronze isolator shift cup (BB#3). Billet Steel Shift Finger. Solid Shift Finger Pin. Kit includes.
www.ebay.com

I'm a perpetual fan of the old TKO/3550s but mine needs some love.
 

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I'm baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!
 
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Car still runs ok, put a new radiator in and put on the electric fan I’ve had. Still planning on doing heads/cam soon.
For the last 3 months, I’ve done nothing but work on the house. It has literally consumed my life. It’s getting close to done, so I’m hoping in a few more weeks I’ll be able to tear the car down.
seriously considering switching to Holley as well. The MS has been fun, but I use it so infrequently that i have to re-learn it every time. Plus, it’s an ancient MS and doesn’t have all the functionality of the newer ones. We shall see how the funds are this summer.
 
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Well, part of the reason for the e-fan install was because the car would get hot with the A/C on. After the new radiator and e-fan, it was still acting up, but instead of low speed, it was getting hot on the highway. Yesterday, I took my daughter to swim lessons and it got hot again, but wouldn't cool off at any speed.

My concern is that the intercooler is blocking a lot of air. Then, the condenser is only allowing hot air across the radiator so there seems to be a no-win situation here.

My question is, with my new 80# injectors, can I remove the I/C and switch to e85, or would that not really cure the issue of the radiator sucking hot air off the condenser? I was hoping by removing the I/C I could shift the condeser forward and put a pusher fan on it. The air gap would help.

Apologies for the ramble, but I'm stumped here. I have to have AC though. It was 91 yesterday and is only going to get warmer!
 

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How hot did it get?
 

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Do you still have the chin flap under the bumper and the correct air dams under the frame rails? These cars are bottom breathers. Also, maybe a cowl hood or heat extractors in your hood will help? Just like the engine breathing in, it's gotta breathe out too.
 

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How far away from the core is your fan shroud down both sides?
 

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Also are you absolutely certain there isn't air in the system?
 

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Remove the intercooler and install a progressive meth kit
 
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hoopty5.0

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General karthief said:
How hot did it get?
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220-230 is my guess but unverified. I need to get a real gauge and replace my digi-thermometer
bird_dog0347 said:
Do you still have the chin flap under the bumper and the correct air dams under the frame rails? These cars are bottom breathers. Also, maybe a cowl hood or heat extractors in your hood will help? Just like the engine breathing in, it's gotta breathe out too.
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Yep. I'd rather not go cowl, but vents may not be a bad idea.
RaggedGT said:
How far away from the core is your fan shroud down both sides?
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It's flush on the other side. The gap that you see is finger width
bird_dog0347 said:
Also are you absolutely certain there isn't air in the system?
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Yessir.
 

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RaggedGT said:
How far away from the core is your fan shroud down both sides?
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According to that picture there is room for improvement with the e-fan shroud. Shroud appears to cover 75% of the radiator at best and it has 1/2" gap on the end that suck hot engine air instead of sucking air through the radiator.

My Contour fans covered nearly 100% of my SVE radiator like they were meant for each other.

It may not cure your problem but I bet it'll help.
 
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hoopty5.0

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FoxMustangLvr said:
According to that picture there is room for improvement with the e-fan shroud. Shroud appears to cover 75% of the radiator at best and it has 1/2" gap on the end that suck hot engine air instead of sucking air through the radiator.

My Contour fans covered nearly 100% of my SVE radiator like they were meant for each other.

It may not cure your problem but I bet it'll help.
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I’ve considered ordering some contour fans. Maybe making a sheet metal shroud too.
 

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220-230* with the air on crawling in traffic, 235* I'd start to worry.
JMO,
 

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You could fill the gaps with foam tape and see if that helps any
 
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If it's an issue at speed I would suspect the air dam of folding over if it's old. I used an air dam off of a ranger and have never had cooling issues at speed since
 
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a91what said:
If it's an issue at speed I would suspect the air dam of folding over if it's old. I used an air dam off of a ranger and have never had cooling issues at speed since
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LOL. I didnt post pics due to crudeness, but I made a scoop from an old stop sign I had laying around. purely for testing purposes, of course.
 
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