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Just learning and reading and looking at all options, will do what works, not a some guy.
Lets see, your assumption that I am not willing to "do it" is not correct. I am gleaning and learning here and researching everything that is...
Yep wanted to try something simple first. Trash can lid fit perfect, angle lined up with the angle of the fan... What do yo think about a 5 inch...
Here is what I put together. I have not refined it as yet. Tried it out on a long hill, about 65 miles per hour. It stayed at 190 degrees. Drove...
Working on a shroud today.
The flex fan is 14.25 inches and no room to spare towards the bottom near the cross member on the frame. Maybe that why the flex fan. I have heard...
Closest point on the blades to rad is 2 inches. Vacuum on ports is just under 12 hg. ...His performance cam....?
Hooked to lower port on carb. I tried the manifold port, no noticeable difference.
Seven lb cap. I dont believe it has boiled over. I have seen the thread on the home made shrouds, very cool. I will try a diy shroud first and see...
It has an older 350 small block.
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It stays.
Right, I am sure the pusher was a band aid. He put a performance cam in. Hard to get the timing and idle right. The plugs look good. The temp...
Sounds good , just wondering wouldn't the pusher help in stopped traffic or slow traffic. I wonder if that is why the PO put the pusher on it.?
Yep, have all the gaps blocked off. Yes I having been playing with different ideas on a shroud for the current set up.
What about CFMs??
Great, been researching, just have to stay away from the junk ......
It has a push fan in front of the radiator, but in 90 degrees sitting in traffic ... I went on a covid retirement parade and it was slow going in...
Yes 14.5 is as big as a mechanical fan it can take.The blades almost hit the bottom frame. Motor sits a little low and to the right.
Whats every ones idea on a cooling fan? Electrical fan or mechanical fan off the water pump. PO dropped a 350 in the wagon, having cooling issues....
The two middle ones when plugged...no change, when the outer one's we're plugged the motor revved up noticablely.
If I disconnect the vacuum it idles down. After reading and searching I was wondering about the converter.
Sounds good will try this this weekend. Runs good but wish I could get the idle in park and gear closer together. Pulled a plug and it looks great.
No kidding, I have it available, may get a bigger one, LOL
Yep, did this, helped some.
The two outboard ones are the ones that look to be drilled/opened up more.
Thanks, this is what I did, just need to mark the dip stick. Just wanted to be sure.
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I have an oil pan on my 350 sbc and I do not know if it is a 4 quart or 5 quart. I do not trust the dip stick. Pictures on the internet seem to...
Thanks, Everytime I go back to this article I learn something new. Two of my idle air bleed screws look to have been drilled out. Will need to do...
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