dodgestang
Active Member
Basically since I built my 65 I've know that I need a bigger cooling system.
I have done some things to bandaid it over the years
1. Biggest Griffen that fits in the stock opening
2. Water wetter
3. Biggest CFM spal fan
4. Driving fast
Anyway, I've made some mods to the car recently that have exacerbated the too small cooling system. Specifically I added a lentech valve body in the AOD trans. While it sounds innocent enough, the lentech is an electric valve body that lets me turn OD on and off, and will not shift into OD unless my cruise RPM in OD is going to be right around 2800. Simple enough since that's basically my highway cruise speed, however, when I am on country roads with a 50 MPH speed limit and behind someone doing it (basically 60 MPH and down) I am turning 3k in 3rd and don't have OD. This drives the temps up in the car. Cruising in at 2200 was always enough to keep it cool but the higher RPMs bring more heat.
So a simple ride home today for 35 minutes at 55 resulting in a very hot car.....one that I am still worried that it might have popped while I was at the office
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niXdudYLKV4
So what I am looking to do put in a much longer/wider unit later this summer. I need to cut the rad support and install. I don't want to put the battery in the trunk but I am willing to turn it sideways if needed. I also know/have heard that you can in theory put a 67/8 rad in without trimming the opening, but I don't think that will give me enough cooling so I was considering a 69/70 size aluminum unit. Pics? Instructions? Feedback? Opentracker....I know you put in a 69....you sent me pics once.....still have them around?
I have done some things to bandaid it over the years
1. Biggest Griffen that fits in the stock opening
2. Water wetter
3. Biggest CFM spal fan
4. Driving fast
Anyway, I've made some mods to the car recently that have exacerbated the too small cooling system. Specifically I added a lentech valve body in the AOD trans. While it sounds innocent enough, the lentech is an electric valve body that lets me turn OD on and off, and will not shift into OD unless my cruise RPM in OD is going to be right around 2800. Simple enough since that's basically my highway cruise speed, however, when I am on country roads with a 50 MPH speed limit and behind someone doing it (basically 60 MPH and down) I am turning 3k in 3rd and don't have OD. This drives the temps up in the car. Cruising in at 2200 was always enough to keep it cool but the higher RPMs bring more heat.
So a simple ride home today for 35 minutes at 55 resulting in a very hot car.....one that I am still worried that it might have popped while I was at the office
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niXdudYLKV4
So what I am looking to do put in a much longer/wider unit later this summer. I need to cut the rad support and install. I don't want to put the battery in the trunk but I am willing to turn it sideways if needed. I also know/have heard that you can in theory put a 67/8 rad in without trimming the opening, but I don't think that will give me enough cooling so I was considering a 69/70 size aluminum unit. Pics? Instructions? Feedback? Opentracker....I know you put in a 69....you sent me pics once.....still have them around?