WOT Tuning

[jonszr1]

since i only drag race , what i do is turn the fans on for 5 min in the staginging lanes then fire the motor for 1 min and shut it down . i do that every 15 min and my coolant temps go way down . in 1/2 hr . . if i push the car most of the way up the line i can leave the starting line @160-5which seems to help power a bunch over being @180-190

[tomtom72]

Originally Posted by mrand

Howdy Tom,

Certainly not going to disagree with you. I've seen the temps climb several times as well on the track. It sure would have been nice if they'd put more money and effort into the cooling!

Marc

Marc!

I should say that when I got my car the orig owner told me to read HOTB. I read about the cooling system and thought that's kind of dumb. I kept it in mind when driving, but the first time I actually saw it's effects I nearly had a heart attack. I ran back to the barn & changed the oil & filter, like a dope, as if that was gonna do anything....The one thing that I never knew was what Tyler related about the oil cooling system.....now that scares me as I was thinking well okay the radiator stinks & all with the by-pass, but I still have an oil cooler and that will help..... I was thinking that at least if the oil was getting cooled that it could take some extra heat loading, the cooler and using synthetic oil would be okay....well I just figured it would be safe...I think I figured wrong.


Tom

[Tyler Townsley]

Originally Posted by jonszr1

since i only drag race , what i do is turn the fans on for 5 min in the staginging lanes then fire the motor for 1 min and shut it down . i do that every 15 min and my coolant temps go way down . in 1/2 hr . . if i push the car most of the way up the line i can leave the starting line @160-5which seems to help power a bunch over being @180-190

That was Lanes technique too. In his later deck plate engine (431 ci) he added an electric water pump to help stablize the water in the block to what was in the radiator. He also tried to have the water temp at 150 deg when he cranked to stage and 160 deg as he left.

Tyler

[jonszr1]

what brand of electric water pump did he use and was it hard to make fit ./? i would really like to do this . as well as figure a airconditioning delete setup on her . has anyone done this . every little bit helps .

[Tyler Townsley]

Originally Posted by jonszr1

what brand of electric water pump did he use and was it hard to make fit ./? i would really like to do this . as well as figure a airconditioning delete setup on her . has anyone done this . every little bit helps .

I think the car is still at the NCM. Don't remember what type it was but it was plumed into a stock one with the guts removed.

Tyler