took possession of a 97 as my retirement car. love it. has 48k original. as an old drag racer my career mechanic friend convinced me that these cars do not run cool as my old strip cars ran. i used to run cool cans and ice the intake between rounds. i understand the Generals millions they put into this new ls engine and will adjust to the heat. i have used many cooling fans on my drag cars and when i installed them i made sure they fit tight to the rear of the radiator. was wondering how you track guys (and gals) fit your fans to the radiator because there seems to be plenty of gaps from the fan shrouds to the back of the radiator. mine are the factory fit and never been messed with and there seems to be plenty gaps up the sides. same for the radiator as there are gaps along the bottom and top. my understanding is you want that system to fit tight without gaps. i have some weatherstrip left over from the old days and i'm about to seal up the gaps. did the general design the space between these gaps? am i off a little on this thinking? i know you track guys would know every secret about the cooling system. mine runs about 194 in 85 degree weather which seems good for me. trans is a little warm (199) but i'll take care of that with a cooler. this is just a bone stock pleasure car for me and the wife and i'll keep it that way. thanks.

 

You have no issue. That is actually really good temp for these cars. These cars are rated to run 225 to 235. So you are ahead of the game.

 

thanks for the info helga. trying to learn as mush as possible.