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Old 07-07-2007, 09:01 PM
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What was the results?? Summer is getting hot. Thought this might help.
What's the difference?
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Old 07-07-2007, 09:44 PM
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Both my brother and I have Dewitts radiators installed. My brother also has a Maggie and he has noticed that it stays cooler than it did with the stock one. Mine, I don't know yet as I have a 402 stroker being installed and it is not done yet so I don't know!!
Old 07-07-2007, 09:58 PM
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I have a F55 car with that comes with a base rad, on the track my oil temps were hitting 280+, swapped in a Z51 rad and added the oil cooling lines, installed a 160 thermostat and got a tune and now the temps are down about 40 - 50 degrees.
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245*F with stock rad on track days, now 225-230* with big rad. Still not cool enough for my tastes.
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I live in Arizona so most every summer day is a challenge for the cooling system. Even the group I run road course events with takes a break during the extremely hot summer months. So far, my stock radiator is handling the job on the street and the track.

If and when I opt to increase the cooling capacity, there are options. Doug Rippie Motorsports handles high capacity aluminum radiators...some with an internal engine oil coolers. I imagine 21st Century Muscle Cars would hook me up as well.
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Motors just run best around 170, just wish it could stay close to that.
Any oil coolers?
Old 07-13-2007, 07:11 AM
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I'm using a Ron Davis 57mm radiator with internal oil cooler. In everyday driving: 100 degree outside temp with ac on max, in traffic, coolant 200, oil 210. At 70 mph, coolant 190, oil 200. After a WOT run thru the gears, coolant 210, oil 230.
Procharger. Meziere water pump, 160 t'stat, Ron Davis rad, Big Bolas modification .
Even better coolant and oil temps with cooler outside temps.

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