Jim,
Good to know, thanks for sharing the info. Another thing that will make a
HUGE difference is ducting from the air dam to the radiator. This can help
2 ways, it forces air entering the air dam to go through tha radiator, and
when sitting it will stop air from circling around the fans and radiator..
Larry
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Stuart" <vze3swyy@verizon.net>
To: "Mgbv8 List (E-mail)" <MGB-V8@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 4:33 PM
Subject: Cooling
> As warm weather approaches, so do cooling problems. In the past, I have
> always had a front air dam, or spoiler on my V8's, usually the LE style.
> When I built the newest car, I was trying to maintain a stock 1966 look,
so
> I omitted the spoiler. As I watched running temps get higher last week I
> decided to install a ST style spoiler I had gotten from a friend, to see
if
> it really made a difference.
>
> I watched the temp on the way to the shop in the morning, it ran around
195`
> on a 30 mile freeway run. With the spoiler installed on the ride home
around
> 4:00 PM, with the outside temperature about 20` higher, engine temp was
just
> under 185`, so consider a spoiler to cool things off a bit. Of course, it
is
> no help if you are stuck in traffic at .005 MPH. My driving speed both
ways
> was 60-65 MPH.
>
>
> Jim Stuart
>
> Reply to <jimbb88@usa.com>
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