"A problem with higher flow pumps is the higher and faster the flow through the
block the less time the coolant has to absorb heat, so you could have a worse
overheating problem."
Ron and Listers,
The above statement cannot be any further from the truth! Please, please,
please everyone raise your right hand and PROMISE to rise above this nonsense
of and urban myth and commit the following to memory...
Here is the link to the Stewart Components Tech Pages that explains why you
want high flow and high pressure:
http://www.stewartcomponents.com/Tech_Tips.htm
The automotive cooling system is a closed loop. A higher
pressure in the loop and a higher flow through this loop
will yield a more efficient exchange of btu at the radiator. Adequate
air flow across the radiator will transfer the btu out of the loop to the
atmosphere.
Limitations are the burst pressure of any of the cooling system's components
(the radiator cap in a well designed system should prevent this), the
efficient
unrestricted flow of water through the system, and the efficient unrestricted
flow af air across the radiator.
Lots of h2o pressure, lots of h2o flow, lots of air flow across
radiator is good!
In a nutshell, slowing down the water flow to extract more heat is dead
incorrect.
Henry V
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