Blown
Elite Explorer
- Joined
- December 6, 2007
- Messages
- 1,079
- Reaction score
- 836
- City, State
- Montrose, CO
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2000 X-Edge
Summer time and my blown 306 gets hot under boost. I have a 180 degree thermostat installed and I am seeing 190-195............. OK I can see that after a hard pull and it recovers well if moving, but idling after a pull in the summer heat is questionable. A small V8, Headers and a supercharger make for much heat under this little hood.
I added air and added a couple more hood vents.
The back of the radiator is covered with two 12" and two 8" thin line, 80 watt fans. I made a compromise for fitment as only a thin line fan, smaller 80 watt motor, would fit after adding the supercharger pulley in front of the crank pulley. They fit, but are lacking in power and don't pull the CFM a bigger motor will. I have been running a couple of 12" pushers, 80 watts each in front of the radiator. I am replacing the front 12" pushers with better fans, bigger, 180 watt motors for more RPM and higher flow. I also am going to use some aluminum sheet to make a pusher shroud., forcing the air through not bouncing back.
I added air and added a couple more hood vents.
The back of the radiator is covered with two 12" and two 8" thin line, 80 watt fans. I made a compromise for fitment as only a thin line fan, smaller 80 watt motor, would fit after adding the supercharger pulley in front of the crank pulley. They fit, but are lacking in power and don't pull the CFM a bigger motor will. I have been running a couple of 12" pushers, 80 watts each in front of the radiator. I am replacing the front 12" pushers with better fans, bigger, 180 watt motors for more RPM and higher flow. I also am going to use some aluminum sheet to make a pusher shroud., forcing the air through not bouncing back.