street stock running hot?
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street stock running hot?
I have a dirt car with a .060" over 350, 450 cam, after about ten minutes the temp is pushing 200 deg. new motor,new tripple pass radiator, custom fan box, 30% reduction pulleies. Timming 4 deg. advanced Can anyone help me cool this thing down?
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Re: street stock running hot?
Originally Posted by MCdirt1
I have a dirt car with a .060" over 350, 450 cam, after about ten minutes the temp is pushing 200 deg. new motor,new tripple pass radiator, custom fan box, 30% reduction pulleies. Timming 4 deg. advanced Can anyone help me cool this thing down?
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Re: street stock running hot?
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Originally Posted by MCdirt1
I have a dirt car with a .060" over 350, 450 cam, after about ten minutes the temp is pushing 200 deg. new motor,new tripple pass radiator, custom fan box, 30% reduction pulleies. Timming 4 deg. advanced Can anyone help me cool this thing down?
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you seem to have another issue here with incorrect timing or you dont know what u are setting it at. A performance sbc will not run at zero or 4 degrees base timing. Do your headers glow orange when you run the car at night?
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Originally Posted by kwkracing
you seem to have another issue here with incorrect timing or you dont know what u are setting it at. A performance sbc will not run at zero or 4 degrees base timing. Do your headers glow orange when you run the car at night?
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Originally Posted by blowninjected540
I seen this before. Ended up being the wrong head gaskets.