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#61
Originally Posted by 4.8T
it had a 4.8l in it. it ran fine and keep cool all the time with one large efan. even in arkansas 100+* heat. never had a problem. then in november i swaped in the ls1. keep cool all winter then into spring. one day i'm driving along when it was about 95 out maybe 90 and my truck starts to over heat. so i pulled over and the coolant was full and fan was working. so i thought well maybe its the fan. so i swap in two large fans from fal off of snakeeaters truck. which keep his motor cool. still nothing it would over heat even at speeds where you didn't need fans. but it only did it on days where it was about 90. so i bought the bigger rad and stock e-fans and the problem went away. oh and during all of this i had in the same 160 stat. all i'm saying is that there is a reason gm made the bigger radiator and why it got put in bigger trucks with bigger motors. stock they are great but there may be a problem AFTER you start really making power. with that same set up on a cool day say 80's it would heat up during a long wot run then cool back down after then hard run. its just a thought because it would suck to spend that kind of time and money on those fans and after a turbo or say a 6.0 swap and it not keep them cool. the price one the stock fans i not that much and the rads don't cost alot either.
just my $.02
just my $.02
raining hard now might end up throwing the dyno off tommorrow time will tell.
#62
The fans added more HP...
Now we are at HP 234.56
TQ 262.47
We pulled this engine 4 times in row. 1 was junk not sure what happened but it was junk threw it out.. But the other 3 runs you could lay them over each other perfectly, almost like one thick line of data .
Conculsion the stock fan is a hp robber.
So over all we are 64hp and 66ft tq.
Not too bad for under 600.00 so far....
Rick
Now we are at HP 234.56
TQ 262.47
We pulled this engine 4 times in row. 1 was junk not sure what happened but it was junk threw it out.. But the other 3 runs you could lay them over each other perfectly, almost like one thick line of data .
Conculsion the stock fan is a hp robber.
So over all we are 64hp and 66ft tq.
Not too bad for under 600.00 so far....
Rick
Last edited by TrickTurbo; 09-11-2007 at 03:47 PM.
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Yeah that might have to be down the road, still need to completely hook up the wide band so it can log with the laptop. Meth is next on the install list, then maybe fans if the wife doesn't boot me out of the house, lol!
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Originally Posted by WJ MARK
Yeah that might have to be down the road, still need to completely hook up the wide band so it can log with the laptop. Meth is next on the install list, then maybe fans if the wife doesn't boot me out of the house, lol!
WJ Mark...
Empty your PM box please....