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As I'm sure you know, I have the 410 stroker with iron 596 heads. Now granted we've been having some
65 to 72○ days and thats not full summer heat, but so far 160 - 180 almost not hot enough.
my combo: gutted thermostat (no burping for break in), stock 2 core brass, homemade shroud. 2 electric fans i bought here from a member. Now i say this because it's what's working for me.
i know from experience as you get closer to the big day you start triple checking. Then you start reading all the arguments back and forth like ma mopar had a team of engineers design it this way. How could you think you could do any better and all that stuff. it brings on so much second guessing mostly because of the anxiety you have about starting the new motor and all the time and money you've invested in it. my personal advice and this is just my 2 cents is to do it the way you want to, and have all the precautions in place, a fan in front of it and a hose to cool it down if things get out of control during break in. have fun ! don't overthink it! oh yeah and good luck getting any sleep the night before you start it!! LOL View attachment 20150307_144030.jpg

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