Back in the late 80's the '71 340 4 speed 'Cuda I had ran 12.5's on street tires with a mechanical tach drive Mallory dual point, a .509 cam, 2.5" dual with generic turbo mufflers and a thermoquad with an adapter on a Tarantula intake. It ran a flex fan and never overheated.
It worked for me...
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