Help cooling 408 stroker

fsoria1315 said

I have a 69 Dart with a 408 stoker currently have a 22 inch Champion 4 row radiator and a 16 inch stage 2 Champion cooling Fan 2200 CFM. Car still runs hot and need some advice what I can do for more cooling. I only have little more then 2 and a half inches from radiator to pulley. What are my options?

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A few things here..

-Personally, I don't feel 210-220 is too hot. I have a few muscle cars and 220 puts the needle straight up and down on the factory gauge, which would suggest that the factory felt that temp was ok.
-If you want to have better cooling, get rid of the 4 core rad. Yes, I know it sucks to shell out $500 for another rad. But, the key to cooling is surface area. Get a 2 core rad with 1.25" tubes. That way you have more fluid being exposed to cooling air flow. You will see a big difference.
-Are you running a 160 or 180 thermostat? If you have a 180, try switching to 160. This will allow water to start flowing at a lower temp and begin the cooling process sooner.
-How is your fuel to air mixture? Dropping more fuel into the cylinder which causes a hotter burn. You can drop 10 degrees just with a carb adjustment.