340 with edelbrock heads overheating
Wonder what the car temp would be if he put the X Heads back on?
Would not be the first time the aftermarket was wrong, especially when you add in the Chineseium factor.
Ma Mopar had it right from the start.
Thinking the earlier post about how the aluminum heads have less coolant circulating volume is spot on. Turning Up the Heat.
Also aluminum heads conduct the heat out of the block and send it to the radiator at a higher temp than the block actually is.
Get out that IR temp gun and check the block temps at the frost plugs, then go up to the front and rear faces of the aluminum heads, watch that temp rise by 60°.
Aluminum Heads are not all what they are cracked up to be.
Lots of 360s overheat, after being modded. What is the common denominator?
Aluminum Heads, sure it's more performance but they can't dump the heat.
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Wonder what the car temp would be if he put the X Heads back on?
Would not be the first time the aftermarket was wrong, especially when you add in the Chineseium factor.
Ma Mopar had it right from the start.
Thinking the earlier post about how the aluminum heads have less coolant circulating volume is spot on. Turning Up the Heat.
Also aluminum heads conduct the heat out of the block and send it to the radiator at a higher temp than the block actually is.
Get out that IR temp gun and check the block temps at the frost plugs, then go up to the front and rear faces of the aluminum heads, watch that temp rise by 60°.
Aluminum Heads are not all what they are cracked up to be.
Lots of 360s overheat, after being modded. What is the common denominator?
Aluminum Heads, sure it's more performance but they can't dump the heat.
☆☆☆☆☆