451 overheating, even when moving
I'm more worried about the trans cooler which pretty much sits in front of the entire drivers side of the rad, if rad starts cooling enough I can try running the trans back through the rad, with no external cooler.
I'll be swapping the 3.91s in the rear for some 3.23s soon as well, it's not a drag car anymore, but it should still do nice burnouts.
The previous owner can't tell me what this thing is running for compression, so it's entirely possible he was just optimistic about it being driven to the city without problems as he lives out in the country.
After 50 odd years no two of these are the same anymore, all I can do is take the helpful advice here and apply it till something works. It's not urgent, I've got the time to sort it out, I'm actually enjoying this process. Besides I got this for a daily driver/drag car.
Noted, but it should push at least 1200 or 1300 CFM. If it doesn't work then it's easy enough to remove. It will pretty much be the same setup as a guy I met last week who was overheating his 440, efan pushing, mechanical fan pulling, he can now drive around with no worries.
I'm more worried about the trans cooler which pretty much sits in front of the entire drivers side of the rad, if rad starts cooling enough I can try running the trans back through the rad, with no external cooler.
I'll be swapping the 3.91s in the rear for some 3.23s soon as well, it's not a drag car anymore, but it should still do nice burnouts.
The previous owner can't tell me what this thing is running for compression, so it's entirely possible he was just optimistic about it being driven to the city without problems as he lives out in the country.
After 50 odd years no two of these are the same anymore, all I can do is take the helpful advice here and apply it till something works. It's not urgent, I've got the time to sort it out, I'm actually enjoying this process. Besides I got this for a daily driver/drag car.