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...Wizard Cooling 1640-200 Radiator here is what I have done. First I pulled and checked the thermostat. I had thought that I had installed a 160* thermostat. I had actually installed a 180* thermostat.That is what is now in the car. One thing I do to the thermostat is to drill Six...

I asked the about the same question about big block pulley sizes. Never did get an answer. So I went here http://www.bpeusa.com/BPEpulleys.asp and got my sizes. Herb

It WAS an older 8 blade MOPAR Performance aluminum pump. Herb

It is not an aluminum fan, It is a steel fan. It did not start to bend. I started the car and the hub came off. After inspection, as I stated in the post above, it appears to have been slipping for quite some time. I am extremely fortunate and happy that it happen in the shop at startup...

The water pump that had the plate welded to it was not the one that failed. After welding on it the seals leaked even though I had cooled it between welds, so I had replaced it with another 8 bladed impeller pump. The plate does not or has very little effect on the balance. I had a six...

This sucks!!!!!!!!!! Just as as was making headway and being able to cool and drive the car, this happens. I got the car all back together this AM and was looking forward for going on a drive with the top down. I started the car up to leave and POW, BANG. I shut it down and this is what I...

Here are the photos of the adapter that I made to adapt the clutch fan to the water pump. I used a piece of 1/4" thick steel plate and drilled all the mounting holes then chucked it up on an arbor in the lathe and turned the diameter. The center hole is 5/8". The holes for the water...

cudavert, Not a bad idea. But I already have a pretty big hole in my hood. Herb

...am far closer to that point now then I was when I started ths project. As I stated a couple of post back the temps are toreable now, I would just like to see the a little lower. Watching the temps on a code reader, My 03 5.7 Hemi Ram runs down the road all day at 217* with no problems...

Believe it or not I told my buddy the same thing yesterday. I have already made an adapter on my metal lathe to adapt the clutch fan assembly to the water pump hub. I want to use the same fan without the clutch and see how it works. I will take a photo of my "Home-Brewed" fan adapter and...

...I also pulled my AAR Sixpack hood to install a front hood seal. While I had the hood of I went for another 14 mile drive, the temp was 89*. The car is far more responsive now than it was with the EFI and only got up to 195* and to 200* when I stopped and let it idle for a short time. When...

RustyRatRod, I had the area from the lower radiator support to the K frame closed up in the past with little or no apparent change. I do have plans to try it again now that I have done tese other mods. Herb

Bill, I did not say that the IAC was causing the higher temps. I was trying to say that due to the poor state of my incomplete tune that the engine is still running on the lean side contributing to the higher temps. There is a problem with the FAST XFI box. It is throwing a Stayus 12...

I just got back from a 26 mile round trip to the gas station and back. The temp is 91* and high humidity. On the way to the station the car held 206* when we stopped fro fuel and shut down it went to 226*. I blocked the hood scoop intakes for the trip home temp only dropped to 221*. I...

Eric, I already have the fans. I had them on the old crossflow radiator. I just need to fab a new shroud/mount for them. Herb

abody, Tech857, Thanks for the input. The thermostat has bleed holes drilled and is a high flow 160*. The thermostat is not the problem. Herb

...to take the Vert for a drive to test my cooling mods. The temps were not as warm as I would have liked for a really good test. It was around 75* to 78* and the air was pretty damp, we had rain moving in. We drove the car at varying speeds and loads so that the F.A.S.T. XFI 2.0 would...

I had one on the car at one time and it did not seem to help, so I took it off. Herb

Kitcarlson, The timing is Ok, at one time I did have a problem with it being retarded to far, but that has long since bee corrected. I think and hope most of my cooling issues are/were due to too small of a radiator and incorrect pulley sizes. Time will tell. Herb

Here is a photo of how I have my trans cooler located and mounted. Herb

2darts, Thank you for the kind comments. Johnny Dart, I run almost pure water here in West Central Arkansas and drain the cooling system for what winter we usually have. pauly v.100, I have my trans cooler mounted in in the left front wheel well in front of the tire. It is a Large...

...four bumper bracket locations. It has to be heated with a hot air gun to form it in place. Then heat is applied to each end and bent about 90* and trimmed to finish it off. A side benefit of the air dam is that it has an extension flap on the bottom that extends back to and the...

Chapter 5 - Fan Shroud I am using a factory seven blade 18" fan and a Jaguar fan clutch. The Fan Clutch is a Hayden - Heavy Duty Thermal Fan Cluthc Part# 2675 from O'reilly's. To help this combination cool better, I decided to make my own shroud. After researching, I found this how to and...

Chapter 4 - Radiator Now to the big part of the project. I ordered a 26" 67 Charger aluminum radiator from Wizard Cooling and had it upgraded to 1 1/4" tubes from the 1" tubes. I chose to spend my money on an AMERICAN made product even though it cost more. This is a very well made product. The...

...flare fittings on to the brass nipples and silver soldered them together. With the brass fittings thru the frame rail, I added 3/8" black iron 90* elbows and black iron nipples. I cut 6" x 3/8" black iron nipples in half, then turned groove with my metal lathe to help hold the 5/8" heater...

CHAPTER 2 - Crank and Water pump Pulleys The next thing I changed was the crank and water pump pulleys. I did this to try to get back as close as possible to the factory pulley ratios. According to the information on this site: http://www.bouchillonperformance.com/BPEpulleys.asp The factory...

This will be a long post by the time I am done. I have been trying to resolve a cooling problem with my 512 EFI "Home-Brewed" Dart GT convertible for some time now. I started this project late last summer. The project was put on hold while I recovered from Left Total Hip Replacement. I am now...

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