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Old 05-21-2010, 09:11 PM
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Default 4500+ stall guys, have cooling questions...

I'll be running a ~5200 stall 8" spragless converter on the street, I got two of those big 11x11 b&m plate coolers... think it'll be enough to keep the temps down? Or should I look at getting a small fan for at least one of those coolers? My thinking was that I have plenty of gear to keep the cruise rpms 3k+ which should have that converter coupling up. Thoughts?

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I have a 5000 with 3.23's and I run two coolers. One is a B&M 24K mounted dope style and the other is a Hayden that is mounted on the condenser. I also have an SLP fan switch that when activated drops the temps a legitimate 10*. My temps stay at ~150* cruising and ~180* in traffic on the hottest Arkansas days. Today was in the 80's and on the highway I was running about 120*. I would recommend a temp gauge to keep an eye on things and go from there. If the temps get out of control, you can add a fan at that point.
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yea i definitely have a temp gauge going in the car. Good to hear about mounting the cooler on the radiator, i run both fans all the time, just don't know if I can fit both coolers on the rad with the CAI i have running down the radiator.
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Dope style is pretty good, just get fancy and mount it angled so it can really pick up some air. Another trick is to space the cooler away from the radiator roughly an inch so air can flow on both sides of it.
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Pics of my cooler with fan mounted flat behind bumper cover.
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You will be fine im running a 5200 stall


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