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Old Mar 12, 2019 | 08:01 PM
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is the stock SN95 (v8) cooling system aka rad and fans good to keep a head/cam/intake ls1 or 2 cooled down in the FL heat with a/c running?

also do the 4v (cobras) come with a bigger rad compared to the 2v?
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Old Mar 13, 2019 | 10:39 AM
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How do you get the small diameter LS hoses to fit the SN95 radiator necks? I used an fbody 99-02 radiator and fans for my SN95 and it fits perfect with little modification.
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I used a couple of sections of aluminum pipe, some 90* silicone adapter elbows, and a straight thermostat housing when I put mine together. I used a stock '03 V6 radiator on a boosted LQ4, but it's also a no-AC car in Washington State, so the demands on the cooling system might not be all that high.

What hoses and thermostat do you use when adapting an F-body radiator? Stock F-body hoses? What do you need to do for mounts?
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I used a couple of sections of aluminum pipe, some 90* silicone adapter elbows, and a straight thermostat housing when I put mine together. I used a stock '03 V6 radiator on a boosted LQ4, but it's also a no-AC car in Washington State, so the demands on the cooling system might not be all that high.

What hoses and thermostat do you use when adapting an F-body radiator? Stock F-body hoses? What do you need to do for mounts?
Fbody hoses, no cuts or mods to the hoses.
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Interesting. Will have to remember that next time I need to build a cooling system. Always nice when you can use off-the-shelf parts rather than cobble something together.
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