Direction of cooling system flow?
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From: Anderson, Indiana
I'm not sure how it would make life easier or harder. 
The reverse flow cooling of the LT1 was a completely internal thing. There is nothing on the outside of the engine that changes whether the engine is reverse flow cooled or not, so it's completely invisible to the person using the engine.
Kind of a confusing question I guess???
The reverse flow cooling of the LT1 was a completely internal thing. There is nothing on the outside of the engine that changes whether the engine is reverse flow cooled or not, so it's completely invisible to the person using the engine.
Kind of a confusing question I guess???
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91 Z28 LS2 408CI, LS9 Supercharger, LPE GT7 cam, Yank3000, 3450 raceweight.
Latest numbers: 9.71 ET, 141.42 MPH, 1.40 60' , 610 RWHP Mustang Dyno
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91 Z28 LS2 408CI, LS9 Supercharger, LPE GT7 cam, Yank3000, 3450 raceweight.
Latest numbers: 9.71 ET, 141.42 MPH, 1.40 60' , 610 RWHP Mustang Dyno
www.speartech.com
Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 1,707
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From: Anderson, Indiana
Yes you'll be able to use your stock radiator just fine. But just for information purposes you could also use your stock radiator for an LT1 swap, or an LT1 radiator for your 6.0 swap. My only point was that nothing changed as far as the radiator is concerned with the reverse flow LT1. That only meant that water was pumped into the heads first, and then the block, instead of the block, and then the heads. They thought by pumping the cooler water into the heads first, they could control detonation better with high compression ratios.
Externally nothing was changed. It was one of many unusual features that the LT1 engine had.
Anyway, good luck with your project. Don't forget to tee the 6.0 coolant purge line into your return cooling system when you are finished!
Externally nothing was changed. It was one of many unusual features that the LT1 engine had.
Anyway, good luck with your project. Don't forget to tee the 6.0 coolant purge line into your return cooling system when you are finished!
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91 Z28 LS2 408CI, LS9 Supercharger, LPE GT7 cam, Yank3000, 3450 raceweight.
Latest numbers: 9.71 ET, 141.42 MPH, 1.40 60' , 610 RWHP Mustang Dyno
www.speartech.com
91 Z28 LS2 408CI, LS9 Supercharger, LPE GT7 cam, Yank3000, 3450 raceweight.
Latest numbers: 9.71 ET, 141.42 MPH, 1.40 60' , 610 RWHP Mustang Dyno
www.speartech.com
Thanks for the help John. I was under the assumption that an LT1 had to use a rad designed for reverse cooling and wasn't too sure how the LSx engines were cooled. I've read lots of good things about your swap harnesses and I'll be choosing Speratech when it comes to mine.
