How to keep car cool in Phoenix AZ?
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Teching In
Joined: Jul 2007
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From: Phoenix AZ
How to keep car cool in Phoenix AZ? For you people who live here you know why I am asking. I had a 93 LT1 Trans w/ a four core be cool rad with SLP fan switch, still ran a little warm for my liking. Now I have a 98 LS1 and was just wondering if anyone found a combo that works good. Was wondering if an oil cooler would help out.
Thanks for your answers.
Thanks for your answers.
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Joined: Jul 2007
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From: Chandler, AZ
best advise i can give is 160* thermostat, good water pump and radiator. My last car had all new parts and ran under 200* unless i was in bumper to bumper traffic. You cant ask for any better than that in the summer time here. Oil cooler and a tranny cooler sure wont hurt. I hope that helps you.
Before I moved here I was REALLY worried about my stock cooling system being enough for the Phoenix heat... guess it was fate that a week before I moved my radiator blew a crack and started spewing coolant everywhere... Some say I went overkill but I'm the one with the piece of mind so... I went with the BE COOL #60028 radiator and it's a FINE piece of hardware! I also went with a 160 T-Stat, added some water wetter, and got my fans tuned.... since then overheating has been a thing of the past... Excellent quality radiator! My only complaint is since my fan tune, my engine bay gets dusty really quick 
Here's some comparison photos of the Be Cool vs. Stock radiators...
Here's some comparison photos of the Be Cool vs. Stock radiators...
Originally Posted by 19blackta98
Soul TKR, your ride is nice. I put a becool in my 1993 I had, was putting your current ride a pain?
Originally Posted by RedXtacy
Your engine bay gets dusty because you live in the desert.
