Cooling upgrades

[runthatjunk]

That rear end is kinda epic......


I am kind of an electronics guy, wondering about the 3 relays...
As Jay pointed out, most of the "standard" or "unoversal" relays have 2 contacts, one provides a path for current when the relay is off, the other provides a path for current when the relay is energized.
Most instances ignore the OFF pole, however since your set up has 3 relays, I'm wondering if the third relay puts the fans in series, this would allow both fans to run at half speed.

The way I see it it would require two double pole double throw fan control relays to make it go series in order to run the fans at half or full voltage which is an interesting idea I think it would require a couple of diodes in  the circuits somewhere though

[FElony]

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[FElony]

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[FElony]

And Felony, although we all enjoy your pictures, there are plenty of other sites people can visit to see that sort of thing.  Not here, please...

That sort of thing? A work of art? And you didn't delete it because?

[FElony]

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[jayb]

And Felony, although we all enjoy your pictures, there are plenty of other sites people can visit to see that sort of thing.  Not here, please...

That sort of thing? A work of art? And you didn't delete it because?

Well, I hate deleting anything; seems to take away from the openness of the discussion.  But surely you understand that some people may be offended by that photo...

[FElony]

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[turbohunter]

As much as I admire the female form I also realize that those same men being men can get a bit carried away at times. Witness other forums where guys that all love the very same thing can get so absorbed into what they think/do/say that things get out of hand. You have to admit that FElony can get a bit edgy sometimes. It's his nature and I don't begrudge him that.
In this case it doesn't offend me but maybe the next picture is a bit more explicit, then the next and so on.
So I also don't begrudge Mr. Brown any bit of oversight. Even though it is a great butt.

[cjshaker]

Anybody here want me to go into the ranks of the vanilla? Speak up!

Then I'll speak up. I don't like having to explain to my wife why the picture was there as she walks by. And you can refrain from making any comments about my wife.

[FElony]

Anybody here want me to go into the ranks of the vanilla? Speak up!

Then I'll speak up. I don't like having to explain to my wife why the picture was there as she walks by. And you can refrain from making any comments about my wife.

You wouldn't have to explain anything to your wife unless you had your screen locked on to that picture all day. Old Chinese Proverb: It doesn't matter where you get your appetite, as long as you eat at home.

[jayb]

Doug is not the only one with that concern, Felony.  I would never try to drive you into the land of Casper C. Milquetoast, but a little more discretion, please...

[Falcon67]

Missed it, but if NSFW then it's a good thing.  Gotta check my Forums between projects LOL! 

[FElony]

Missed it, but if NSFW then it's a good thing.  Gotta check my Forums between projects LOL! 

I think I'll shay-shay over to Yellow Bullet for a few months and shatter some kneecaps. I've spared those miserable curs for far too long.

[Drew Pojedinec]

Well..... at any rate, to round out the thread.

Installed:
Edelbrock water pump
2, 12inch spal fans pushing
Water pump pulley changed from 7.25 inches to 5inches.

Moved 7psi radiator cap from radiator to surge tank.  Moved 13psi cap to radiator.  Filled radiator up to the top, filled surge take to an inch or two from the top.
I also bumped the idle speed from 850 to 1000.

Went for a very spirited ride (I try to beat on stuff pretty hard to see if it'll survive) and the car never saw anything over 188degrees.  Coming to a stop in town car would idle a little under 200 but ran fine.... no special requirement to keep the car running, idled as smooth as can be expected, all things considered.

Pulling into my shop water temp was 200.  I left it idling for about 10 minutes and after creeping to 210 degrees it didn't seem like it was going to go any higher.  I need to shoot the headers with a temp gun as they seem to be very hot.  Plugs don't show a lean condition, all are nice and golden brown.  The number 5 plug looked whiter than the rest previously, but it appears fine after this run. 
Previously the water was pushing pretty hard into the overflow, didn't get a drop in there this time.

For the record, it's very very hot here, so I'm going to call this a success.

Thanks to everyone for the input.

[Falcon67]

Missed it, but if NSFW then it's a good thing.  Gotta check my Forums between projects LOL! 

I think I'll shay-shay over to Yellow Bullet for a few months and shatter some kneecaps. I've spared those miserable curs for far too long.

LOL, look up NSFW in the dictionary and theres a link to the bullet.