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Offline Oldschool

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Re: Cooling
« Reply #15 on: August 30, 2016, 06:20:37 PM »
Spike radiator did a great job and top product. Told them the size and what I wanted and it was perfect with their fan.
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Re: Cooling
« Reply #16 on: August 30, 2016, 08:42:20 PM »
Spike radiator did a great job and top product. Told them the size and what I wanted and it was perfect with their fan.

They did mine also, I went back and had them build another oe for the gasser I am building



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Re: Cooling
« Reply #17 on: August 31, 2016, 03:19:26 AM »
That's a nice looking piece. How long did it take them to build it for you?

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Re: Cooling
« Reply #18 on: August 31, 2016, 05:14:10 AM »
That's a nice looking piece. How long did it take them to build it for you?

One Week
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Re: Cooling
« Reply #19 on: August 31, 2016, 09:58:08 AM »
Here's a couple of pictures of my Spike radiator. Took about 3 weeks to get from sending blueprints until delivery to my door.

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Re: Cooling
« Reply #20 on: August 31, 2016, 09:59:45 AM »
Sorry, couldn't get both pictures on one page.

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Re: Cooling
« Reply #21 on: August 31, 2016, 02:56:39 PM »
Looks like I need to give them a call

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Re: Cooling
« Reply #22 on: August 31, 2016, 03:37:07 PM »
317-858-0074  Talk to Keith Butler, he builds the radiators

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Re: Cooling
« Reply #23 on: August 31, 2016, 05:39:23 PM »
Thanks Roger

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Re: Cooling
« Reply #24 on: September 07, 2016, 04:56:49 AM »
greatest improvement you can make to a gas engine is to lock out the timing.  Running an advance curve at lower rpms means the timing is retarded and puts most of the heat into the cylinder heads which ups the coolant temps. 

I ran a 8.50's with a 468 on pump gas, used to stress staging at 220 when running alky cars backing up slow to build heat. I then locked the dizzy out and ran restrictors under the water pump outlets to slow the coolant flow.  The moroso pumps circulate too fast at idle as they are constant flow.  Water has a high surface tension and doesn't absorb or dissipate heat well without an additive, so slowing the flow down, giving it chance to absorb heat and discipate it through the rad is essential.  A temp sensed controller on the pump speed would also be good.