Now that I've put some miles on my build I have gotten a feel for my running temps and think they seem a little high compared to others with similar setups. Maybe you can help me with this.
I'm running a fresh built mild 350 sbc build (vortec heads, Lunati 60102) in an old pickup. I have a Northern aluminum radiator with a shrouded derale electric fan rated for like 2500cfm. I'm running a 185* thermostat I had to loop my heater core plumbing because the core crapped out. It seems my temperature always climbs right up to about 212* and stops dead. I have my temperature probe on the driver's side cast iron head between the front two block hugger ports.
The grill on the truck is pretty wide open and gets a lot of airflow. I was just hoping my temps would be closer to 190-200 tops. I'm guessing that getting the heater core in the chain may be good for a slight drop in temp, but is there anything else I can do?
My temp gauge displays like this:
100---^---175---^---250
My needle always rests dead center between 175 and 250 whether its 50 degrees out or 80 degrees. It never drops even when I'm doing 60 mph.
Should I even be concerned about this? Can I expect temps to drop once I put some miles on the engine? I just broke 100 miles on the fresh build.
I'm running a fresh built mild 350 sbc build (vortec heads, Lunati 60102) in an old pickup. I have a Northern aluminum radiator with a shrouded derale electric fan rated for like 2500cfm. I'm running a 185* thermostat I had to loop my heater core plumbing because the core crapped out. It seems my temperature always climbs right up to about 212* and stops dead. I have my temperature probe on the driver's side cast iron head between the front two block hugger ports.
The grill on the truck is pretty wide open and gets a lot of airflow. I was just hoping my temps would be closer to 190-200 tops. I'm guessing that getting the heater core in the chain may be good for a slight drop in temp, but is there anything else I can do?
My temp gauge displays like this:
100---^---175---^---250
My needle always rests dead center between 175 and 250 whether its 50 degrees out or 80 degrees. It never drops even when I'm doing 60 mph.
Should I even be concerned about this? Can I expect temps to drop once I put some miles on the engine? I just broke 100 miles on the fresh build.