Been sometime since my last update so figured I would share the latest on my LS2 conversion.
After several months of trial and error and testing the rear radiator I decided to revert back to a RH front mount radiator and gas tank. Lucky for me a fellow Pelican Mkingham lives locally and had a tank @ the right price to help influence my decision, the guys at RH were also a great help.
Regarding the cooling ability of the rear mounted radiator it did the job and handled the Florida heat under normal driving conditions but I was not 100% satisfied when the engine was heat soaked and driven hard. The issue was not so much temperature related as max temp would achieve 235F and would drop to 215 quickly once in idle. Concern I was having was IAT and heat that was being spread across the intake manifold and robbing performance. IAT would reach as high as 180F. This could have been countered by adding a heat shield and re-routing the intake.
Now for the new setup max temp has not exceeded 200F and runs between 192~198F with IAT around 98F. To help facilitate this I have added 2 huge K&N filters in replacement of the smaller cone. Gas gtank was wrapped in DEI tunnel shield and I used the leftover shield to create a underbelly pan that extends beyond the tank and around the fuel pump. Great product, easy to work with and very happy with the results.
