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Originally Posted by 1ricardo
Yep, i did not see any of that! not even the line under the body going fwrd
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Hi Ricardo,
You are lucky to have an 11 blade fan, but skimped not having a thermostat, lines and cooler.
There are many threads covering the hot, early, 2.7
We are cursed by the factory's caving to smog regs and the corresponding hot running temperatures which shorten the life of almost all parts.
Most did not come with the thermostat, brass lines or any kind of cooler, so it is up to us to get the cooling.
I would agree, skip the trombone and go for the more effective Carrera Cooler.
I am looking into cutting a hole in the front valence to get more air to the cooler, as well as blocking off the valence to cooler open area on the bottom to prevent the air from bypassing the cooler.
Just like all water cooled engines, the thermostat is there to get the engine up to an efficient operating temperature and KEEP it there. IMHO, you want more cooling capability available, so that the thermostat can control the amount of oil flowing to the cooler to maintain the most desired, efficient temp.
You do not want to overcool the oil or let it get into high temps with corresponding low pressures and insufficient film thickness to protect the parts from wear.
Have more cooling capacity than you need and let the thermostat do its job and forget about it. (well not really, you still need to keep an eye on it :-)
I, like many others have gone with Chuck's, (Elephant Racing) recommendations and lived to tell about it - Seriously, I don't think he will steer you wrong.
chris
For the record, Chuck sold me a set of used brass lines , a new 85 cooler and a new thermostat, call him to see what he has available.
Unless you are tracking the car really hard, I don't think you need either a center front cooler or a pair of front fender coolers.