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Overheating with Full Race Intercooler
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<blockquote data-quote="roostinyfz" data-source="post: 1271511" data-attributes="member: 5837"><p>A cooler thermostat does not increase the vehicles cooling ability. It simply lowers the temperature at which the coolant mixes with warmer temps inside the engine. It would not increase cooling performance. It would still overheat. </p><p></p><p>I know the skidplate is not really close to the radiator, but the top of the skidplate does land about at the bottom of the radiator, and with 3 lightbars plugging up the area where air could flow along with the intercooler above the skidplate, the radiator really is not getting much air at all. I figured by putting a large hole in the skidplate with wire mesh for protection, could only help cool some? I am going to take the skidplate off to test this. </p><p></p><p>I also do believe removing all the honeycomb and perhaps cutting Ford out like the Z28's flow tie it would actually increase air flow. Thought it would look cool to see the radiator and small lightbars behind the grille. Plus it would allow more light to be emitted from the lightbar. </p><p></p><p>BTW, My truck did not overheat last summer without the intercooler.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="roostinyfz, post: 1271511, member: 5837"] A cooler thermostat does not increase the vehicles cooling ability. It simply lowers the temperature at which the coolant mixes with warmer temps inside the engine. It would not increase cooling performance. It would still overheat. I know the skidplate is not really close to the radiator, but the top of the skidplate does land about at the bottom of the radiator, and with 3 lightbars plugging up the area where air could flow along with the intercooler above the skidplate, the radiator really is not getting much air at all. I figured by putting a large hole in the skidplate with wire mesh for protection, could only help cool some? I am going to take the skidplate off to test this. I also do believe removing all the honeycomb and perhaps cutting Ford out like the Z28's flow tie it would actually increase air flow. Thought it would look cool to see the radiator and small lightbars behind the grille. Plus it would allow more light to be emitted from the lightbar. BTW, My truck did not overheat last summer without the intercooler. [/QUOTE]
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