Hot Running Windsor based 427 FFR Roadster

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Originally Posted by mikeinatlanta

Think about it. If moving too fast through a heat exchanger was a detriment to heat transfer, then going too fast would have the same effect due to excess airflow and cars would overheat at high speed. While there isn't a reasonable purpose to running no thermostat on a car, the reality is that it causes overheating is an old wives tale. It's based on anecdotal reasoning from troubleshooting overheating cars with a little confusion regarding single pass heat exchangers vs recirculating systems.

You are wrong, but you are certainly entitled to your "opinion." A properly constructed heat exchange system with the right thermostat will offset and resolve any notion that higher speeds would in turn escalate heat. That's why it's a heat exchanger. You can call it old wives tales but it takes two of my hands to count how many times I have helped people with overheating engines in cars that operate in the street and the problem was either the wrong thermostat or one missing and nothing else.

I am not here to predict the OP's problem and look smart and cool. My posts generally offer advice based on my experiences. It would appear the OP has ruled out the thermostat anyway.