428SCJ coolant operating temp ?

[RICK LAKE]

Mark Deluca Mark Here is what I have done to control heat under the hood. My first hood was the stock one with a set of KR-500 louvers bonded into it. This gave the hot air somewhere to go. They helped. My whole engine compartment is insolated. I have my header tubes in these socks that have small clamps on the bottom to keep the heat in. ERA has 2 shields built between the foot boxes and the inner fenders. I have added the sticky reflection tape that they use for there foot box protections. I also have the screens and opening in the inner fenders for a little more air flow. I am running a Paxton hood on the car now and have alot more air getting forced through the engine compartment. I have the 1 4" fans mounted on each of the shields under the hood to pull out the air through the louvers. They flow 280cfm. I have them doubled rapped with the reflection tape for the heat. I have not been to the track to test them. I have also changed the front openings in the nose of the car for blowing more air on the front brakes. I am going to add a duct to the top of the brake ducts for fresh air to go back to the foot boxes. I have taken the era insolation and doubled it where ever I could install it. The down side is the trans and rearend are getting too hot. Have to look at cooling down this problem. I am going to try Amsoil for the trans. If this doesn't work I will be adding a trans cooler along the rail of the car and weldon pump. The same is possible for the rearend. The other idea is to add more blowers to the rear brakes and rearend. Anything to move the dead air from this area. Don C had the neat idea of a snorkel to the rear brakes on his ERA. Work in process, It never ends. Rick L.