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Originally Posted by 67_camaroRS
Thanks guys for the input. Greg. Yes i do have a pusher fan mounted but i am going to take it off soon(i rarely turn it on.) . I do not have A/C. Temp on the street is about 210 on highway is 200. Auto trans turbo 400 yes i have cooling lines from trans to rad. 6 blades its not clutch controlled, not sure how close it is to the rad, and yes i have a stock shroud. Thermostat is at 180. Timing on the engine i know little. When i posted this thread the car wasnt timed correctly. I just had the car tuned and timed today though. and i believe the total timing is set at 36 degrees. oh and the temp sender is on the heads, though my friend told me that the headers may raise the temp on the sender. Thanks Albert
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Hey Albert... Curious to hear how you have made out since you last posted. I have a 461(454) in my 69 Camaro that heats up to 210-220 in stop & go traffic but runs a nice 175-180 almost all the time as long as I'm moving LOL. I have a 4-core radiator, stock shroud, stock mechanical fan, no clutch. Like you, my car probably needs a few tweaks including timing and maybe some carb work. But I'm guessing that pusher fan is probably a good part of the problem.
Still debating whether to go electric fan in the future because even in stop & go the fan is moving at a constant rate whereas the belt-driven fan is only moving at idle speed.-Mike