i recently put a 347 stroker in my65 mustang.. it was over heatin to about 220 degreess and on and i had to pull over jus drivin about three blocks..i bought an electric fan and about to put a shroud. any thing else i may do or i could do? thanks i need some help

 

What radiator do you have? If it's a stock radiator and you have a healthy build, all the fans and shrouds in the world aren't gonna fix the fact that you have an inadequate radiator

 

+1, that won't do anything. You need to step up the size, and/or # of cores. Also, put some water wetter in there

 

Have your radiator rodded out if it is old and has not been rodded in the last few years. You may need to get a new radiator with more rows of tubes, like a 3 row, or a 4 row. A 4 row would be your best bet to make sure that you have enough radiator to get the job done.

A 2 row aluminum is an option as well, we bought this one a while back, it is American made and is well built IMO.... and a direct bolt in, except that you will find that the shroud brackets are a little short, we found a work around for this issue. If you decide to go this route I can fill you in on what we are doing....

http://store.summitracing.com/partde...p;autoview=sku

http://store.summitracing.com/egnsea...40&NeXID=5

 

I just switched from a 2-row to a 4-row radiator. HUGE difference.

 

With a 347, you should use a cross flow radiatator, stock design is inefficent. Northern makes the Summit rads, and several generic Ford designs. I'm using a 9609 model that is 26" wide, including side tanks, and has a trans cooler. Easily fits between my 65 front rails. AFCO is another high quality, yet economy Mfgr. You'd need a 70 model water pump, or a crossover tube, and be aware a pet **** port doesnt come on the rads, but can be added.

 

I read somewhere that the direction of flow does not really make any difference by itself, but the difference in capacity comes from the possible abilityto install a crossflowwith a greater surface area in the same relative space...(unless the crossflow is a double pass)

Anyone else ever heard this on am I retrieving a non-existent memory? I know I read that somewhere...

Years ago I had a GM 27" crossflow radiator cut down to 18" and converted to top/bottom flow for my 39, it kept my 402 BB cool as a cucumber.... Years ago those aluminum units were big bucks..... bucks I didn't have.... now some of them are economiical...

 

Crossflow, as I understand it, Inlet and outlet are in opposite diagional corners. The staggered orificesprevent the coolant from taking the path of least resistence, as it would with both inlet & outlet on the same side. Orifice side coolant flows fast, no orifice side coolant hardly flows. Direction doesnt mater, Water dont like to go the long way.
??? Did I answer that or confuse it???

 

You answered it... but my top / bottom flow has the inlet and outlet on oppisite sides as well.... (70 351... left side inlet, right side outlet)

Will this do the same thing?

 

Here's a little info on AFCO aluminum rad install.

http://www.midnightdsigns.com/Mustan...r_install.html