Most modern cars use electric cooling fans, as well as radiators that allow air to easily flow through the radiator. All-aluminum racing radiators are often recommended for V8 Z cars. On the internet, there are many V8 Zcar experts giving out not-so-expert advice. Cooling tips On many engine swaps, the car overheats even though all the right parts are used. Often the overheating is caused by too much anti-freeze.
Never use more than a 50% mixture of anti-freeze. Some V8 Z cars overheat because the engine is poorly tuned for street driving. We have seen cars with aftermarket programmable fuel-injection overheat because the ignition timing was extremely retarded. In one case, the owner was running no part-throttle ignition advance— the car got horrible gas mileage, and it overheated. Running vacuum advance is important to prevent overheating. The genuine Chevrolet base radiator for the 1984-1986 Camaro has a core that is only 7/8? thick. Also, the Genuine Chevrolet radiators sometime have cosmetic problems (bent, or unevenly spaced fins) which has caused complaints. Download here
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Free Manual Cooling System V8 Datsun Z
