Engine temperature

ss3011 · 09-14-2021, 10:34 AM

If you don't plug the hole below the thermostat then coolant will just circulate within the engine and wont go through the radiator . Like most small blocks , if you get the
engine cool ,below 140 F , on the starting line , it will make more power .

1347 · 09-16-2021, 08:11 AM

Dan,
You are going from PS, to K/SA correct,? If so, just go to the electric water pump and you can then control the temp ny just leaving it off as you warm it up. I don’t know where those engine like to be heat wise but I would be surprised if the like to be over 140 at any time. Maybe someone will add that info.
When do you expect to be out?

09-14-2021, 10:34 AM	#1
ss3011 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Southeast Michigan Posts: 910 Likes: 70 Liked 239 Times in 114 Posts	Re: Engine temperature If you don't plug the hole below the thermostat then coolant will just circulate within the engine and wont go through the radiator . Like most small blocks , if you get the engine cool ,below 140 F , on the starting line , it will make more power .

09-16-2021, 08:11 AM	#2
1347 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Monroe Twp NJ Posts: 513 Likes: 1,053 Liked 1,026 Times in 281 Posts	Re: Engine temperature Dan, You are going from PS, to K/SA correct,? If so, just go to the electric water pump and you can then control the temp ny just leaving it off as you warm it up. I don’t know where those engine like to be heat wise but I would be surprised if the like to be over 140 at any time. Maybe someone will add that info. When do you expect to be out? __________________ Duane Hoven 1342 SS/GT