CrayZ Posted July 16, 2013 Author Share Posted July 16, 2013 I've been thinking about how tight it will be and the fact that I mounted my fuel pumps on the side of the cell... I may ditch the magnaflows and go with a smaller "muffler" like you have sunny. I like the way your car sounds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUNNY Z Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Forgot your pumps were on the side. In fact, you should probably move them lower (or closer to) the outlet height. Walbro's are a pusher, not a puller style. I've seen people have problems with their pump too high and fuel starvation / burning up pumps. Mine (single) is mounted on the front of the tank, about an inch above the bottom, just in line with the outlet of the tank. I have no issues until i get LOW on fuel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebekahsZ Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Dual exhaust is not required... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrayZ Posted July 18, 2013 Author Share Posted July 18, 2013 Forgot your pumps were on the side. In fact, you should probably move them lower (or closer to) the outlet height. Walbro's are a pusher, not a puller style. I've seen people have problems with their pump too high and fuel starvation / burning up pumps. Mine (single) is mounted on the front of the tank, about an inch above the bottom, just in line with the outlet of the tank. I have no issues until i get LOW on fuel. never thought about the fuel pump thing.. I can always move them lower is suppose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrayZ Posted July 18, 2013 Author Share Posted July 18, 2013 Dual exhaust is not required... It is on my car! no V8 should ever be without dual pipes and an x-pipe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebekahsZ Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Race ya! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrayZ Posted July 18, 2013 Author Share Posted July 18, 2013 Race ya! 30 mph roll and your on lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naptown Dave Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 I cut the only non rusted piece of my car out (spare tire well) to put duals on! Got my speedway motors radiator yesterday. Welds look better than I expected and it looks like it will fit between the subframe rails with just enough room for some rubber gasket material to act as an insulator.As long as it doesn't leak it's not bad for $180. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texis30O Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 I will take that bet....just let me get mine finished..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrayZ Posted July 18, 2013 Author Share Posted July 18, 2013 I cut the only non rusted piece of my car out (spare tire well) to put duals on! Got my speedway motors radiator yesterday. Welds look better than I expected and it looks like it will fit between the subframe rails with just enough room for some rubber gasket material to act as an insulator.As long as it doesn't leak it's not bad for $180. That radiator looks damn good. What fan setup are you going to run? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naptown Dave Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 I got a single 16" SPAL curved blade fan. I have some 20ga stainless sheet left over from work that I'm going to use to make a shroud. The radiator actually fits pretty well, I thought it was going to be too wide and it is a little tall but the core is fully exposed through the core support. Speedway sells an AFCO radiator that looks pretty much the same as the one I got but has mounting tabs on the bottom and sides for only $20 more. If I would have seen it I would have bought it. They are both double pass radiators. I am going to at least get it mocked up this weekend and I will take some pics to show the fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrayZ Posted July 18, 2013 Author Share Posted July 18, 2013 I got a single 16" SPAL curved blade fan. I have some 20ga stainless sheet left over from work that I'm going to use to make a shroud. The radiator actually fits pretty well, I thought it was going to be too wide and it is a little tall but the core is fully exposed through the core support. Speedway sells an AFCO radiator that looks pretty much the same as the one I got but has mounting tabs on the bottom and sides for only $20 more. If I would have seen it I would have bought it. They are both double pass radiators. I am going to at least get it mocked up this weekend and I will take some pics to show the fit. I need to measure my fan and see how big it is.. In my mind a dual fan is needed but I suppose a big single will work too. What kind of CFM is needed to keep these motors cool? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naptown Dave Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 (edited) I'll have to look but I think the one I got is 1600-1700 cfm. From what I've read the fan postition and shrouding is pretty important. There was an article in Rods and Customs (it think) a couple months ago about cooling I'll look tonight and see if its online Edit 2070 cfm at 19 amps. This fan is pretty 'thick' though, 3.5", I'm pretty sure I will have enough room though. Edited July 18, 2013 by Naptown Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrayZ Posted July 18, 2013 Author Share Posted July 18, 2013 I'll have to look but I think the one I got is 1600-1700 cfm. From what I've read the fan postition and shrouding is pretty important. There was an article in Rods and Customs (it think) a couple months ago about cooling I'll look tonight and see if its online Edit 2070 cfm at 19 amps. This fan is pretty 'thick' though, 3.5", I'm pretty sure I will have enough room though. Yeah I can imagine. Mine does not have a shroud. I wonder what kind of a difference if any at all mounting the fan behind the radiator and adding a shroud would make? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naptown Dave Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 (edited) Probably nothing if you keep moving all the time! I've been to Houston in April I don't think you can keep anything cool down there! I'll see if I can dig up that article, it was saying the shroud was pretty important becaues the air would just want to swirl around the fan housing and not pull 100% through the radiator Edited July 19, 2013 by Naptown Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebekahsZ Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Where ya gonna do a 30mph roll other than the street? I only go fast in an authorized place-gotta keep a clean reputation. At the track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naptown Dave Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Looks like they will fit pretty well as long as I can keep the pliers wedged in there! Plenty of room for turbos, I mean CAI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrayZ Posted July 19, 2013 Author Share Posted July 19, 2013 (edited) Just measured mine and it is 14" no clue on the brand and I'm clueless what type of radiator I have also.. I do know the radiator is about 23-24" long and about 18" tall. The actual dimensions of the fin surface is more like 21.5" wide though. I REALLY want to find a shroud for it and see if it makes any difference. I still need to spend some time to figure out my wiring too.. This thing is wired to come on and stay on as soon as your turn the key Edited July 19, 2013 by CrayZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrayZ Posted July 19, 2013 Author Share Posted July 19, 2013 (edited) Went ahead and knocked out the CAI I still have some adjustments to make but it fits nicely Edited July 19, 2013 by CrayZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrayZ Posted July 20, 2013 Author Share Posted July 20, 2013 So I wired up my RCI 90ohm GM sender for my fuel cell today. Turn on the car is this is what my fuel guage looks like.. Guage was working fine before with stock fuel sending unit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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