Steam Holes my a$$

[basementdweller]

Hey there, anyone else dumb enough to run a 400 small block other than me http://www.s10v8.com/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif. Ive been playing with cooling solutions since day one (3 years ago). A 2 row griffin aluminum S-10 bolt in radiator, aluminum water pump (high flow), alu. heads and intake. dual 10\" pusher fans, 1 14\" perma-cool puller fan. Truck ran @ 210 yesterday in 92degree heat... i think i might have FINALLY found a good combo. Maybe i will overdrive my water pump next. truck has over .500 lift, but only 9:1. 10\" convertor. can idle ALL DAY LONG, but soon as its under load.. fuhgetabout-it. I think ill try that water wetter crap.. anyone used it ..thats happy with it? The guys over at Griffin insist the 400s are harder to cool than big blocks. http://www.s10v8.com/images/smilies/icon_eek.gif

[Mike]

I\'ve never used water weter but I have heard good things on it, heard claims of 15 degrees cooler. Pulling fans cool better than pushers, and more HP more heat.

[ZZ4Blazer]

I used water wetter. Saw an instant 5-9 degree drop in temp.

[mommasboy]

I am going to try it too, all i\'ve heard is that it will help. Cant hurt to try.

[newsomemichael]

Iam running something called 40 below suppose to drop the temp. by 40 degrees.I was running around 200 with a 160 stat now its running 180 so it did help some.

[4more]

a friends 79 camaro w/ built 400 runs under 200 alday long and it gets the s^&* beat out of it he also doesn\'t run fender wells i\'m sure that helps cooling some

[BUBBA]

I just tried some stuff called 40 below, its worked great so far the only problem I forsee is having to take it out to store it for the winter.

It has to be used with water and it will freeze in the winter ( well here anyways ).

[ZZ4Blazer]

Isn\'t that 40 Below stuff like $30 bucks?

[BUBBA]

30 bucks would probably be right down there, with exchange on the money I was around 45 or 50 dollars.

[ZZ4Blazer]

Damn, water wetter is $8.

[basementdweller]

Hey thanks for all the replies, nice to know some1\'s listening. Im new to the board but its great to see so many replies. I picked up a bottle of Water Wetter today ($4.8http://www.s10v8.com/images/smilies/icon_cool.gif gunna give it a whirl before i go to the track on saturday. Thanks for all the info. you guys kick ass!

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[yankeer6]

Onesicks10...I realize this is off-topic but I was wondering what you run for rear-end/suspension to run 11.40\'s? That\'s pretty impressive for a mild 400!

[basementdweller]

I\'ve got a 12bolt Currie housing, with 4.10 gears, a strange spool, strange axles, wilwood disc brakes and a pre-fabricated coil-over ladder bar suspension. You can see my truck in the pictures gallery in the finished forum i think it is.. it should be the only yellow one there if im not mistaken. I\'ve got a 1.80 60ft. time but I can\'t launch the truck at more than 2grand cuz my brakes can\'t hold me. I think im going to invest in a transbrake.