no..the rad is very much higher than anything else - in the jeep.
i can try that...

the old camaro pump seems fine...i can try no thermostat and see what that does (flow and temp wise.) I remeber having an old ford that i left teh t-stat out of and other than having no heat cause it never got hot enough i don't recall any major issues. (gas mileage or emmissions may have suffered...who cared then and now, well, no emmissions on it and mileage will suck anyway