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Thread: any thoughts, my bbc gets hot @ idle
          
   
   

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    was just at the stewart website, if the stage 2 3, or 4 would really increase the water flow I would buy one, can you tell a big different in the flow vs the wiends?

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    Quote Originally Posted by hottrodd57 View Post
    was just at the stewart website, if the stage 2 3, or 4 would really increase the water flow I would buy one, can you tell a big different in the flow vs the wiends?
    that is not so EZ one pump is in a 10.5 cr 632 donovan gto and the other is on a 50 chevy 548 blown so it hard to say but i would call them and try it i think i have the stage 2 .when all said in done it could be dead air
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    Either the hot air can't get out of the engine room, or it's recirculating under the bumper and getting pulled back through the rad. The first can be fixed by opening up louvers in the fender liners, or temporarily by removing the hood. A BBC is a fat engine, pretty much blocks the normal flow that was enough for an inliner.
    If it's the second thing, test for it by just standing in front of the idling car and feeling for hot air blowing out the front end, under the bumper. Maybe some baffling will fix it.

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