high water temp issues

mwls73duster360 said

I was just reading all this and now I am a little confused. Lol my 360 duster dual core with 1" cores and flex fan has always ran around 195-200. I thought this was OK? I can stop and check fluid without it boiling out on me. Was in stop and go traffic for 2 hours in Portland never got passed 201 and it was like 75-80 out. I'm not running a shroud but I thought around 200 was where LA blocks ran.

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IMO if it's not going over 200 your fine. Heck some new cars are set up to run at 210-215 but I think that has to do with emissions and fuel economy. I prefer mine not to go over 190 because the engine makes a little more torque and doesn't spark knock on 89 octane. You got extremely lucky you don't need a shroud. Most cars do or they'll run hot in traffic. Being an LA has nothing to do with what the temp runs. The radiator size, fan type/size, water pump capacity, and thermostat all dictate what temp it runs. Most racers set their up to run 160. Some less, some more, but that's an average from what I've seen.