Cooling issues, could use some advice

autoxcuda said
Reading all your other comments and no reading this, it seems your grille opening is just not big enough to feed your radiator.

Just like how 69 Dodge Daytona's tend to overheat at idle and low speeds. Same cooling system everthing is on a 69 Dodge Charger that does not overheat. The Daytona just has a smaller grille opening.

Open up this grille squares. Maybe redirect the brake duct cutouts to feed the air box. And you liceanse plate is blocking the main grille opening. Doesn't seem like much, but in your case everthing counts. This would be a start.

superchargeddrt said
I've found that my car ran a lot cooler with my hood off. I made a big improvement by sealing the hood to the radiator support. I used foam rubber from the Home Depot. Still gets hot in traffic if I sit idling a long time but it's a vast improvement. Just thought I'd throw that out there. Good Luck

67Dart273 said
Easy to check the grille opening...........yank that front end stuff all off (ya, ugly!!) and drive it for awhile

I've given some serious thought in the past about getting a front bumper with a larger opening. Being a popular drift platform there are plenty to choose from that are designed to accomodate a large intercooler, but wasn't sure it would do the trick. I do like the idea of doing a little cutting to increase opening size though, and I think pulling the bumper off is a great idea to test that theory. This is now on my list of things to try for sure.