Electric water pump BBL

Remember…. If you are moving the coolant too fast it doesn't have enough time in the radiator to cool down.

An electric water pump is never a good idea in a street car and in my opinion would do nothing to solve your problem.


You need air moving through that radiator.

Get a real fan and proper fan shrouding. (this is the real issue)

In your pic you can see that huge gap between your radiator and the radiator support…. Close that off. You are pulling hot under-hood air back through your radiator. All the air passing through the radiator should be outside air, not under hood air. Go have a look at a modern car…. The radiator will have adhesive foam or other things around it to prevent hot engine air from circulating through it.

This is the reason the factory radiator was much closer to the radiator support.

On the under side of your hood, near the front you should have a piece of rubber that runs from side to side… This piece of rubber lays across the radiator support when the hood is closed… Again… This is part of your cooling system and prevents hot under hood air from getting to the front of your radiator.



In summary…. You can't stay cool at idle because you are pulling too much hot under hood air through your radiator. You can't cool something to 180 degrees with 220+ degree air.