NeverSatisfied
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I do agree that's the way to go for an easy button, but the only way this car makes sense for me is a dual purpose car with a/c. Unfortunately that requires coming up with an alternative solution for cooling.In the absence of input from ford engineers we can make some reasonable conclusions based on what they have done previously. I think the best comparison would be the FP350S. That engine makes more power than most of our 5.0 coyotes and they determined that a big radiator and a Setrab 960 oil cooler both ducted and with hood vents provided sufficient cooling for road racing with 50hr engine life between overhauls. What temps does that yield in harsh conditions? Is the 50hr expected life due to cooling temps or other wear variables? Not sure. But with a similar setup in my car in 90* temps with a fairly small hood vent yields ~215-220CHT and 250 oil temp. A number of guys on TMO have run this setup for many thousands of track miles without issue. So I think its at least a fairly well laid out path to relative success. Can better be done, I'm sure. What cost and how many iterations if done otherwise? A number of people in this thread are on a path to finding out!
Just throwing it out there again since there's what feels like a lot of wheel re-inventing going on here.
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