I have learned a lot with the cooling system and I am sure much more to come. I was having a hard time keeping temps in check. After much thinking it seems like you need to keep something very similar to the stock cooling system. I have read countless threads and the first issue is the bypass on the stock system. It is a very big bypass for a reason. Most resort to drilling holes in the thermostat and others have resorted to other methods. I removed my thermostat since I live in a very hot climate . Temps stayed so far under 170d with moderate runs then on idle. I still need to do some more testing and tuning to see how she works out. The good news is that I made my coolant setup flexible where I have lots of options and not married to just one setup. Lets see how it goes. Its also helpful to mount the thermostat as close as possible to the source, your heads.
I picked up this system that helps bleed out air, works great.
I also got rid of the cheap FP gauge that I've had for this one that I got at a great deal.
The other issue I had was the cowl hood hitting the wiper arm on the drivers side when opened. Seems like many have this issue and some remove wiper or flip wiper up when the open. For me I did not like to have to mess with any of that. I had ordered a hood shock kit from AM when they had a sale on them some time ago. I soon discovered some issues with fitment which many have reported as well so much they had to redesign it.
I had to notch the main bracket to clear the camber plates and remove some material from section so that the shock sat closer to the underside of the hood. These issues add to the problem of which some were complaining about the back of the hood bulging out.
Next up was the bracket that attaches to fender. Turns out that the hole was about 1/2" off. This is important as on the fender there is a section which is raised and this bracket can not sit on the raised section of the fender as it will push up on the hood adding to the budge issue. In my case it worked to my advantage as I just drilled another hole which moved the shock to a further back causing it to open less. The hood opens and rests on the wiper arm but not crushing it.
I picked up this system that helps bleed out air, works great.
I also got rid of the cheap FP gauge that I've had for this one that I got at a great deal.
The other issue I had was the cowl hood hitting the wiper arm on the drivers side when opened. Seems like many have this issue and some remove wiper or flip wiper up when the open. For me I did not like to have to mess with any of that. I had ordered a hood shock kit from AM when they had a sale on them some time ago. I soon discovered some issues with fitment which many have reported as well so much they had to redesign it.
I had to notch the main bracket to clear the camber plates and remove some material from section so that the shock sat closer to the underside of the hood. These issues add to the problem of which some were complaining about the back of the hood bulging out.
Next up was the bracket that attaches to fender. Turns out that the hole was about 1/2" off. This is important as on the fender there is a section which is raised and this bracket can not sit on the raised section of the fender as it will push up on the hood adding to the budge issue. In my case it worked to my advantage as I just drilled another hole which moved the shock to a further back causing it to open less. The hood opens and rests on the wiper arm but not crushing it.
