Running hot

by Ronald bottoms
(Baton rouge louisiana)

I have a 1976 corvette with a454bbc bored 60 over stock heads elgin pro stock cam 302/302 514/514 airgap intake holy 750 duel feed 2row 1" tubs alum radeator dull 14" 4000 cfm elect fans new hi flow long water pump gutted thrmostat aka restrictor no ac/ heatter big tube headders 2.50 " pipes to back 9.5 compreshion dom pistons 480 hp temp runs 210 at idel on road temp will get to 235 + never boils over just runs hot 2nd temP gage timing has been ck and sead to be good car has no valence under front Tryed runing wetter water in coolent also been at this for a yr now im lost

Chris Trautman @ Corvette Assembly Plant 2019

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