Underhood heat

Scenario: 73 Newport with a Musclecar makeover; rebuilt 400 with flat top Pistons, shaved heads, "Stage II" camshaft, 4 bbl, headers, MSD ignition, aluminum radiator, dual electric fans, electric fuel pump, lots of chrome, open style air filter, etc... Looks, runs & sounds badass. Dismal fuel economy however, passes everything but a gas station. Not a problem really, this is to be expected. But it gets HOT under the hood! Already melted some plastic wire looms that were too close to the...

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Author: SuperDave