I'll be happy to jump on this thread too - -does
anybody know what a stock SB pump flows. Does
the flow increas with RPM, or does it reach a max
flow at 3500 or something like that?
Dick J
--- Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net> wrote:
> On your Recommendation I spent an hour on the
> phone yesterday with Carl
> Adams... of Adams Pumps..
>
> Carl is a LSR fan... and a Nascar Cooling
> specialist... it was a fascinating
> conversation and I look forward to hanging out
> with him on the 28th....
>
> He was saying what we needed was a Minimum of
> 35 gallons of Flow per Minute
> and that the Water Must in fact Flow through
> all the Block.. not just the
> Front... Back cylinders are often stagnant....
> He was a BIG FAN of
> Thermostats.... saying they need to be VERY
> HIGH.... like 190 or so.... he
> wanted the Water Temp to be in the 210 range to
> Make Power... saying there
> was 80hp difference in one of his applications
> between 160 and 210
> degrees...
>
> His other Big Comment was that the Pump needed
> to be Measured not at the
> Pump but through the Block.... at the
> outlet.... anything else is just
> guessing at what the actual flow through the
> restrictions really is...
>
> I can't remember all the conversation but like
> you John... I was very
> impressed with the guys knowledge of Cooling.
>
> Keith
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Beckett"
> <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
> To: "Land Speed List"
> <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, October 06, 2000 8:14 AM
> Subject: cooling
>
>
> > OK, thought I would give Keith a break and
> start a new thread.
> >
> > My big question is how important is the
> cooling system to HP? and
> longevity?
> >
> > Have had several problems with melted pistons
> over the years. And I
> thought
> > they were due to none cooling related
> problems (probably were). But now I
> > wonder if the cooling system was of a better
> design whether the pistons
> > would have ultimately melted (or at least
> melted as quickly).
> >
> > So (on a SB Chevy) how much water flow (gpm)
> is required for proper
> cooling?
> > Can you have to much flow?
> >
> > What's the preferred pump: belt driven or
> electric? How much HP does a
> belt
> > driven pump use vs. an alternator to drive
> all the electrical accessories.
> >
> > Should you run a thermostat? and at what
> temp? or just a restrictor?
> >
> > Is it better to design a LSR cooling system
> based on Drag Racing or
> NASCAR?
> >
> > What's up with reverse flow systems? don't
> see many in grass roots racing.
> >
> > John Beckett
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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