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I just got off the phone with Ron at Griffin. He knows a lot about Cobras! We went through all the usual belt tight, full of water stuff etc., just so he knows I at least know what to look for. He indicates the 19 x 22 is a small radiator for the HP, but if all is set up correctly he thinks it will work. The biggest thing he recommends first is to duct in the radiator to the nose so no air can go around it. He says this is the biggest culpret he sees. Mine has the ducting on the lower, but not at the top. As we all know air will take the path of lease resistance, so at speed (when your making more HP) a lot of the air goes around the radiator and the CFM of the cooling fan is not enough for the increased HP. I mentioned that at idle with the hood up the fan would cycle, but I had noticed it seemed to have a harder time catching up idling at a light (of course with hood down). He indicated again without the shroud that my fan is probably pulling some air over the radiator out of the engine compartment and recirculating air.
He said this may not be all I have to do, but he said to make sure it is ducted in before I spend any money.
I guess I will try that next.
Bruce
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