Fabman said:

I'm on e85 and my water/oil temps are in the very low 200's

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On track, after 15-20 minutes, your water and oil temps are both in the very low 200s?

Does E85 have anything to do with it?

How many horsepower are you having to cool off?

What did you do for cooling?

You have to read through the 268 pages until you find the answer

Junkyard Dog said:

On track, after 15-20 minutes, your water and oil temps are both in the very low 200s?

Does E85 have anything to do with it?

How many horsepower are you having to cool off?

What did you do for cooling?

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Oil is typically 190-200ish and water is 200-210ish.
E85 helps a bunch but I have done a number of things to help with cooling.
Big oil cooler, custom 3 pass/3 row aluminum radiator, (water crosses core 3 times on its way through) 32 psi radiator cap, a bleed hose from the water neck to the recovery tank (to purge bubbles), bleed hose from top of radiator to recovery tank (again, to purge bubbles) electric water pump, no thermostat (custom hose routing) balance hoses in the heads, 16 quart oil pan, custom made hood louvers and really good rad/oil cooler ducting. I had no idea how much cooling the coyote swap was going to need so I covered all my bases and it’s worked flawlessly. I’m making 508 RWHP and racing wheel to wheel. It’s all laid out in the build thread…..

Going to build thread . . .

LOL, ok, joke on the new-ish guy. This is the build thread.

lol….

Had to happen, eventually. Where do we get ours before the 2500 are all bought up by the speculators and collectors?

Dang, I will have to buy on the " Black Market " since I wanted to give one to my grandson and he is only 10! I guess this doll is rated R , as PG-13 doesn't even fit the criteria!

You guys are funny....Its AI of course....and for the record, I don't have near that many wrinkles.

Getting back to car stuff, Fluidyne is having a sale for the month of May. The S197 3-row triple-pass radiator is $589.60 with free shipping. This is the same rad that Kenny Brown sells, and I believe is also @Fabman approved. Note that the page below has choices for single- and triple-pass -- pick the right one.

And if you're changing the radiator, consider swapping to the 2013-14 GT500 shroud (also sold by Ford Performance as M-8C607-MSVT), which has more openings for pass-through at high speed, but also flapper doors for them so the fan still pulls through the rad at low speed / stopped.

Sal and his model showing the new Fabman White Racing suit..................

Dave_W said:

Getting back to car stuff, Fluidyne is having a sale for the month of May. The S197 3-row triple-pass radiator is $589.60 with free shipping. This is the same rad that Kenny Brown sells, and I believe is also @Fabman approved. Note that the page below has choices for single- and triple-pass -- pick the right one.

2007-2014 Mustang GT500 3-Row Aluminum Radiator

Explore the 2007-2014 Mustang GT500 3-row aluminum radiator with 5MM fins, 1.75-inch inlet, and 2-inch outlet for optimal cooling performance and durability.

fluidyne.com

And if you're changing the radiator, consider swapping to the 2013-14 GT500 shroud (also sold by Ford Performance as M-8C607-MSVT), which has more openings for pass-through at high speed, but also flapper doors for them so the fan still pulls through the rad at low speed / stopped.

2005-2014 MUSTANG PERFORMANCE COOLING FAN

2005-2014 MUSTANG PERFORMANCE COOLING FAN|Ford Performance Parts

www.fordracingparts.com

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Yes those are very good but expensive radiators.
About a year ago I bought an aluminum radiator for my son’s track s197 on Amazon for 150 bucks and it’s actually pretty good….a simple 3 pass mod would be enough to top it off. If mine ever fails I’m going to give one of those a shot. The GT500 fan is a big help.

Great feature in NASA Speed News Sal!!

67GTA said:

Great feature in NASA Speed News Sal!!

From Street Car to Championship Winner - NASA Speed News Magazine

When he couldn’t find suitable parts for his Mustang, he fabricated his own, which he later sold to other Mustang road racers.

nasaspeed.news

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Well that took me by surprise…

Track Star !! Great Car !! Great Build !! Excellent write up !!

Fabman said:

My problem was 2 fold.
One is that the valve covers didn't have enough internal baffling so suspended liquid was able to leave the motor as the motor breathed at high RPM.
Two was that there was a PCV in the system that I was unaware of (looked just like the other side that had no PCV and I didn't bother to look in there-my bad) so that everything was breathing out of one valve cover essentially doubling the velocity in which the pressure flowed carrying more suspended oil, enough to fill a 5 quart breather tank up and slop out all over the tires in 15 laps.

I addressed these 2 problems for the last race and only lost about 2 tablespoons in a whole weekend of racing.
I'm calling that a win.

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I know this is super old, BUT...I am having the same issues, except with a much smaller tank. Did you go to a larger diameter PCV opening and replace valve covers? I am curious what your fix was.

WItoTX said:

I know this is super old, BUT...I am having the same issues, except with a much smaller tank. Did you go to a larger diameter PCV opening and replace valve covers? I am curious what your fix was.

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The aluminum GT 500 valve covers.

Fabman said:

The aluminum GT 500 valve covers.

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Thanks, and congrats on the NASA shoutout!

WItoTX said:

Thanks, and congrats on the NASA shoutout!

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Thanks!