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high temp on 97 cobra? - 4/26/2008 8:10:38 PM    pitmitch910   Posts: 87 Joined: 3/13/2008 Status: offline i hav a 97 Cobra and it has higher then normal tempeture, and i just replaced the thermostat, its alot better then it was but it still is goin above the half way point on the tempeture guage and im starting to think its bc it has underdrive pullies and they look really crappy and im not sure if they are even for a cobra. my water pump doesnt wiggle when you try to move it and it doesnt leak any fluid, but the temp goes up when i sit in traffic waiting at a stop, and it hasnt gone more the 3/4 on the guage thank god, and the fan seems to be working when the a/c is on and when the heat is on in the car the tmp also goes down. cant seem to figure it and its starting to bother me a bit. Any info is helpful!  Post #: 1

RE: high temp on 97 cobra? - 4/26/2008 8:55:06 PM    Ehmark Posts: 569 Joined: 3/1/2007 From: Napa CA Status: offline The stock radiator sucks buy an aftermarket radiator or get a 180 thermostat and either have a custom tune for the fan to come on sooner or a custom switch. I did all three things and the needle is absolutely glued to the o in normal even when im abusing her on steap hills ,before it used to come close to the L on hills.  I love my radiator _____________________________ 1996 gt with 4v swap , Visteon racing radiator, BBK coldair, Flowtech x pipe ,Steeda side exhaust, spec stage II , Nitto NT-01''s and motive 4.30''s 282 Rwhp 274Rwtq (in reply to pitmitch910) Post #: 2

RE: high temp on 97 cobra? - 4/27/2008 8:16:07 AM    pitmitch910   Posts: 87 Joined: 3/13/2008 Status: offline yea mine stays around halfway until u stop and idle or drive slow,then it starts going up until the heat is on or u get moving and then coast in neutral (in reply to Ehmark) Post #: 3

RE: high temp on 97 cobra? - 4/27/2008 3:11:38 PM    Ehmark Posts: 569 Joined: 3/1/2007 From: Napa CA Status: offline Yeah mine used to do that, changing the fan setting or adding a fan switch will eliminate that problem.When I say glued to the o in normal I mean glued lol, so the overkill solution I did was well worth it. I can run her really hard on steep hills and really high rpms on the freeway and it only gets colder : )  Before I got the radiator I couldnt go over 100 for more than four seconds without the temperature jumping way to high from my gears. The road from here to LA is full of people going over 80 in the slow lane so I had to get my cooling mods or else get tickets for holding up traffic.lol _____________________________ 1996 gt with 4v swap , Visteon racing radiator, BBK coldair, Flowtech x pipe ,Steeda side exhaust, spec stage II , Nitto NT-01''s and motive 4.30''s 282 Rwhp 274Rwtq (in reply to pitmitch910) Post #: 4

RE: high temp on 97 cobra? - 4/27/2008 4:49:36 PM    pitmitch910   Posts: 87 Joined: 3/13/2008 Status: offline yea im guna try and see if my buddies stock cobra pullies help at all then ill go from there thanks for your help (in reply to Ehmark) Post #: 5

RE: high temp on 97 cobra? - 4/27/2008 5:01:29 PM    Ehmark Posts: 569 Joined: 3/1/2007 From: Napa CA Status: offline I would suggest trying the fan mod it will help  alot and takes less time than a pulley and you dont need to buy the switch any switch will do.      http://www.svtcobraclub.com/TechApplications/engine_n_tranny/96-98_Cobra_manual_fan_switch.pdf _____________________________ 1996 gt with 4v swap , Visteon racing radiator, BBK coldair, Flowtech x pipe ,Steeda side exhaust, spec stage II , Nitto NT-01''s and motive 4.30''s 282 Rwhp 274Rwtq (in reply to pitmitch910) Post #: 6

RE: high temp on 97 cobra? - 4/27/2008 6:49:58 PM    pitmitch910   Posts: 87 Joined: 3/13/2008 Status: offline thanks ALOT man that pdf thing helps alot, im guna get on that tomorrow. (in reply to Ehmark) Post #: 7

RE: high temp on 97 cobra? - 4/27/2008 7:04:36 PM    mfj   Posts: 954 Joined: 8/20/2007 Status: offline just add water dumbass... _____________________________ 2001 SVT Cobra 5.1L Stroker, Ported 04 Cobra Heads, Stage 3 Cams, 3.4L Whipple, 28 psi... http://cardomain.com/id/martinfrenchjr (in reply to pitmitch910) Post #: 8

RE: high temp on 97 cobra? - 4/27/2008 7:05:07 PM    mfj   Posts: 954 Joined: 8/20/2007 Status: offline y dont u go to a ****ing mechanics and get it fixed? _____________________________ 2001 SVT Cobra 5.1L Stroker, Ported 04 Cobra Heads, Stage 3 Cams, 3.4L Whipple, 28 psi... http://cardomain.com/id/martinfrenchjr (in reply to mfj) Post #: 9

RE: high temp on 97 cobra? - 4/27/2008 7:21:11 PM    pitmitch910   Posts: 87 Joined: 3/13/2008 Status: offline well dude when i changed my thermostat i put in new fluid 50/50 mix, and its always full that was the first thing that i looked for a syptom of the problem. and i did take it to a mechanic and they told me to change the thermostat and start there bc if that isnt the problem then im only out 20 bucks. what could the problem be if your soo smart?  (in reply to mfj) Post #: 10

RE: high temp on 97 cobra? - 4/27/2008 7:49:07 PM    Ehmark Posts: 569 Joined: 3/1/2007 From: Napa CA Status: offline Wow MFJ being real nice today? _____________________________ 1996 gt with 4v swap , Visteon racing radiator, BBK coldair, Flowtech x pipe ,Steeda side exhaust, spec stage II , Nitto NT-01''s and motive 4.30''s 282 Rwhp 274Rwtq (in reply to pitmitch910) Post #: 11

RE: high temp on 97 cobra? - 4/27/2008 9:04:51 PM    mfj   Posts: 954 Joined: 8/20/2007 Status: offline wow, this is what happens when i let my friends get on my computer, and i am not logged out!  please disregard my previous statements!! lmao!!!  im not that bad, trust me! _____________________________ 2001 SVT Cobra 5.1L Stroker, Ported 04 Cobra Heads, Stage 3 Cams, 3.4L Whipple, 28 psi... http://cardomain.com/id/martinfrenchjr (in reply to Ehmark) Post #: 12

RE: high temp on 97 cobra? - 4/27/2008 9:18:13 PM    Ehmark Posts: 569 Joined: 3/1/2007 From: Napa CA Status: offline LOL I was starting to wonder.. _____________________________ 1996 gt with 4v swap , Visteon racing radiator, BBK coldair, Flowtech x pipe ,Steeda side exhaust, spec stage II , Nitto NT-01''s and motive 4.30''s 282 Rwhp 274Rwtq (in reply to mfj) Post #: 13

RE: high temp on 97 cobra? - 4/28/2008 7:11:55 AM    pitmitch910   Posts: 87 Joined: 3/13/2008 Status: offline haha its cool man (in reply to Ehmark) Post #: 14

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