Thanks, the wheels are 16" Dyna Lite, got them off of a buddy's Capri like at least 15+ years ago they were on my Capri RS when i sold it and bought them back when the new owner upgraded.
So i lowered my 87 TC 5.0 S/C Using Cobra front coils with stock adjustable TC struts , and the rear got 99 up GT Rag springs and sway bar with a stock replacement shock. Rides good handles good and looks right.
Final post on this subject. After getting the hi side pressures down in a/c system it seemed to be ok it would run around 195 on the high way w/ ac on. A series of events alternator power wire fried towed home fixed it,car started running hot no ac on though i might have blown head gasket when i was trying to limp it home with battery dying, i'm boosted u get the picture loss of ignition fuel under load it could happen. Negative on gaskets,did plugs and finally did the T stat low and behold car runs cooler than ever once again proving i'm as stubborn as a ass maybe it wasn't as new as i thought. Car did start running like towed to buddys shop leading me to drop fuel tank feed line partially popped fixed it tried to start it starter locked up would barely crank than it started cranking and wouldn't stop, changed relay and starter had a spare,checked plugs they where done so was oil. While installing new plugs i popped a vac line I didn't like how it was rooted, it was full of fuel lol got a new diaphragm for the aeromotive reg and now shes running.changed the oil again as it was still contaminated. still wasn't running good I put a heat gun on all header tubes 1 was way colder put a old plug in it and temp went up, driving around with the a/c its at about 180 or less. Pulling injectors out next as i'm not pleased with the way its running its been a fun couple of weeks, just glad its not head gaskets.
just to answer a few questions the car was 325 psi on hi side at idle 700rpm with all cooling fans on, i released the pressure (freon) from the high side valve to 230 psi . short drive and no overheat on highway, will have to wait at least a week for some hot weather to try on a longer trip as temps have dropped where i live.
quick update had the a/c pressure checked on 80-90 deg day hi side was at 325 psi we dropped to 230psi did a 10 mile run or so on hi-way and it didn't go past 190 ill have to test it on a longer run to make sure its all good.
I did think about over cooling and i did try a regular 180 t stat last year no difference , i have not tried the heater core fan to cool the engine what are your thoughts there? There is a interesting read on cooling systems @ http://www.flowkoolerwaterpumps.com/cooling_faq.html in the cooling facts section. yes i do have one of their water pumps installed this season and no difference, so i'm leaning towards rad a buddy lent me his 3 core copper rad which has the exact same fans as mine to try but not before i take it to a local rad shop they said they could have a look to see if i have enough fan,i went to ask on how much to make me a copper rad like my friends and he cant believe that the aluminum rad i have wont cool my car so he told me to bring it by.
with the car at idle and the fans on i took a 4x4 piece of newspaper and placed it under bumper holes and it sucked it right up lots of draw. on a 60-70 deg with cool air and sunny out at highway spd 70mph rev 2k fans & a/c off temp went from 172 to 180 and stayed. in 4th at 2200 rpm 50mph no fans temp goes up from 172-190 turn fans on cools to 172, turn the fans back off do the same speed as before but in 5th less rpm and temp barely climbs mind you outside temp is about 55-60 deg. will do some more testing when the weather gets warmer. thank for your imput
all valid points and theories but the fact of the mater is at hwy speeds without the a/c on and the fans shut off the temp starts to increase once you turn them back on it starts to drop so they are actually doing something. im sure the
Yes it has a Mach 1 chin spoiler ,not sure where i read it i think it was a water pump company site stating that by slowing down water flow to keep it in the rad longer also keeps it in your hot motor longer having a negative effect on cooling. i think i'm leaning towards a larger better rad but not before having the A/C pressures checked as the car is fine at highway speeds regardless of temp. Or get new fans to draw more air with ac on not sure anymore.
T stat 160 hi flow rad is a stock size 2" thick 2 core aluminum fans are from a v6 contour I think there twin 11" they seem to pull a lot of air to keep it at 170-180 without the air on at highway speeds
Tom is the hi lo pressures based on how much freon is in the system or will the pressure rise if the condenser temp are not properly managed ? The rads new with very low miles on it, I would lean towards to small or my contour fans are tired,not sure the water pump is a flow kooler which is suppose to increase flow by a bunch.
Not sure what the a/c pressure is at hi or lo side or what it should be or how it affects my water temp?Vortech no intercooler, rad and condenser are new and free of derbies, my fans are always on. The chin spoiler is from late model restorations the cheapest one they sell its about 3-4 inches longer on each side just cut those ends off, and i had to notch the corners on the inside of the chin spoiler to follow the birds tighter radius at each corner. When i take some pics ill try and post.
