Radiator - Champion or Champion American Eagle

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Originally Posted by weq92f

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Where's your sender mounted? How accurate is the gauge reading you're referencing? Don't be afraid of 200* coolant.

In Texas heat, idling with A/C on my temp gauge can creep up to an indicated 225* F and will fluctuate between indicated 215* - 225* F as the fans cycle.

My gauge gets its reading near the head and my EFI gets its feed from the thermostat housing...the two are roughly 10 to 15 degrees apart...EFI being lower. Whether either sending unit/gauge combination is exactly accurate or not is unknown but I feel confident in the EFI reading being the one that really matters as far as knowing whether it's running at safe temperatures.

-Kevin

Using a autometer gauge with the sender on the intake (have a edlebrock eps) Its sits at 180 when im cruising but have seen 220.

I called champion and they recommended the american eagle as its slimmer allowing electric fans. He said both should be fine but the extra clearance would be ideal combined with its thinner so the electric fans should be able to pull air through quicker. I am trying to stay with a mechanical fan for now. In 2 other cars I have american eagle radiator with 2 spal fans. They work great but are so loud it can be annoying. Will see how the american eagle rad works with just a mechanical fan.