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<blockquote data-quote="iismet" data-source="post: 15765046" data-attributes="member: 15250"><p>It seems like I posted the boxed cooling but I cann0t seem to locate it. Below are some pictures. You cannot let air leak around the heat ex-changers it must be a sealed system. The air will follow the path of least resistance. The idea is to slow the air down and stack it in front of the radiator under pressure. You can read about this in Tune to Win by Carroll Smith. Below are some pictures of our setup. We used ABS for the blocking panels. It is a considerable amount of work, but has been well worth it -we monitor oil, water, and IC temps and we do not struggle in this area.</p><p></p><p>A few other things - I run an air to oil oil cooler buried in the drivers side fender. IIRC I purchased my setup from MM. I run a Canton 11x8 oil cooler and it is duct-ed from the front bumper cover and sealed with a plenum to the cooler. We use a thermostat between the engine and cooler which keeps the oil at 230 going into the cooler. On a cold day water will only reach 197, but oil always runs at 230.</p><p></p><p>I upgraded the factory IC HE to a dual fan AFCO. I wired a manual over ride switch in the car so I could run the fans in the pits. I also upgraded the IC pump to higher volume. On a really hot day we open the hood and switch the pump and fans on during lunch. You can read about this in the Terminator forum.</p><p></p><p>You seriously need a heat extraction hood. Either find one or chop yours up, but you need to get air out from under the hood. This will also help draw the stacked up air in front of the radiator thru it. We used the stock Cobra hood with the vents punched out and some small gurneys riveted in front of the ports . We ran this way for a couple of seasons before stepping into a True Fiber heat extraction hood.</p><p></p><p>Here are some pics of our boxing</p><p></p><p>Tape is your friend - racer, gorilla we have had the best luck. I particularly like racer. This is done with Gorilla. Notice the 2 ABS panels they extend all the way into the radiator and all the way into the bumper cover.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1450496[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>ABS, Foam, and tape. Seal your corners. Guy's have done much nicer work, but this has been successful for us.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1450497[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>A blocking panel at back - seal your penetrations as needed.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1450498[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Seal the bottom. Your blocking panels need to extend down and seal to the bottom.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1450499[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>We use aeroforce to monitor temps.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1450500[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Blanking panel for top. We refitted the hood with areocatch and then permanently sealed the top. Look at your OEM situation and tape as needed to seal the top. Or consider re-fabbing a panel if you are using OEM latch, but seal the top.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1450501[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>There are some very knowledgeable guy's who tracked Terminators in the Terminator forum. I just studied and copied and it has worked out very well.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1450502[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Notice the hood - you have to get hot air out. Buy it or build it, but you have to get control of the air.</p><p></p><p>We do not over spin the blower. It is running as delivered by Ford. We have achieved higher track speed with Lessons, Aero, and Suspension only. We run a CAI, Cat-less X pipe, and flash tune. It is track only, we do not run it on the street, that may affect your choices.</p><p></p><p>Some good stuff in the Terminator forum on running with a blower. There are some guys that ran incredibly hot setups (HP) and kept them cool. There is a thread in Open Track called "Tracking an 03". Scan thru there for some discussion.</p><p></p><p>So things we added after boxing .</p><p></p><p>HE Hood- We had success with a Terminator hood slightly modified.</p><p>Upgraded IC HE</p><p>Upgraded IC Pump</p><p>Air to Oil Oil Cooler.</p><p>Upgraded Thermostat - I understand the no thermostat argument</p><p>Dumped AC</p><p>No anti-freeze</p><p></p><p>Lastly - we run in the Pacific Northwest not the Mojave - that said we run it on 95 degree days with 2 drivers running back to back. It gets a 20 min rest every hour. It still kick's it at the end of the day.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1450503[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>chr</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="iismet, post: 15765046, member: 15250"] It seems like I posted the boxed cooling but I cann0t seem to locate it. Below are some pictures. You cannot let air leak around the heat ex-changers it must be a sealed system. The air will follow the path of least resistance. The idea is to slow the air down and stack it in front of the radiator under pressure. You can read about this in Tune to Win by Carroll Smith. Below are some pictures of our setup. We used ABS for the blocking panels. It is a considerable amount of work, but has been well worth it -we monitor oil, water, and IC temps and we do not struggle in this area. A few other things - I run an air to oil oil cooler buried in the drivers side fender. IIRC I purchased my setup from MM. I run a Canton 11x8 oil cooler and it is duct-ed from the front bumper cover and sealed with a plenum to the cooler. We use a thermostat between the engine and cooler which keeps the oil at 230 going into the cooler. On a cold day water will only reach 197, but oil always runs at 230. I upgraded the factory IC HE to a dual fan AFCO. I wired a manual over ride switch in the car so I could run the fans in the pits. I also upgraded the IC pump to higher volume. On a really hot day we open the hood and switch the pump and fans on during lunch. You can read about this in the Terminator forum. You seriously need a heat extraction hood. Either find one or chop yours up, but you need to get air out from under the hood. This will also help draw the stacked up air in front of the radiator thru it. We used the stock Cobra hood with the vents punched out and some small gurneys riveted in front of the ports . We ran this way for a couple of seasons before stepping into a True Fiber heat extraction hood. Here are some pics of our boxing Tape is your friend - racer, gorilla we have had the best luck. I particularly like racer. This is done with Gorilla. Notice the 2 ABS panels they extend all the way into the radiator and all the way into the bumper cover. [ATTACH=full]1450496[/ATTACH] ABS, Foam, and tape. Seal your corners. Guy's have done much nicer work, but this has been successful for us. [ATTACH=full]1450497[/ATTACH] A blocking panel at back - seal your penetrations as needed. [ATTACH=full]1450498[/ATTACH] Seal the bottom. Your blocking panels need to extend down and seal to the bottom. [ATTACH=full]1450499[/ATTACH] We use aeroforce to monitor temps. [ATTACH=full]1450500[/ATTACH] Blanking panel for top. We refitted the hood with areocatch and then permanently sealed the top. Look at your OEM situation and tape as needed to seal the top. Or consider re-fabbing a panel if you are using OEM latch, but seal the top. [ATTACH=full]1450501[/ATTACH] There are some very knowledgeable guy's who tracked Terminators in the Terminator forum. I just studied and copied and it has worked out very well. [ATTACH=full]1450502[/ATTACH] Notice the hood - you have to get hot air out. Buy it or build it, but you have to get control of the air. We do not over spin the blower. It is running as delivered by Ford. We have achieved higher track speed with Lessons, Aero, and Suspension only. We run a CAI, Cat-less X pipe, and flash tune. It is track only, we do not run it on the street, that may affect your choices. Some good stuff in the Terminator forum on running with a blower. There are some guys that ran incredibly hot setups (HP) and kept them cool. There is a thread in Open Track called "Tracking an 03". Scan thru there for some discussion. So things we added after boxing . HE Hood- We had success with a Terminator hood slightly modified. Upgraded IC HE Upgraded IC Pump Air to Oil Oil Cooler. Upgraded Thermostat - I understand the no thermostat argument Dumped AC No anti-freeze Lastly - we run in the Pacific Northwest not the Mojave - that said we run it on 95 degree days with 2 drivers running back to back. It gets a 20 min rest every hour. It still kick's it at the end of the day. [ATTACH=full]1450503[/ATTACH] chr [/QUOTE]
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