Eric Johnson
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Hey guys,
I've been having a lot of overheating issues on my 440 that is stroked to about 500 cubic inches and has a procharger on it. The engine very rapidly overheats at low speeds which I why I thought it was a radiator problem but my radiator guy said he's sure my radiator is big enough to handle my engine and I've had a few people tell me they think its timing. So I finally started messing around with the engine and the first thing I did was remove the intake tubing and check the timing like it was just carbureted. Its running around 15 degrees advanced at idle and around 35 degrees total. (I need a better timing light because it was hard to be exact) From what I can find online, being too far advanced can cause overheating. So I was wondering if anyone has any advice on supercharged Mopar engines. My Ignition is all MSD, mechanical distributor, 6AL box with an additional MSD boost timing controller. I'm thinking I should time it with no supercharger equipment then if I can resolve the overheating then I'll add the supercharger. What are your guys thoughts on this?
I've been having a lot of overheating issues on my 440 that is stroked to about 500 cubic inches and has a procharger on it. The engine very rapidly overheats at low speeds which I why I thought it was a radiator problem but my radiator guy said he's sure my radiator is big enough to handle my engine and I've had a few people tell me they think its timing. So I finally started messing around with the engine and the first thing I did was remove the intake tubing and check the timing like it was just carbureted. Its running around 15 degrees advanced at idle and around 35 degrees total. (I need a better timing light because it was hard to be exact) From what I can find online, being too far advanced can cause overheating. So I was wondering if anyone has any advice on supercharged Mopar engines. My Ignition is all MSD, mechanical distributor, 6AL box with an additional MSD boost timing controller. I'm thinking I should time it with no supercharger equipment then if I can resolve the overheating then I'll add the supercharger. What are your guys thoughts on this?