any ideals
 

I have a 91 mustang with a 351W, winsor heads, edelbrock 700 carb, shorty headers, 3core radiator, stock water pump and flex fan. the problem that i am having is that the engine bay is extremely hot to the point that everything under the hood heats up. i in search of some ideals that might help me cool the bay area down. let me knowif there is there something i need to change, check or what any help will be greatly appreciated. Ant

Header wrap, then seal it with some Silicoln exhuast coating made by DEI. That will drastically reduce the underhood temperature.

will try
 

Thank you I will give that a try keeping my fingure crossed.

1) Make sure that little black lip at the bottom of the front pump cover is still on there.


2) Get a cowl hood




-Josh, aka the tireburner

You could pull the 2 plastic side skirts off the enginebay (one behind the charcoal cannister, the other symetric drivers side). I dont think they particularly serve a purpose and it will allow air to pass sideways out of the enginebay. I second the header coating or even header wrap though I think the fiberglass crap makes it impossible to work around your headers afterward. You might discolor your paint but if you remove that underhood pad, a lot of heat will go up into the hood metal and out into the atmosphere. I removed mine years ago and not a bit of discoloration.

Those side pieces help to pull air through the radiator

Thk
 

thank you all for your help i will give it a try and hope for the best. til later keep them running. Ant

Exactly what I was thinking too. When i removed that piece after painting my front bumper, my car would run extremely hot. I slapped it back on and haven't had a problem since.

1) Make sure that little black lip at the bottom of the front pump cover is still on there.

What little black lip are you guys talking about?

It attaches to the underneath side of the front bumper. Some people refer to it as the "curb scraper". It hangs below the bumper probably 3 inches or so. It is an air dam of sorts that apparently helps to cool the car. I will see if I can get a picture of mine and post it.

Here is a picture.

Put a Lincooln Mark VIII fan in the car and hook the high speed winding up to this control

www.dccontrol.com

One of the best cooling moves I ever made.