Good luck!

Kevin

 

I had my waterpump fins trimmed to limit the pressure spikes with high rpm, have any of you tried this, some guys on the east coast are doing this with no complaints. Jay

 

Sure...but it causes another problem...low rpm coolant flow.

I am going with the bypass...its worth a few hp too!

 

No offense here - I'm familiar with the operation of the BOE (since I designed it), but not with anyone else's bypass - I'm posting in this thread as an educational excercise concerning coolant system behavior.

 

I would like to see Opie's kit also. I was about to order a EEP kit cause I like how it is inconspicuous but I havent decided for sure what kit to order yet.

Good luck

 

Problem fixed...

Thermostat got trashed...and I put a new cap on for good measure since it has been blow open too many times. I pumped almost 1 1/2 gallons out of my overflow...lol. That is some serious flow rate in 15 seconds!

All better...and anxiously awaiting my Opie Bypass. I am going to weld my return bung into my Evil Twin Radiator Pipe and that will giv eme an excuse to have it recoated to match my MPI Twins!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I have one end of the chain attached to one of the motor mount bolt on the block (using a longer bolt). The other end of the chain is welded to the motor mount stancion just above where it's attached to the cross member. I do not have much play in the chains at all.

Paul

 

Here are a couple pics of the system installed on my 05:





Paul

 

Dumb question but do you hook it up too, the rear freeze plug and/or what? How hard was the install?

 

Water Jacket Plug in head...easy!

Two chains or one on the driver side only?????

 

So what does the Opie bypass thing do and what is it for?

 

I did two, but of course you only need one for torque. Once you chain one side down though the other side has a tendency to raise up.

Paul

 

You remove a screw in water jacket plug in the head, by #5 cylinder, and install the supplied fitting. There is also a Tee fitting that goes into the upper rad hose. The regulator itself mounts to a bracket that is bolted to two exhaust manifold bolts/studs. The install was easy.

Paul

 

Were did you get this bypass kit?

 

Thanks for the pics Paul, that does look like a clean install.