Randeez 2012 Budget Yukon Denali Build (stick on hood scoops galore)

[Dantheman1540]

I like the idea of a big inline pump, after having a Walbro die in my RCSB and being paranoid about the gates submersible deteriorating I think my next setup will be inline or a surge tank.

 

[randeez]

I like the idea of a big inline pump, after having a Walbro die in my RCSB and being paranoid about the gates submersible deteriorating I think my next setup will be inline or a surge tank.

not having to listen to it all the time, if one or the other dies im not stranded, was hoping to retain remote start and stuff but have a different issue going on that wont allow it to work - when i key off it shows my mph in the scanner as 164mph or something like that has to do with it, 4l80 swap problems just havent looked into it.
would be nice to have some safety in place incase the big pump dies mid pull but would need to add additional controllers.

 

[Dantheman1540]

not having to listen to it all the time, if one or the other dies im not stranded, was hoping to retain remote start and stuff but have a different issue going on that wont allow it to work - when i key off it shows my mph in the scanner as 164mph or something like that has to do with it, 4l80 swap problems just havent looked into it.
would be nice to have some safety in place incase the big pump dies mid pull but would need to add additional controllers.

A fuel pressure shut off safety would be nice. I had the hotwire kit connector get loose and it shutoff white tuning on a WOT full boost pull. I crapped my pants but luckily it was okay. A triple pump surge tank fed by a factory pump would be nice. I doubt 3 pumps would die at once but you never know.

 

[iamdub]

A triple pump surge tank fed by a factory pump would be nice. I doubt 3 pumps would die at once but you never know.

Yo, dawg, I herd you like fuel pumps...

 

[randeez]

Waterless coolant...$130 worth!

Absolutely gimme that shit. 2 gallons and a gallon of prep for it.

https://www.evanscoolant.com/products/high-performance-coolant/

Can't be no steam if it never boils?

 

[gat0r]

i like Evans coolant.
had it in few prior vehicles.

 

[randeez]

i like Evans coolant.
had it in few prior vehicles.

Thats what I keep hearing, figured i would try a different approach.

 

[randeez]

well gents... i think i've got the cooling system whooped

soo i ordered that evans coolant, a new expansion tank, some crap to mess with the steam ports. only the coolant came in so far but i figured before i dumped the expensive coolant in and still had problems, maybe i should just try some cheap 50/50 mix stuff to see if a higher boiling point would help.

grabbed 2 cheap gallons, emptied all the water out threw it in. I had some 1/8 npt holes that were where the old steam vents went to. well i just put a couple pushlok fittings in them and made a little loop from 1/4 poly tube to seal them up (didnt have 1/8 plugs). just for the hell of it i messed with that a little just trying to make sure everything was bled out of the block and after messing with it noticed it would leak. took that junk out and put some plugs in. then i also put in a temp hose from the radiator upper most port to my existing expansion tank, but kept it below the coolant level so it could bleed air out and just suck coolant if it wanted to. just drilled a hole in the bottom of it and threw in a fitting since im swapping it out anyway.

threw the cheap 50/50 in there fired it up, let it idle a bit to get the temp up. got up to like 155 after a few minutes . took it out and ran it for over n hour and the hottest it got was like 184* wanted to settle between 170-175* cruising. maybe a touch on the cool side, but not really concerned with mpg n crap. was also "only" about 80* out so a few degrees cooler than i have been dealing with.

 

[Sam Harris]

Excellent!

 

[iamdub]

well gents... i think i've got the cooling system whooped

soo i ordered that evans coolant, a new expansion tank, some crap to mess with the steam ports. only the coolant came in so far but i figured before i dumped the expensive coolant in and still had problems, maybe i should just try some cheap 50/50 mix stuff to see if a higher boiling point would help.

grabbed 2 cheap gallons, emptied all the water out threw it in. I had some 1/8 npt holes that were where the old steam vents went to. well i just put a couple pushlok fittings in them and made a little loop from 1/4 poly tube to seal them up (didnt have 1/8 plugs). just for the hell of it i messed with that a little just trying to make sure everything was bled out of the block and after messing with it noticed it would leak. took that junk out and put some plugs in. then i also put in a temp hose from the radiator upper most port to my existing expansion tank, but kept it below the coolant level so it could bleed air out and just suck coolant if it wanted to. just drilled a hole in the bottom of it and threw in a fitting since im swapping it out anyway.

threw the cheap 50/50 in there fired it up, let it idle a bit to get the temp up. got up to like 155 after a few minutes . took it out and ran it for over n hour and the hottest it got was like 184* wanted to settle between 170-175* cruising. maybe a touch on the cool side, but not really concerned with mpg n crap. was also "only" about 80* out so a few degrees cooler than i have been dealing with.

So what was the root problem, not able to build and hold pressure?