Reply to "Cooling tube removal"

There are certainly exceptions to what I'm about to state, but in general when it relates to Pantera cooling:

If you're overheating at speed, you either have a radiator that has insufficient heat rejection or inadequate coolant flow for the horsepower you're producing.

If you're overheating in traffic at low speeds, you more than likely have inadequate air flow, and possibly inadequate coolant flow. The latter is usually due to having inadvertantly modified the characteristic flow in the stock system (incorrect thermostat or bypass circuit for example). If you have a stock or moderately modified engine in your pcar, a well designed plenum with sucker fans promotes more even air flow across the entire radiator surface will almost always remedy low speed overheating in the average Pantera- much more effective than cutting hibachi vents in your hood! Because of the space restrictions, this usuually requires lay forward of the radiator. Here's an example of the plenum.

-My 2 cents.