SCJeeps
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Quick observation to those concerned about coolant temps. I just changed my factory plastic bumper for a Next Venture Motorsports Adventure Series…the catch at this moment is I don’t have a winch installed.
What I observed was that my coolant temps jumped 10-15 degrees from this change alone. I have been running and observing coolant temps for probably close to 2 years and my Jeep normally runs 195-205 with excursions up into the teens if I am pulling hard up a grade, etc . My normal temps came after I swapped to the Gladiator grill inserts (open honeycomb) several years ago.
Clearly directing air flow to the radiator is critical in this system. Looking closer at the new bumper I can see a clear path over the top of the bumper and down underneath the radiator near the sway bar disconnect motor. As I said the only change I made was the bumper swap. All those plastic air dams have a purpose ! I may try to fab up an air dam/ deflector just for some testing but ultimately it won’t matter until I get a winch installed and see how the system behaves.
As you can see in the photo my grill is not obstructed at all, in fact it theoretically is more open than before but the results speak for themselves.
Before
After
What I observed was that my coolant temps jumped 10-15 degrees from this change alone. I have been running and observing coolant temps for probably close to 2 years and my Jeep normally runs 195-205 with excursions up into the teens if I am pulling hard up a grade, etc . My normal temps came after I swapped to the Gladiator grill inserts (open honeycomb) several years ago.
Clearly directing air flow to the radiator is critical in this system. Looking closer at the new bumper I can see a clear path over the top of the bumper and down underneath the radiator near the sway bar disconnect motor. As I said the only change I made was the bumper swap. All those plastic air dams have a purpose ! I may try to fab up an air dam/ deflector just for some testing but ultimately it won’t matter until I get a winch installed and see how the system behaves.
As you can see in the photo my grill is not obstructed at all, in fact it theoretically is more open than before but the results speak for themselves.
Before
After
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