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Old Aug 31, 2004 | 02:08 AM
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I recently bought a 1973 Ford F250. Took out the stock 390 and replaced it with a rebuilt 429 that came off of a 69/70 mustang mach1. Ive also added 12.5:1 TRW pistons,Erson 1.73 rockers,Edelbrock 460 streetmasters intake manifold,Holly 850 2xBrrl carb,and just installed a complete MSD ignition system. Next on the agenda is the aluminum radiator,trans and oil cooler,etc... My question is- what temp thermostat would be best to install and what brand preferred if any???

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Old Aug 31, 2004 | 06:48 AM
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I use a 180*F in mine and it runs just under 200*F when running hard. Any well know name brand should be okay!!
 
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