Oh, yeah, trust me I know LOL
I just wanted to put a better water pump on the car, anyway, since I already identified the water pump on the car as an A-1 Cardone unit before I took it off. This forum brought to light the inconsistencies and quality control with Cardone back in the 2000's and 2010's; so I figured, the one on my car is probably garbage, so let me get a better water pump while I'm at it. Most of the reviews on Summit for the Flowkooler are positive, Butler swears by it, and the GENERAL consensus on this board is neutral or positive—so I went for it.
The Flowkooler I got came with their divider plate, and right out the box, the clearance was around .075" with the gasket added. I got greedy and got it down to .050" as recommended in Jim Hand's book. Pretty happy with it there. I'm installing it soon, hopefully it gives me better coolant flow at idle. *Fingers crossed.*
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1979 Trans Am W72 400/4-Speed WS6 - Starlight Black Hardtop
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