I used a 15" solid steel Flexolite fan. Try to use a 17" if you can. Mines a 472 as well with aluminum heads and 10:1 compression. On a really hot, humid day, I can idle for about 10 minutes before the temp gets up to about 195. I have a 180 stat in mine. I found that the clutch fan didn't turn fast enough to pull enough air through it. It would constantly heat up to 195 during a stop light. As soon as I start moving it drops to 175-180.

Air conditioning might aggravate the heating a bit, but the 26 rad should help.

The pump is also sometimes overlooked. An air conditioning style pump needs to turn faster to maintain flow at idle. Under driven pulleys and air conditioning fans might cause some grief. I used an Edelbrock pump and regular size pulleys. Don't use the small pump pulley with the regular pump as it might cavitate at high speeds.

Make sure the mixture is not too lean and the timing is correct (12-18 initial and 32-35 total). On the street, a slower curve will help keep it out of detonation (although responsiveness might suffer a little) unless you have some good fuel available.

By the way, that's a nice rad!

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John,
I appreciate the details very much. This engine 9.2 or so alum. head, and I cammed it a very mild hydraulic for this application. The water pump is a 440 Source and the pulleys are for AC from Bouchillon.
The radiator is a custom built from Afco and I am going try and get a shroud from them . Their fan and shroud combo was to wide and will not fit.
The carbs showed rich on the dyno and that was without an air filter, so if anything I may have to lean it down a bit.
We set the total at 34* for the pulls. The curve is stock and I will have to check the intial when I get it running.
I will ask if the 17" will fit their shroud.
Thanks for your help.
Mark