Originally Posted by
morph
Its not a bad thing to have the engine running hot! the engine would be much more thermally effiecient at higher temps than running cooler.
Yes, true, up to the point that the head gasket blows or the head warps due to the heat.
The CVH was designed to run slightly hotter, but by the same token, it wasn't designed with the prospect of still having the original radiator in it (not in this case I know) 20 years later and with a full width Intercooler covering it.
I fly the flag for GRS Intercoolers, but I'm not convinced that an Alloy rad is the right descision.