scotty you might be right about the t stat hole come to think of it I don't remember letting it get to operating temp when I filled it and I looked up how much coolant these things hold stock and its almost 3 gallons and the radiator I put in is huge compared to stock and im pretty sure I only put in 2 gallons at most I put in uv dye and changed the cap last night going to let my dad drive it around while im at work and pressure test it just to make sure since its already in there and if no leaks im going to dump everything and make sure its filled (tstat method) also im going to visit grand rapids this weekend and if this thing has no problems im going to take it up there and have zzp dyno tune it (maybe even get some injectors and do E85) wish me luck lol and thank you again for all the advice