I've been looking for a better radiator for quite a while,,just found one on ebay,,[Aluminum radiator 3 rows of tubes] from speed cooling has them, looks good i'll let you know when i get it.. I think it'll cool more hp. and heat ??
I've been looking for a better radiator for quite a while,,just found one on ebay,,[Aluminum radiator 3 rows of tubes] from speed cooling has them, looks good i'll let you know when i get it.. I think it'll cool more hp. and heat ??
Stock Radiator works just fine ! Electric Fan and a good water pump is the only thing to worry about
Where i'm at in florida i run ac. most of the time and on a 90-96 deg. day it want's to run 200-210 deg. in traffic [ac on as usual] plus i'm getting serious about a new build for the truck,,that's why i want more cooling ability.. can't have too much cooling.. i run 180 stat - orifice drilled .125 to bleed air.. cooler day runs 180 deg. but i live in a hot state.. Thanks..
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We get up to 106-110 on a hot summer day our stock radiators hold up, as long as you have a good fan
200 DEG. is good except i'm planning on a bigger build plus this radiator was $178. on sale, couldn't turn it down .
The amount of tubes in an aluminum radiator is second to the width of the tubes. Standard for American performance radiators is 1". Many foreign radiators are just over a half inch. You may be making a lateral move if indeed yours is a foreign sourced radiator.
The last time i went to school,, 3x1/2 = 1 1/2 that's a 50% increase.. "Called surface area"... Majority of radiators now come from china [sadly] like most other stuff we consume..
This radiator has more fine fin area . The tubes are about .629.. I like the idea of aluminum tanks over plastic..
In most cases or original cooling system is great and does very well,,i'm looking for more cooling because of a bigger planned build than the 408.. The new radiator looks very well constructed,,it's worth a try.
Last edited by packard1; 04-27-2020 at 03:26 AM.