When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
So im getting close to the point in my project where i need to find a radiator. The problem is there isnt much space, at all. I have about 22.5 inches wide and 16-17 inches in height, but i have an almost unlimited amount of depth.
Ive been told to look into rad's for SK modified and those types of cars because they need too be pretty small and thick and still keep high HP engines cool, but im having a hard time finding something.
If anyone has any tips or thoughts, or places to look to find a reasonably priced radiator (id like to stay under 300$), im all ears.
Heres a pic to see what im dealing with. Basically in between the headlights, under the rad support.
I can go taller if i truly need to, but if i did go any taller then 16-17 inches, it would end up being the lowest part of the car (which isnt that low at all)
I used a circle track radiator (dual pass) with very similar dimensions. Make sure you use a really good fan. A Taurus 2 speed fan worked decent. I went through hell trying to keep my turbo LS E36 swap cool. A 26x19 radiator was the eventual solution.
I used a circle track radiator (dual pass) with very similar dimensions. Make sure you use a really good fan. A Taurus 2 speed fan worked decent. I went through hell trying to keep my turbo LS E36 swap cool. A 26x19 radiator was the eventual solution.
Do you have any pics of the bay? I think ive seen some youtube vids of yours. Is it still together?
Id Dual Pass the thickest they make? Is going any thicker going to help?
Do you have any pics of the bay? I think ive seen some youtube vids of yours. Is it still together?
Id Dual Pass the thickest they make? Is going any thicker going to help?
This is a pic of the 26x19 with a MKVIII fan. I believe it is ~3" thick. The manufacturer is C&R racing radiators. As a bonus, the top rail is finished. It looks "pretty" :-)
I always street drive mine. Don't own a trailer!I plug the bypass in the water pump and run without a thermostat. 80* night with the fan on high I can get the car down in the 160's in the staging lanes. 100* day I can cruise about 190*. And I have the intercooler blocking it almost 100%.
Some pics when I as test fitting it. I glassed the top/bottom and RTV sealed it to the radiator.
Didn't read previous posts, but check out eBay for the 1965 mustang radiator. I have it in my car, keeps the engine 185 and below idling in traffic in the summer. 160* thermostat, and a bomb *** fan.
01-23-2016, 07:49 PM
Where to find a small, thick radiator for 750whp 
