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Old 07-28-2008, 08:23 PM
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Looking to upgrade my radiator for road racing, currently running a procharger (D1SC) and kooks 1 7/8 headers on the stock bottom end with an upgraded fuel system (will upgrade to a stroker 400 + cubes soon). One friend mentioned purchasing a Ron Davis unit, which looks good but is expensive and another mentioned the BeCool unit.

Looking to see what other racers are using and any help would be great!

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In 100* heat in Texas, the AFCO radiator has performed very well for my LT1 road racer ...

http://www.daymotorsports.com/produc...AFCO-RADIATORS

It's not a bolt-in and requires a little ingenuity and fab work. But it's a great piece.

Couple that with a 16" Zirgo fan and you should have no worries.
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Excellent and thanks, which model did you purchase? 19 x 31?
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I would give becool a definative thumbs up. I had a 1 ton truck raceing 4 core in my last camaro and it never saw temps over 165
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I am looking at them too cause my temp hits 130* on a 95* day with the air on since the H/C. We have a lot of those hot days around here and I have never heard a bad word about their product performance. The Strano of the cooling world
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Originally Posted by SOMbitch
I am looking at them too cause my temp hits 130* on a 95* day with the air on since the H/C. We have a lot of those hot days around here and I have never heard a bad word about their product performance. The Strano of the cooling world
I don't think I've ever seen a 130* thermostat before.


This is a customer's car we built, using a stock radiator, but it's the same principle ...





It's all in the ductwork. Big, sealed air boz forcing all the air through the radiator.

Here is the whole build ...
http://www.lawmotorsports.net/Chassis4.htm



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