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Aug 11, 2019 | 08:22 AM

Mikes64

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Radiator recommendations

Need some recommendations on radiators, have looked at Cold case, Egineered Cooling Products, Don’t have any power adders so would a two row with 1” or 1.25” tubes work? Planned on SPAL fans hoping not to break the bank if I can. This is for my 64 Chevelle 6.0L swap.

Aug 11, 2019 | 09:05 AM

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my brother and i have used champion radiators in a few different cars and have had great results. they have a lifetime warranty too.

Aug 11, 2019 | 10:26 AM

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These folks ( https://howeracing.com/index.php/store/radiators.html ) made mine to my specs. Paid $335 about 4 years ago (ordered during the dead of winter, not during the peak of racing season). Exactly to my dimensions, specs with all the fittings and hose connections I asked for. Emailed a hand drawing of the radiator on a Thursday evening, followed up with a phone call on Friday. I called them back the following Monday because I'd rethought the way I had some threaded fittings configured and they laughed and said "your radiator is already on the test stand". Received it on Wednesday. Two 1" rows, 24" x 16" core, custom configured. Has worked flawlessly.

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Aug 11, 2019 | 12:01 PM

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I have a Cold Case, two row, 1.25 inch tube radiator with two fans and a very tight fitting shroud for their fans. I absolutely love it. I've been stuck in traffic here in Louisiana this summer and it approached 220 F but never got hotter. This is their dedicated LS swap radiator that has the steam line fitting and I bought the variant WITHOUT an internal transmission fluid cooler - I'm running an external cooler with a seven inch fan. I'm also running a magnesium anode radiator cap to eliminate galvanic / electrolytic corrosion between the iron in the block and the aluminum radiator. This might be that the snake oil salesmen have gotton into the radiator cap business but I'm running with it. The cap was not expensive.

This is a 100 % total aluminum radiator without plastic tanks or epoxied seams of any kind. This thing is essentially bullet proof and should out last me by a thousand years.

Rick

Aug 11, 2019 | 01:31 PM

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http://www.rndfabrication.com/ABodyearly.html

Aug 11, 2019 | 02:07 PM

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Alumi-tech over on Chevelles.com and Flexalite 295 PWM fans.

Aug 11, 2019 | 04:25 PM

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I've had excellent luck with the champion radiators. I have a 3 row in my 64 now with passenger inlet and outlet and a dual derale fan kit and it stays very cool even with AC on.