Opinions on cross flow/dual pass or conventional down flow radiators?
06-18-2013, 03:02 PM
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Opinions on cross flow/dual pass or conventional down flow radiators? I'm having to switch my car to a dual pass or crossflow radiator because of my turbo location and I'm just lookin for some input from people currently running some the pros and cons vs a normal down flow one I'm running the griffin 27.5" wide 15.5" tall 3" thick normal flow right now and need to switch to a dual pass one with the same width and height but only 2" thick what do you guys think???
06-19-2013, 03:09 PM
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I've got a dual pass radiator in my Fairmont because its easier on a ls swap to have the outlet on the passenger side . its been working great in this 100 degree Arkansas heat.
06-19-2013, 08:50 PM
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I just had Becool build a radiator for me. The dual pass frees up a ton of room because the fittings are both on one side. I have pictures in the thread below:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/forced-in...lots-pics.html
https://ls1tech.com/forums/forced-in...lots-pics.html
06-20-2013, 08:45 AM
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The way I understand it... Crossflow radiators increase backpressure by a factor of 4. Since our waterpumps are not positive displacement, flow slows down tremendously.
Before I switched to a remote mounted pump, I was going to buy a few pieces of stainless tubing and make tube that could quickly/efficiently route the coolant back to the other side, so I could have same side connections.
Before I switched to a remote mounted pump, I was going to buy a few pieces of stainless tubing and make tube that could quickly/efficiently route the coolant back to the other side, so I could have same side connections.
