crossflow vs down flow radiator?
11-07-2009, 07:04 PM
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crossflow vs down flow radiator? im trying to find a radiator no wider then 25.5 and no taller then 16". but i cannot find anything with a top right /bottom right flow port except for one. but it is a down flow radiator. is there disadvantage to using a downflow radiator?
11-08-2009, 08:18 AM
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From Stewart Componets website: http://www.stewartcomponents.com/tec...ech_Tips_5.htm
"Cross flow radiators are superior to upright radiators because the radiator cap is positioned on the low pressure (suction) side of the system. This prevents the pressure created by a high-flow water pump from forcing coolant past the radiator cap at high RPM. As mentioned in the radiator cap section, an upright radiator should be equipped with radiator cap with the highest pressure rating recommended by the manufacturer. The system will still force coolant past the cap at sustained high RPM".
"Cross flow radiators are superior to upright radiators because the radiator cap is positioned on the low pressure (suction) side of the system. This prevents the pressure created by a high-flow water pump from forcing coolant past the radiator cap at high RPM. As mentioned in the radiator cap section, an upright radiator should be equipped with radiator cap with the highest pressure rating recommended by the manufacturer. The system will still force coolant past the cap at sustained high RPM".
Last edited by SOMbitch; 11-08-2009 at 01:20 PM.
