SLP Radiator - Any Good?
SLP Radiator - Any Good? I'm looking to get a new rad that has better cooling capacity for my 2KTA. I know that Lingenfelter sells a nice unit - but I'm not prepared to spend $800 right now after all the engine mods I just bought 
Anyone have any experience (good or bad) with the SLP rad? It has a much more attractive price at $270 and is noticeably thicker than the stocker.
I know you usually get what you pay for - but if the SLP rad will make a noticeable difference in my temps - then it's good enough for right now
If anyone has one for sale let me know also...
TIA
-Jay-
Anyone have any experience (good or bad) with the SLP rad? It has a much more attractive price at $270 and is noticeably thicker than the stocker.
I know you usually get what you pay for - but if the SLP rad will make a noticeable difference in my temps - then it's good enough for right now
If anyone has one for sale let me know also...
TIA
-Jay-
Well, if that's true, isn't it wonderful that GM decided to downsize the rad in the LS1 cars 
Anybody have a part number for the LT1 rad? I can pick up the SLP version for $267 - can I really get an LT1 version from GM for less than that?
Anybody have a part number for the LT1 rad? I can pick up the SLP version for $267 - can I really get an LT1 version from GM for less than that?
Thats the first ive heard that its a LT1 radiator.. i heard they have them made?? hmm
Anyways, i had one on my old SS and it worked great.. car never got hot at open track days
Anyways, i had one on my old SS and it worked great.. car never got hot at open track days
Trust me... my friend bought an lt1, and I bought the slp for 100 more and they are identical. LT1 came with a thicker radiator because it is an iron block. Since we swapped to iron blocks we also swapped to the bigger lt1 radiators, and they work great. He bought his from a local radiator shop not a dealer. I believe it was 175. You just have to put a cap on the heater line on the driver side. Other than that it slides right in with no modifications.
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I heard the same thing about the LT1 radiators and am looking into this too. What year radiator did he get. I had a 1995 LT1 and it had the low coolant sensor. What about that? Is there any other mods that need to be done to it? will the tranny lines hook right up too?
The SLP radiator has the coolant sensor hole, so you'll need a sensor just to block it off...
Tranny lines hooked up just fine.
It had the driver's side heater line already blocked off.
Tranny lines hooked up just fine.
It had the driver's side heater line already blocked off.
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I checked Advance Auto Parts and they have the same part number on the replacement radiator from 1995 thru 1999...they don't show one for 2000+, but my guess is that it's the same....
Here's a pic with the dimensions.
Here's a pic with the dimensions.
I'm also interested in this. I checked rockauto.com a while back and the radiators they show for the lt1 and ls1 are almost exactly the same dimensions, and are single row. So does this mean the stock lt1 and ls1 radiators are the same? Or could the lt1 version have more pipes or whatever so it cools more, even though it's the same size?