Which lt1 radiator??
Which lt1 radiator?? I have been having some cooling problems, so I cleaned out the fins to find that there was a few leaves and a lot of small debris including a bunch of small rocks stuck in the condensor and radiator. I cleaned the fins the best I could with an air hose.
I would like to get a lt1 radiator to see if that helps, but i don't know what year lt1 radiator to get. Also, should I get a 6-speed one or an auto?
I have tried all of the normal things to fix this, but it hasn't helped much.
I have flushed the cooling system really well. The coolant is now very clean. My fans are set to come on earlier for the 160 t-stat. I am sure I don't have any air pockets also.
thanks
I would like to get a lt1 radiator to see if that helps, but i don't know what year lt1 radiator to get. Also, should I get a 6-speed one or an auto?
I have tried all of the normal things to fix this, but it hasn't helped much.
I have flushed the cooling system really well. The coolant is now very clean. My fans are set to come on earlier for the 160 t-stat. I am sure I don't have any air pockets also.
thanks
I'm not worried about transcooler hookups. I saw where someone said to get a 6-speed radiator even if you had an auto. I didn't know what the differences would be.
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If your looking for the best then the Ron Davis is what you want. Yes it is more expensive than the Be Cool. 100% tig welded, no epoxy anywhere it will lower your coolant temp by 20%. They have models with integrated oil coolers as well. Drop in replacement. I have a customer who went with the LT1 and had to hack things to get it to work. Still overheats... wonder why? Because it is no where near the Ron Davis in ability. We have 7,14 and dual 14 plate heat extractors as well.
Last edited by 99blancoSS; Apr 25, 2008 at 04:21 PM.
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You can use an LT1 A4 radiator on a M6 if you need, you just don't use the A4 trans cooler hookups. The A4 cooler is a closed system within the passenger side of the radiator, so no coolant will leak out.
thanks eveyone. I think a new ls1 radiator would work for me. Mine is just beat up and gunked up from the dexacool and it has ton of small debris stuck in it. If I ever go to a big motor setup I wouldn't hesitate to get the Ron Davis. I just need one that will work like mine did when it was new.
thanks eveyone. I think a new ls1 radiator would work for me. Mine is just beat up and gunked up from the dexacool and it has ton of small debris stuck in it. If I ever go to a big motor setup I wouldn't hesitate to get the Ron Davis. I just need one that will work like mine did when it was new.
Last edited by DrkPhx; Dec 14, 2009 at 09:21 PM.
So which lt1 should I get.........a auto or a 6-speed. I have a separate trans cooler, so that is not an issue. Is that the only difference in the auto vs the manual. Also is there a difference in the year models? I priced a lt1 6-speed 96 model radiator..........will that work?
thanks for the help
thanks for the help
That 96 6-speed radiator will work fine. The 6speed and A4 radiators have exact same in/out ports. The A4 rad adds a useless trans cooler tank inside. Hookups are the same if you don't use that trans cooler tank.
I just bought a Howe Racing Enterprises direct fit dual 1" core that I a very happy with. Only had to do some minor trimming on the airbox cause it's way thicker than OEM. Also had to buy some brass NPT fittings but I guess you would have to do that with any of the big aftermarkets? The only real complaint is I had to use tranny cooler lines and clamps to hook to the tranny cooler in the radiator. No biggie anyway.
Saved $300 over a Becool and can run my A/C in stop and go traffic with no worries.
Saved $300 over a Becool and can run my A/C in stop and go traffic with no worries.
its a direct swap, just need to cap the heater hose port unused on the ls engine.
i had to oder several different rads before i actually got one with a thicker core.. think it ended up being from napa.
i had to oder several different rads before i actually got one with a thicker core.. think it ended up being from napa.