Radiator Q
10-29-10, 06:36 PM
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Radiator Q
Well, my funds are basically gone. I am looking for an aluminum radiator to fit into my FB. Does anyone know of any lower cost alternatives to other FB aluminum Radiators? Anyone ever use a radiator from a different car?
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10-29-10, 07:01 PM
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the second gen radiator has been used but i cant stress this the stock radiator is very good its with a electric, they are really built well and the cool great.
If your changeing it for looks go ahead if you want it to run cooler remeber the cheaper the radiator the less cooling it will do and leak after time.
Also when dex cool (long life) anti freeze flows across aluminium it creats a ionic charge that will slowly decay and corrode the molecular structure of the aluminium
If your changeing it for looks go ahead if you want it to run cooler remeber the cheaper the radiator the less cooling it will do and leak after time.
Also when dex cool (long life) anti freeze flows across aluminium it creats a ionic charge that will slowly decay and corrode the molecular structure of the aluminium
11-01-10, 10:55 PM
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the second gen radiator has been used but i cant stress this the stock radiator is very good its with a electric, they are really built well and the cool great.
If your changeing it for looks go ahead if you want it to run cooler remeber the cheaper the radiator the less cooling it will do and leak after time.
Also when dex cool (long life) anti freeze flows across aluminium it creats a ionic charge that will slowly decay and corrode the molecular structure of the aluminium
If your changeing it for looks go ahead if you want it to run cooler remeber the cheaper the radiator the less cooling it will do and leak after time.
Also when dex cool (long life) anti freeze flows across aluminium it creats a ionic charge that will slowly decay and corrode the molecular structure of the aluminium
11-01-10, 10:59 PM
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http://www.shookmotorsports.com/FBProducts
This is the radiator i have in my avatar and profile pic. It is in my car right now... with the beehive cooler and my turbo on there i cannot get my coolant temp to even get up to 1/3 on the stock gauge!!!! This radiator is awesome!
i did have to get different rad hoses to fit correctly.
I know you said cheap so this probably isn't it for you so i would say stick with stock if you want reasonable prices
This is the radiator i have in my avatar and profile pic. It is in my car right now... with the beehive cooler and my turbo on there i cannot get my coolant temp to even get up to 1/3 on the stock gauge!!!! This radiator is awesome!
i did have to get different rad hoses to fit correctly.
I know you said cheap so this probably isn't it for you so i would say stick with stock if you want reasonable prices
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11-02-10, 02:09 AM
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Any decent radiator shop should be able to build one from scratch. I hit a deer at 80 mph in my old box van on the way to Denver. The old guy at the only radiator shop in Russel KS took what was left of my radiator, the top, and built me a bolt in one from parts on hand in less than 3 hours.
