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For those of you with motors out..how wide??

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Old Jan 7, 2003 | 12:05 PM
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For those of you with motors out..how wide??

How wide is the space between the "frame" rails? I'm trying to figure out how wide of a radiator I can go with. Thanks.
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Old Jan 7, 2003 | 12:14 PM
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I can measure tonight
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Old Jan 7, 2003 | 12:42 PM
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I got mine out right now, I can measure it... Give me a few mins.

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Old Jan 7, 2003 | 01:48 PM
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A 27.5"x19" Griffen $189 twin core aluminum radiator from Summit Racing will fit. As well as a 2800cfm 16" fan if you are interested.

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Old Jan 7, 2003 | 02:19 PM
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I got 2 ft 5 inches.

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Old Jan 7, 2003 | 02:21 PM
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its 29" frame rail to fram rail at a little in front of the sway bar location

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Old Jan 7, 2003 | 09:13 PM
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Sweeeeet. After looking at those pics of the horizontal intercooler setup, it got me thinking again. I plan on getting the 27x16" 2 row radiator and run a 27x8(or 10)" intercooler. With the radiator a little shorter than stock I should come up with more a > shape instead of a 7 shape. This way I should still be able to use a stock hood and get plenty of airflow in and out. It'd be nicer to have the 3 more inches, but either way, that radiator is still quite a bit larger than stock.
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Old Jan 7, 2003 | 09:23 PM
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Just noticed that Howe also sells a double pass (similar to k2rd's that is 16.25"x27.5". Need to figure out how much that one costs. That would make running the hoses sooooooooo much easier.
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