Impressions of $175 CSF copper and brass radiator
 

Just finished installing this unit. It dropped right in and fit perfectly. There are two extra pipes on the bottom that I had to cap off - no big deal - not sure what the application for them would be.

The unit is all copper and brass, painted shiney black.
Its a two row, unlike the single row stocker. The core dimensions are identical EXCEPT it is 3/8" thicker. (at 1&3/8 inches). I did not notice any drop in coolant temp on a liesurely test drive which is OK with me, since I didn't expect any, and I run 185F at the base of the leading plugs cruising around in city traffic on a hot day.
I hope the extra thickness will help to keep temps down a little on really hot days or when running hard.

It weighed a couple of pounds more than the stocker, obviously due to the metal end tanks and the additional core thickness. The finish (welds, crimps, etc.) was excellent.

I guess probably the best thing is the lifetime defect warranty that comes with it.

I think if you're into racing and saving weight at all costs, an aluminum unit would be better, although my educated guess is that it would not cool any better on up to 300 HP setups. I think if you're pushing big HP then you would need to go to a thicker unit and possibly a 3 row.

Ordered from www.radiatorexpress.com on Monday, got it in Tucson Wednesday. For $175.00 I'm a happy camper. Time to go burp, burp, burp.:beerchug:

What did you use to cap off the extra fittings? I'm in the market and this sounds like a pretty good deal!

The extra fittings might be for auto cars. I never told anyone but when my stock radiator went I got something similar from http://www.radiatorwholesalers.com/ it cost me around $200.00 fit just like the stock and was painted shiney black. Worked well and I had it for about a year and a half with no problems.

I cut the tips off with a pipe cutter, threaded the tube, then a simple screw on brass cap with some sealing compound. You can get all this stuff at ACE hardware if you don't have it lying around. It took 10 minutes once I bought the caps. The fast and dirty way to take care of if would be with a rubber cap and hose clamp, but I didn't want to worry about a potential failure point down the road. (and you just know it will be at the worst possible place........)

I think if you order one you should bring up this point to them, they may not be aware of it or may have a different application. It would be nice to get one without having to do this. I would normally send something like this back, but it just is not worth the time and hassle for me for such a small and quick fix.

Good luck, I think it's the way to go unless you've got a big budget, or feel the need to impress everyone with your shiney aluminum radiator that no one can see anyway. I personally would rather spend my dough on other stuff, and the $325.00 difference goes a long way.