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'65 Radiator/Fan: Flex-a-lite 51160R

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D Durden

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Any of you guys have any experience with a Flex-a-lite product called the Flex-a-lite 51160R.

It's a fan/aluminum cross-flow radiator combo that looks promising. I need something better to keep my 409 stroker cool with, and I'm hoping this is it.

Do you guys have any suggestions or opinions on this? Know of something better?
 

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What are you running now for radiator and fan? I've heard of the Flex-a-lite setup reducing the operating temperature by 30 degrees!
 

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I'm running an aluminum downflow unit from BeCool. Oddly enough, I'm running a belt driven puller fan and an electric pusher fan. As long as I'm moving AT ALL, I can stay around 190. If I sit, it can be 60-70 degrees outside, and she'll creep up.

My only scare is that, as silly as it sounds, this setup is CHEAP. Similar setups I've seen run one to two thousand bucks. Anytime I see a great deal like this is, I get scared.
 
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