TOM B said:
Tom, with a blown car you are way under cooled. A 17" radiator will just not cut it. I would consider a larger radiator and cut out the core to accept it. I went the extreme route and just welded in a 67-68 radiator core, used saddle brackets and mounted the 24" wide griffin in there. I'm in Vegas and my car has very steady cooling. Dual flex-a-lite slimline elec fans are drawing the air.
I'm pretty sure there are a few on this board that just cut their 65-66 and used the 20" 67-68 version and have had success. Either way you need way more air and water volume to keep it significantly cooler.
im assuming you found my post in the other cooling thread.
http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=552476
heres what i found! should work great
,http://store.summitracing.com/defau...t=egnsearch.asp
http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=552476
heres what i found! should work great
,http://store.summitracing.com/defau...t=egnsearch.asp
ive brought this topic up on must&more, but id be interested in all your input as well...
assuming for case, both setups have a 20x20 core support opening, which would be better off for cooling:
1) running a larger radiator with less fins exposed to direct air.
*ie - 24or26" wide 2 row 1"tube aluminum radiator
vs
2) running a smaller radiator with most or all fins exposed to direct air:
*ie - 20" wide 2 row 1" tube aluminum radiator
I would think one would be better off with greater fluid capacity, even tho there would be 4-6" of unexposed fins. What are everyones thoughts on this?
assuming for case, both setups have a 20x20 core support opening, which would be better off for cooling:
1) running a larger radiator with less fins exposed to direct air.
*ie - 24or26" wide 2 row 1"tube aluminum radiator
vs
2) running a smaller radiator with most or all fins exposed to direct air:
*ie - 20" wide 2 row 1" tube aluminum radiator
I would think one would be better off with greater fluid capacity, even tho there would be 4-6" of unexposed fins. What are everyones thoughts on this?
i run a 19x22" aluminum radiator. outlet on the upper driver side, inlet on the lower passenger side. I use the STOCK lower radiator hose (can be bought from ANY autoparts store for about $15) and a flex hose from summit on the upper. You just have to bend it the way you want.
I did cut my radiator support a bit to get it to fit. I may fill in some of the spots where I took off a little TOO much metal
the radiator cost me $179 shipped.
I did cut my radiator support a bit to get it to fit. I may fill in some of the spots where I took off a little TOO much metal
the radiator cost me $179 shipped.