aluminum radiator

[blown1992gt]

well I have managed to spring a leak in my old factory radiator but im well overdue for an aluminum swap so my question is who makes the best unit I want something that will bolt right in and preform well

 

[tunedin302]

Check out Fluidyne and Ron Davis ... I went w/ a FMS and have had no problems. However, I will also be upgrading soon!!

 

[04sleeper]

Ron Davis is a good radiator.

 

[boomr]

I put a Fluidyne into mine last spring along with a electric fan. Fluidyne was a nice piece, literally a drop in radiator.

 

[408stroker5.0]

Ron Davis Makes Awesome radiators, a friend of mine has one in his rod. I was going to go with one but the availability on it was kind of slow here in Canada so I went with a Be Cool setup which I am very impressed with. I combined it with a Spal Dual Electic Fan Setup through Be Cool as well which is a great set up. Bolted right on, no through the core mounting or anything. The rad fit perfect, although I did end up having to fab up my own upper rad brackets which was farily easy. Overall the rad itself was very well constructed and the quality was excellent...I'd definetly recomend Be Cool to anyone. The setup combined with a Ford Racing HV Water Pump keeps the 408 cool in traffic even on the hottest days (Around 190 with both fans going) On the highway I only need to keep 1 fan going sometimes not at all.

Shon

 

[stangbear427]

I have a Ron Davis, which worked perfectly for exactly one year, then sprang a leak right after the warrantee ran out. Like, a pretty serious leak- a bad weld inside. So I called them, rather pissed, and they sent me a bottle of special stop leak stuff. Totally stupid. Six months later it's leaking again. All my friends run Fluidynes, and none of them have ever had a problem, but my salesman talked me out of it saying I'd be an idiot to pay $100 more for it and that Ron Davis was just as good. BS. Having seen them both, even before it started leaking it was obvious visually that it isn't the same quality as all the Fluidynes I've seen. Granted, I don't hear many complaints about Ron Davis, but if you have another $100- better safe than sorry. If I had it to do again, I know I would. Now I'll still have to buy the Fluidyne... it just cost me two years and $250 more than it should have.

Spend the extra money, do it once, save money in the long run.

 

[tunedin302]

Stangbear - good to know

 

[04sleeper]

I have heard many horror stories with Fluidyne's going bad.

There was another radiator thread on here and there were more than a few that had issues with them.

So I guess its a luck of the draw.

 

[tunedin302]

Does LFP make anything for the fox? I like their stuff for the 03/04 Cobra in the MM&FF install.

 

[jammer84_03]

i gots me a frpp rad....i got 25g on the car this year and lots of road racing.....and its worked great! the only thing is i need an electric fan. but other than that it is one great buy in my opinion

 

[Black Sun 5.0]

Fluidyne in mine since last spring, daily driver, no problems whatsoever.

 

[$uperstang]

FLUIDYNE and BE COOL are the BEST!!!

 

[65ShelbyClone]

Summit has a drop-in for Fox3s for about $350. They're made by Northern which seems to have a good reputation. I had a Summit universal 31x19($180) in my '89 and could never get the temp to go more than 5 degrees over the t-stat rating. It was a real tight fit, though.

 

[rflow50]

I got an AFCO radiator, I paid $220 after shipping.

 

[408stroker5.0]

I'm not just saying this because I own one and I love it....but I have honestly not heard of anyone having problems with Be Cool Rads. I have heard bad stories about Griffins, Fluidyne and now Ron Davis(Stangbear) That's pretty pathetic about them sending a customer stop leak to fix there Rad(Good Customer Support There). The thing about Be Cool rads is they are NOT cheap...but you pay for you get in most instences right? I've had mine in my car for 2 years now and no problems at all...It's a very well constructed rad and the quality is great...Like I said in my above post I'd definetly recomend Be Cool.

Shon

 

[fiveohGT]

Do any of those companies offer 3-row? 3-row is better correct?

 

[5.0 Nostalgia]

The Fluidyne is one of the best aftermarket pieces I have on my car. One day I got stuck in traffic on the way to work and one of the connections for my electric fan came loose. The engine got pretty hot, but in 20 minutes of stop and go, it didn't overheat.

 

[PRO50SC]

I put a Fluidyne into mine last spring along with a electric fan. Fluidyne was a nice piece, literally a drop in radiator.

Yeah, I saw one locally after I had already put another manufacturers unit it. I was pissed b/c the fluidyne looked like it dropped right in. I had to modify the top mounts to make mine fit.

Spend the extra $$$$ and get a name brand!!

 

[JimBowy]

I'm happy with my Griffin Radiator

 

[stangbear427]

Do any of those companies offer 3-row? 3-row is better correct?

No. Generally, a good two row is more efficient than a three row.