Help me choose!! Fluidyne or Summit Rad?

str8stang036

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Within the month I am getting a new radiator. Since in the future I am going blown I need a good radiator. The Fludiyne is about $330, and the Summit Rad is about $179. I know that the Fluidyne is great, but for $330 it seems hard to dish out that much for basically the same thing with the Summit Rad.

Who here has installed the Summit Rad? Tell me how difficult it was to make modifications, and how its working?

Also, anyone with the with a Vortech and a Summit Rad chime in.

 

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str8stang036 said:

Within the month I am getting a new radiator. Since in the future I am going blown I need a good radiator. The Fludiyne is about $330, and the Summit Rad is about $179. I know that the Fluidyne is great, but for $330 it seems hard to dish out that much for basically the same thing with the Summit Rad.

Who here has installed the Summit Rad? Tell me how difficult it was to make modifications, and how its working?

Also, anyone with the with a Vortech and a Summit Rad chime in.

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summit rad (NA here) is sick, cheap, and pretty easy to get on..

 

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Did you have to relocate your ccrm? What did you do to install it?

 

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My CCRM is sitting under my MAC CAI. It's wedged in pretty tight so I don't think it's going anywhere.

 

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I relocated mine.... here you can see it between my CAI and alternator.
Go here for some various pictures....

 

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I didn't, its tight tho, I'm going ot rip it all apart this winter and redo it properly with a manual fan switch. !!

 

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ive got the Summit radiator..it took about 4hours of fabrication and trial fitting to get it together right. My CCRM is also just laying by my CAI for now. But it works great and cost $150 less...cant beat that

 

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Has anyone considered getting some of the factory style mounts welded onto it? The summit rad looks good, and would be cool if the factory style mounts could be added

 

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GTPhreak said:

Has anyone considered getting some of the factory style mounts welded onto it? The summit rad looks good, and would be cool if the factory style mounts could be added

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I thought about it for a minute or two, but I'm so lazy it will NEVER happen.

 

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Fluidyne here. I got it for $310 shipped to my door. Direct fit and dropped my crusing temps by nearly 40 degrees. I can cruise down the highway at 160 degrees without my fan on.

 

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I have a Fluidyne as well. Took about 10 minutes to pu tin and fits like a glove. No relocating or fabricating anything...best fit ever.

 

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I think I am going with the Summit. First because of price, and second because its the same thing as the fluidyne. If I have to relocate the ccrm, I will. Then ill make a new bracket for the overfill bottle. It cant be too hard.

How much has it dropped your water temps? (The Summit)

 

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the Summit radiator dropped my temp 20*....now my car runs at 175-180* all day. I didnt need to modify anything for the overflow bottle...it was mounting the fan that took the fabrication

 

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I installed the Summit Radiator with extreme ease. I figured it would be a nightmare. All you need is tie wraps, rubber hose for overflow, overflow fitting, longer bolts for the piece that holds the overflow and ccrm. I did not have to relocate the ccrm, the fan fits great with tie wraps, and there is plenty of clearance for pulleys and upper radiator hose. I like a little challenge. besides if everything goes smoothly, then there is something wrong.

 

str8stang036

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Its good to hear success stories. Also did most of you get the 31x19 size?

 

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94Fauxbra

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str8stang036 said:

Its good to hear success stories. Also did most of you get the 31x19 size?

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I got the 28"x19"

 

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I would say go with the Summit!

RC

 

str8stang036

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I ended up getting the summit radiator 31X19. It has dropped my temps by more than 35*. Man does radiator cool. I think it may be thicker than the fluidyne. Its a tight fit, and there are a couple of mods, but nothing real big.

 

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str8stang036 said:

I ended up getting the summit radiator 31X19. It has dropped my temps by more than 35*. Man does radiator cool. I think it may be thicker than the fluidyne. Its a tight fit, and there are a couple of mods, but nothing real big.

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THAT's GREAT !! Good stuff, another summit rad fan!!

BY THE WAY (sorry for the yelling) BUT ford doesn't make that plastic fin that goes behind the bumper and allows the rad to suck cold air up.. Mine is broken, and my car overheats in stop and go traffic cause of it... There are no SN95 cars in the junk yards where I live (I've been looking for 10 months now) and when I put the new motor in I want to make sure I have it in place, does anyone know where I could get one???

Thanks!

 

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get the fluidyne.....no fabricating anything at all.