Aluminum Radiator

what size Aluminum Radiator are you guys using and what are you seeing on the streets for temp..im not going with the standered Aluminum Radiator to make room for the turbos but just wanted to see what you guys are running ( h? w? and row size) thank Jason.

Don't know the dimensions but it's the Griffin Aluminum Radiator for the Fox Body but with the larger inlet and outlet for the BBF.

what kind of temps are you seeing with that rad... ill see if i can kind the h,w,d for it on line thank Jason

31x19 el cheapo speedway motors circle track radiator. 2 rows of 1" tubes. Cools the 545 good. On a 180 t-stat, with the a/c on and 100 degree temps the water temp will climb some but it has never gotten over 200 degrees.

Greg

Jason, I am running a Summit fox body rad. It measures 24.5x18x2.25, two rows of tubes. With a 185* stat it stays right at 185 no matter what I do. I run a 7 blade mechanical Flex-a-Lite fan / shroud.

I was told the Summit rads are made by Be-Cool FWIW.

Bill

cool deal sound like ill be ok with the set up im looking at they are 16.5x 14.5x 2 2 row and runing 2 of them. Thanks for the info guys.Jason

I guess the horse power your making matters the most. I thought Be-Cool had HP ratings on their rads, but I can't find it right now

Bill

I think it depends alot more on C/R than HP. High c/r engines are alot harder too keep cool. JMO

yea I should be in the ball park of 9.5 to 10.1 on the motor not to many street mile more for the shows.

I got a dumb question Jason......does it have turbos????

Bill

o yea here is a vid so you can see the size of the turbo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwhKQlTEJPk

I've been running a Summit radiator, universal, I think 27 or 28 inch width, along with a mid-90s Taurus 2-spd fan. Car stays cool as a cucumber. I can't fathom why Be-Cool and the other brands can get so much $..

I can get any of these if you are interested. I have a couple of friends that use them and have had no trouble at all. I also have a couple of circle track guys using them on dirt and have not had any trouble.

http://www.allstarperformance.com/product.htm?prod=312

do them have any smaller ones they are all to big. looking for 16.5h x 14.5w x 2t here is a pic of what im looking at doing

For that size you will have to have a Scirocco style. Most of the time these are more expensive. I would give Griffin a call and see what they can make for you.

Northwest outlaw wrote:what kind of temps are you seeing with that rad... ill see if i can kind the h,w,d for it on line thank Jason

Ofcourse this is at the race track only. I have Two 12" fans hooked to a thermostat that kicks on at 180 and off at 170-ish. In the heat, it's never been over 200 and typically hovers around 190 with Meizer pump.