26 inch ECP in a 68 Dart

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has anyone done this and what has to be done to put it in a previously 6 cylinder dart. What are problems and downsides and what shrouds work.
 
Typical investigator, asking a question with near zero information as to what the question pertains to. :D

What the heck is a 26 inch ECP?

A radiator maybe?
 
TrailBeast said:
Typical investigator, asking a question with near zero information as to what the question pertains to. :D

What the heck is a 26 inch ECP?

A radiator maybe?
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ECP is a brand new radiator going in a 1968 Dodge Dart that was a six-cylinder converting to 8 putting in a small block 360 proximally 420 horse originally rated at 390 Mopar performance 360 what other information would you need
 
investigator said:
ECP is a brand new radiator going in a 1968 Dodge Dart that was a six-cylinder converting to 8 putting in a small block 360 proximally 420 horse originally rated at 390 Mopar performance 360 what other information would you need
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As long as the in's/out's and measurements clear your car none I guess. :D

Customer reviews are split about 60/40 (Good/bad) from what I can find.
 
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Thanks but I assume from your response you haven't done this particular install so there's not much information or help you can get with this I appreciate your response
 
The problem is most of us dont know Engineered Cooling Products. Or how many rows is in your particular part #. Or if you have aluminum or iron heads. And how much duration your cam has. Does your car have a/c? Auto or stick? Trans cooler? What size fan you running? Was a little vague and needed some info, thats all. Lots of help on here, trust me.
 
fratzog lover said:
The problem is most of us dont know Engineered Cooling Products. Or how many rows is in your particular part #. Or if you have aluminum or iron heads. And how much duration your cam has. Does your car have a/c? Auto or stick? Trans cooler? What size fan you running? Was a little vague and needed some info, thats all. Lots of help on here, trust me.
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No problem I will try to answer all questions Mopar performance 390 engine not installed yet has RT heads 202 valves Edelbrock Aluminum Intake headers Street Demon carburetor I believe a hundred and eighty degrees on the cam 727 automatic transmission no AC no power steering my first Mopar project but not my first project be glad to answer any other questions by the way the radiator has automatic transmission cooler built in 2 1"tube aluminum radiator please feel free to ask for any more information you need I am tickled to death to get any help I can
 
Oh sorry, I have only known about the Chinese made aluminum radiators from ECP that have a few fitment issue's (nothing huge) light welds that some had issues leaking in the 1" fin area's mostly and a few problems with the finish, has a heavy duty trans cooler, and cools a little better than a factory radiator for about ten minutes.

"Overall the consensus is "For the money they are pretty good"

No I have not personally used or installed one, but what would you rather have?
A few oppinions off a single car website or the collective information of the entire internet?

Oh, almost forgot. :D
 
Not to sound discourteous but in this case I would prefer A body installations they could be more helpful in this case. I do appreciate the information on the durability and the performance of that particular brand radiator it is extremely difficult in my area to find original equipment nearly impossible any and all help is welcome though
 
I would recommend a Be Cool universal radiator before one of those. Around 300, they are well worth the money. Very nice radiators.
 
Do you have a part number you would like to recommend and again any installation recommendations I know electric fans seemed to be the thing but I kind of prefer mechanical just the old fart in me I guess
 
Is this the radiator you're talking about? 26" Small Block Mopar Radiator

If it is, the one concerning thing that I see is how tall it is. It lists the height at 23 1/8". By comparison, the ECP radiator that is actually marketed for A-bodies is 22" tall.

I will say right now I haven't installed an ECP radiator. I have installed a Champion 26" radiator in my Duster, before the Champion CC374 became the CC374B and became too tall to fit without cutting the lower radiator support brace. The radiator I have in my Duster is ~22 3/4" tall, and it pretty much sits on the lower support. The new CC374B is 23.5" tall to the cap, and it will not fit without cutting. The 23 1/8" measurement will be very tight. I'm not sure it will clear without modifying the lower support brace.

As for the radiator size and cooling, it should be more than enough. The Champion I run is a 26" 3 core, and the iron headed 340 in my car pushes 400+ hp. With the Ford Contour electric fan set up I run the car stays cool and consistent even when it's 110* out. Here's the link to my install in my build thread. My car was also originally a /6 car with a 22" core support opening. My "new" '74 Duster- or why I need a project like a hole in the head

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Out freaking standing exactly what I'm looking for if I can figure out how to add a picture I will attach my engine same pulley system that you have and I will be researching and reading your install site thank you so very much for the help it is highly appreciated
 
Hey no problem. I think I have some silly putty left over somewhere, let me clay the top of my radiator cap and I'll tell you how much cap to hood clearance I have.
 
In reference to radiator hose Outlets and then let's the same as in the picture top driver side bottom passenger side
 
Thank you all for so much help this gives me a lot to review and read it is really appreciated as I am new to Mopar. I have done the following 56 5 window Chevy 70 Olds Cutlass 67 Chevy pickup 67 Chevy Biscayne and a few others
 
Ok, so, my radiator is 22 5/8" from the bottom to the top of the cap. I used some silly putty to check the clearance on my hood and found that I have at least an inch of clearance to the cap. That's with a '71 Dart hood. So, that ECP radiator should clear if a 70-72 Dart hood is what we're talking about.

What I don't know, and what I suspect may be the problem for other folks, is how that works for other makes/models of A-body's. I seem to recall it being a much tighter clearance when I had the '74 Duster hood on my car, so, it could be very different for the different body styles.

At any rate, if the hood clears you just have to worry about drilling a few new holes in the radiator support for the new, wider radiator mounting brackets. On my car I set the radiator on a couple of paint sticks and then drilled the mounting holes. Once that was done I actually spot welded a couple of nuts to the support so it would be easy to install just like from the factory. Also, I didn't open up the radiator support opening for the 26" core, I just left it alone. The hole is smaller than the 26" core, but not by a huge amount and I've never had a cooling issue when the car was moving. Traffic is the only thing that tends to make the fans work a little harder, but like I said earlier I've driven when the air temps were 110* outside, and even on surface streets with plenty of stop lights the fans didn't run continuously.
 
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Thanks again for all the super information have some head scratching to do now and some figuring thank you again I really appreciate it
 
72bluNblu said:
Is this the radiator you're talking about? 26" Small Block Mopar Radiator

If it is, the one concerning thing that I see is how tall it is. It lists the height at 23 1/8". By comparison, the ECP radiator that is actually marketed for A-bodies is 22" tall.

I will say right now I haven't installed an ECP radiator. I have installed a Champion 26" radiator in my Duster, before the Champion CC374 became the CC374B and became too tall to fit without cutting the lower radiator support brace. The radiator I have in my Duster is ~22 3/4" tall, and it pretty much sits on the lower support. The new CC374B is 23.5" tall to the cap, and it will not fit without cutting. The 23 1/8" measurement will be very tight. I'm not sure it will clear without modifying the lower support brace.

As for the radiator size and cooling, it should be more than enough. The Champion I run is a 26" 3 core, and the iron headed 340 in my car pushes 400+ hp. With the Ford Contour electric fan set up I run the car stays cool and consistent even when it's 110* out. Here's the link to my install in my build thread. My car was also originally a /6 car with a 22" core support opening. My "new" '74 Duster- or why I need a project like a hole in the head

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Is the lower support you were referring to the piece of sheet metal that goes down and curves back and runs all the way across from left to right underneath the radiator
 
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