Which fan are you a "fan" of?

66340SEDAN said

Not sure why people add bigger aftermarket aluminum radiators to there cars, especially when COPPER cools better....I have a factory 22" 66 A-body rad in my 66 Valiant, I had it re-cored with a 2 CORE high flow efficiency core and it works great! My 340 engine has 400 HP, no shroud and a stock 4 blade fan, Flow Kooler water pump and that's it, rarely ever gets over 190 and that's even in the upper 90's with high humidity in the summer rush hour traffic....and the best thing of all, it looks good and fits like Ma Mopar intended....:glasses7:

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Because a comparable in size and cooling ability copper/brass radiator to an aluminum one costs two to sometimes three times as much.

It's a disposable world, Keith. Nobody wants to get anything repaired anymore. We have a local radiator shop, Ben's Macon Radiator. Been in business since probably about the 40s. They, along with the rest of that industrial block are struggling badly.

But you're 100% correct. Copper/brass is more efficient at cooling than aluminum. I had Ben's recore a slant six radiator in my 65 Valiant that I put a very hot 360 in. They put a 4 row core in it. I think I remember it was 300 bucks even. That thing never saw above 185. Not once. Not even in 100 degree Georgia heat with 70% and more humidity.

You can preach it all you want, but people won't listen. There are some high quality aluminum radiators out there......Griffin comes to mind. But they ain't no 100 buck chinkesium. They are nice and they will cool good.

The imported aluminum radiators are a crap shoot. We've all seen a lot of them right here that did a good job and some of the same ones that could not.

I have really never understood why people have trouble with overheating. Something I have never experienced. Just use the right stuff and you'll be fine. Sure as hell is hard getting people to understand that though.