what is a good radiator to use?

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thejoejoe3

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68 dodge dart that now has a 383 been built to a 426, so what would a good radiator to use?? joejoe
 
Look at the Griffin and Be Cool universal radiators. If you don't mind a little fab work like drilling holes or fabbing simple brackets, they are well worth the money.
 
I am a fan of the Griffin direct fit with shoud mounts. Paint it radiator black, bolt up the shoud, and it looks like a factory piece. For the big block/A body application, I like the 26" wide Cuda radiator because the inlet /outlets are on the correct side for the aftermarket and most factory water pump housings

Never....never an over- heating issue. I have installed over a half dozen.

I buy from Summit/Atech and have had a couple show up with hidden damage, but Summit replaced no muss/ no fuss
 
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a 26" alum with a shroud will be your best bet. this one is a smith 2 row of 1 1/4 tubes. i just transplanted it into my RR with a 511 stroker. I'm going to put a griffin in the dart with the spal fan module when i put it back together. trying to loose some weight and simplify the dart a bit since it doesn't see all the street use it did when i first put it together.
 
Just an FYI, the Be Cool unit goes from framerail to framerail. You cannot put a larger radiator in your car.
 
I have a Champion in my Demon. It is a mild 440 though and a 4 speed. In town driving stop and go for about a half hour in 80* heat in South Dakota it got up to 200* sitting at lights and back down to 170-180* cruising. It is definitely better than the steel radiator I had in it. Good luck!
 
4geardemon said:
I have a Champion in my Demon. It is a mild 440 though and a 4 speed. In town driving stop and go for about a half hour in 80* heat in South Dakota it got up to 200* sitting at lights and back down to 170-180* cruising. It is definitely better than the steel radiator I had in it. Good luck!
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I`ve got a 28 x 19' crossflow alum. in mine. the core is directly centered in the rad. opening.(same size) the side tanks are behind the radiator cradle. mech. 17 "-7 blade fan, w/ a home built (summit) alum shroad. have a 15" elec. fan in front that kicks on at 190. so far so good. 28-29" wide is about all you can massage into an A body.
 
I was looking at a champion but when I called and told them what I had he wants to build one, I think I am going to go with that, thanks for all the replies, joejoe
 
famous bob said:
28-29" wide is about all you can massage into an A body.
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You can either go inside the frame rail to frame rail or go above it from inner well to inner well. the Be Cool does both.

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I went with the griffin cross flow. 175.00 vs Be cool, 1,300.00 kinda made the choice easy....
IT should show up today. I'll post some pics tonight.
 
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