j par
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Now you just need to keep it running long enough to get it to the track!
Cheapskate Cooling...
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I've had 3 champions from ebay and had good luck with all 3. Both my Dusters have them in right now. usually around 200 shipped to my door
j par
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What were your dimensions? They give radiator dimensions? And overall dimensions?
Yes, I bought an E-body radiator for one, and an A-body for the other. A body fit real nice, E body needed a couple of holes drilled but it's a little bigger radiator. Both worked out just fine. I'd buy again (obviously, i'm on my 3rd
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j par
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I like the idea of the E body or of a big one I stuff in there! I want it so big I'd have to only keep it half full so the car will make it all the way up to 160! LOLYes, I bought an E-body radiator for one, and an A-body for the other. A body fit real nice, E body needed a couple of holes drilled but it's a little bigger radiator. Both worked out just fine. I'd buy again (obviously, i'm on my 3rd
The Ebody does run cooler. I can hardly get it to warm up, and I don't have a shroud. I run a normal 160 stant in both mine.
j par
Well-hung Member
Summit Racing® Universal Fit Aluminum Radiators SUM-380328
This looks like the one that will fit. I have 28'1/4 between the frame.
This looks like the one that will fit. I have 28'1/4 between the frame.
yellow rose
Overnight Sensation
Right now...I'm just hoping to walk without a limp...waiting for the scatter shield to get back (it's sitting in Fargo ND as we speak on the way to Iowa and then back) so I can out it back on.
If I can't walk not much is going to happen. That's why I'm up now surfing the web.
j par
Well-hung Member
Can't walk? And remember it's not all about you this is about me and my radiator?! What do you think^^^
famous bob
mopar misfit
that's about the same thing as mine , except mine has 1 1/4 " tubes , and is a hair wider/28x19..
Hey rose , is the pump ur talking about a 6 or 8 vane cast/curved/impellor type ?? What brand thermostat ?? I`m running a Mr. gasket stat, and it don`t look too hi flow to me . Has 3 weird shaped holes in the bottom of it, and was told by a speed shop owner that it would stick open , if it stuck. Going to fire it up today after the pump milling process. Have about 1/2" clearance on the new Jaguar 2765 clutch . 7 blade aluminum fan (steel center) that was on a diff. clutch. ???
j par
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Those summit radiators are on sale! This is not the way my luck normally works...
superchargeddrt
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Watching this thread, still trying to lower the temps on my 418 from 200° - 205° to somewhere around 190°.
j par
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I'm fixing to pull the trigger on one of these radiators soon so stay tuned...
superchargeddrt
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Looking forward to the results Jpar. Let us know.
Pick me up a set of frame connectors while you're buying things. lol
j par
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Go get them yourself there at your local steel yard for 30 bucks.
$90 26" 2 core alum radiator for a BMW M3, Chevy HHS Electric fan ($60 maybe RockAuto). Chop, cut, bang, curse....make fit.
j par
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380328 or the 380328-3 ? Summit
The first one is there normal 2 row single pass on sale 143.99
The second is a two-row triple pass? It's an extra 45 bucks for both are on sale.
I'm not sure if there is any pros and cons of the two. I just don't want to get caught up in spending money for more hype.
The first one is there normal 2 row single pass on sale 143.99
The second is a two-row triple pass? It's an extra 45 bucks for both are on sale.
I'm not sure if there is any pros and cons of the two. I just don't want to get caught up in spending money for more hype.
j par
Well-hung Member
What you thinkin? Between the two? ^^^
yellow rose
Overnight Sensation
Skip the double pass. Get you flow up with a good pump and overdrive the pump and you'll be fine.
j par
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So I give the choice between a single pass radiator and a triple pass radiator and you tell me to skip the double pass radiator? It's not funny saying s*** like that to me it really messes me up!
yellow rose
Overnight Sensation
Misread it. Double pass, triple pass...all that does is increase pumpkin losses by adding length to the system. It's a flow killer.
A good two core radiator with at least 1 inch cores will cool the hell out it (see what I did there???) and if you look you can find them with 1.25 inch cores. Single pass, high volume water pump overdriven and it will be fine.
j par
Well-hung Member
Alright that's good. I'll pull the trigger tomorrow on that one for a hundred and forty three and see how it does.
YR what’s the part number of ur rad or which 1 do u recommend for a 650 hp big block. Thanks. Kim
j par
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This is how my luck works, I miss the sale and have to pay full price! I went ahead and got the one I mentioned and I dropped it in and seams to fit well. I'll have to make some brackets, but that's probably going to be simple and fun. Also some kind of cover for the top of it because it look aesthetically crappy.
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