88BlueGT

Never heard of that. My rad is going on 3 years now with no signs of wear.

FivePointOhh

i heard they go about 5 years or so really well and then slowly lose their quality from there. but i dunno, never had one. i just figured aluminum is the best way to go, but its all he said she said. i guess my main ? is, is the summit direct replacement dual row aluminum radiator any good or not worth the extra 120 bucks. i read a thread about 5 minutes ago where someone said "be careful on what aluminum radiators you buy, some actually make your car run hotter than stock" thats why i started this post, just curious if summit aluminum radiator any good cause its cheaper than most but not that much more than a stock one.

MadMan@TheWheel

Newsflash. Aluminum dissipates heat better than copper. Normally your tubes are copper or brass, your fins are aluminum, the dissimilar metals is what usually causes corrosion and consequent failure of the tubes. My opinion is that you can pick up a good aluminum radiator (not just a function of better heat transfer but also capacity) for about $299.00 and they do a lod better job at reducing the heat load on an engine. Stock or otherwise, mainly they are used for greater than stock engines but they are a good application no matter what. They do BTW offer stock capacity Aluminum radiators specifically geared towards better heat transfer on stock engines.

cassidymustang

can always look on ebay and see what they have. got my griffin off of ebay for $200 and its great

88BlueGT

I have always heard the opposite. Even when I baught my radiator thats what they told me......

FivePointOhh

well the engine wont be stock forever, hopefully this summer i get some good mods goin and down the road a KB twin screw. so i want something that works now and later, why pay for something twice when you dont have to. thanks so much for that input madman. thanks everyone for you input! i think i'm gonna buy the summit aluminum rad

MadMan@TheWheel

Hey good luck bud, and keep us up to date.