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Old Aug 27, 2007 | 02:31 PM
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well for my bday i bought my self a never used black three row aluminum radiator shipped to my door it was 100 something never used. its made by spectra? never herd of them really but will this bolt upthe same exactwaythe stock one did?s and comments please
Old Aug 27, 2007 | 02:43 PM
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it should. dont quote me but if everything is the same such as dimensions yes it should bolt up. you may have to modify your stock brackets if they even work. i have a dual row through summit and it hardly fit the stock brackets. i hard to cut and mold them around my new one.

now when you say black, is it black plastic headers on the side? or is the actual rad black, the whole thing that is? if its black you might not have as good of cooling as you would with a bare aluminum rad.

ive heard of the that company i didnt think they made car rads, i thought they made rads electronic devices with internal liquid rads. no sure though. i could be wrong.
Old Aug 27, 2007 | 02:55 PM
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thanks 5.0 for responding good info also yeah it just said three row radiator for 87 - 93 ford mustang and err about the brackets i got the polished ones i dont want to mess with them and i mean three row with my flex fan should keep the car pretty cool ? and yes the whole thing is black
Old Aug 27, 2007 | 03:15 PM
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ummm....well with it being covered it wont cool as good as the summit rad. i bet it will still cool very well and better than stock. but yes it will keep you kool. just wondering though. why do you need to upgrade your rad? are you having cooling problems now?
Old Aug 27, 2007 | 04:20 PM
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I bet since its black its a bronze/copper rad, I got mine out of a T-bird that had been upgraded for heavy heat, 3-row copper rad still cools VERY well
Old Aug 27, 2007 | 04:29 PM
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I bet since its black its a bronze/copper rad, I got mine out of a T-bird that had been upgraded for heavy heat, 3-row copper rad still cools VERY well
read his first post. he said it was aluminum unless he doesnt know any better. but i assume because he specified aluminum he knows it is. and too bad bronze copper rots just like your heater core. made out of the same stuff. also aluminum disapates heat better than copper bronze
Old Aug 27, 2007 | 05:08 PM
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yeah fiveohh my old was was leaking like a bitc* so i said screw it mise well upgrade a little bit im doing the same with my alternator just learned its shot[:@]
Old Aug 27, 2007 | 06:29 PM
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I highly doubt is will "just bolt in" without some tweaks
Old Aug 27, 2007 | 07:06 PM
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buy the summit dual row aluminum rad $258. its more than you'll ever need. trust me. cheap, looks good, works good. not normally words you see together in the same sentence with these cars. unless the one your buying now is cheaper go for the summit, i find it strange the one your buying is black.....do you know what it is coated with?
Old Aug 27, 2007 | 07:34 PM
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just a normal radiator three row ive see black three rows before no? uhh i just got in from taking the old one off omg the lower hose was being such a bit*h. but its all off was leaking bad so this one i got looks like its going to be awsome.



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