aluminum radiator
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aluminum radiator
Has anyone ever heard of a one row aluminum radiator? I found one on ebay. It says it has 1000 more fins than a stock 3 row and that it cools better than a stock copper or brass radiator. It was described as "THIS IS HOW RACING RADIATORS ARE MADE TODAY" I would like some help with this. My radiator is leaking and I need a new one. I figured I would go with aluminum since I have to buy one. Thanks guys.
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Radiators are not a recent invention. It seems to me it would be a lot easier to build one with a single row of exchangers. So why did that first guy go to the trouble of building one with two rows... and then three? There are even some out there with four, (which I've actually heard bad things about). If anyone could accomplish the same exchange of heat with a single row, why would they still go to the trouble of producing more complicated, more expensive designs? Car manufacturers are all about cutting corners, so they'd be producing one-rows if they could. I suspect that a race car can run one because they are never sitting at a stoplight. They are moving ***** to the walls the whole time they are running. Everything I know about heat exchange suggests that a single row radiator would be a loser for a streetable car. I don't know anything about you or your car, but I bought a Fluidyne, triple-core from Mustangs Unlimited that dropped into my '65 as a stock replacement. It does its job better than anything else I purchased for my car. I'd buy it again.
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Radiators are not a recent invention. It seems to me it would be a lot easier to build one with a single row of exchangers. So why did that first guy go to the trouble of building one with two rows... and then three? There are even some out there with four, (which I've actually heard bad things about). If anyone could accomplish the same exchange of heat with a single row, why would they still go to the trouble of producing more complicated, more expensive designs? Car manufacturers are all about cutting corners, so they'd be producing one-rows if they could. I suspect that a race car can run one because they are never sitting at a stoplight. They are moving ***** to the walls the whole time they are running. Everything I know about heat exchange suggests that a single row radiator would be a loser for a streetable car. I don't know anything about you or your car, but I bought a Fluidyne, triple-core from Mustangs Unlimited that dropped into my '65 as a stock replacement. It does its job better than anything else I purchased for my car. I'd buy it again.
Radiators are not a recent invention. It seems to me it would be a lot easier to build one with a single row of exchangers. So why did that first guy go to the trouble of building one with two rows... and then three? There are even some out there with four, (which I've actually heard bad things about). If anyone could accomplish the same exchange of heat with a single row, why would they still go to the trouble of producing more complicated, more expensive designs? Car manufacturers are all about cutting corners, so they'd be producing one-rows if they could. I suspect that a race car can run one because they are never sitting at a stoplight. They are moving ***** to the walls the whole time they are running. Everything I know about heat exchange suggests that a single row radiator would be a loser for a streetable car. I don't know anything about you or your car, but I bought a Fluidyne, triple-core from Mustangs Unlimited that dropped into my '65 as a stock replacement. It does its job better than anything else I purchased for my car. I'd buy it again.
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RE: aluminum radiator
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/64-66...47850028QQrdZ1
We bought this radiator from HodRods USA, it is a 2 row for what I think is a good price. It is stamped made in USA, and looks like a very nice radiator, it can be seen in JameStang's post in the engine thread. Direct bolt in.
We have not had it on the road yet, but we have had it up to temp and pressure in the garage a couple of times. No fan yet, so I can not say exactly how effective it is yet, but I believe it will do a very good job.
We bought this radiator from HodRods USA, it is a 2 row for what I think is a good price. It is stamped made in USA, and looks like a very nice radiator, it can be seen in JameStang's post in the engine thread. Direct bolt in.
We have not had it on the road yet, but we have had it up to temp and pressure in the garage a couple of times. No fan yet, so I can not say exactly how effective it is yet, but I believe it will do a very good job.
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RE: aluminum radiator
That radiator with the blue cap receptacle looks like the one Summit sells which I believe is made by Northern.
This is hearsay, but I believe that aluminum radiatorsare often less rows because they are stronger and can be made larger.
This is hearsay, but I believe that aluminum radiatorsare often less rows because they are stronger and can be made larger.
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I think they are starting to appear more in the newer cars. Not sure how many of the aftermarket companies have latched onto this though. The newer "one row" design radiators is such as to break up the flow of coolent thru the tubes causing it to swirl,keeping the coolent mixed up while moving thru the tubes willgive off more heat. Also the core diameter (row) is almost twice as thick and offers more fins per inch (like little heat sinks) which will also contribute to the cooling efficiency.Looks like someone has built a better mousetrap. So, I don't see anything wrong with a one row radiator as long as the quality is there. I think we will be seeing a lot more of these in the near future. Can you post a link where you seen this?