who has needed a new radiator?

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Hummereater
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who has needed a new radiator?

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hey to all. i'm new here, and i have a 4.7 with a 8.5/1 comp. ratio. i am running colder plugs and and 93 octane right now. i've been through 2 good stock radiators, and during normal driving conditions, i'm running in the 210-225 range. what kind of radiators are you guys with the hotter motors runnin? what is bigger, but not too big to fit in w/ the factory a.c.?

also, i'm looking at this copper/ brass radiator on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... 8048612663

it specs out almost exactly like this radiator from summit:
http://store.summitracing.com/partdetai ... toview=sku

whaddya' think?
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Re: who has needed a new radiator?

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The CSF two core is what a lot of people run and BeCool has come out with a completely aluminum one. The CSF is priced like the others.. IIRC I got mine from Jason @ Jeepin.com... or dirk @ dpg offroad. I think Qudratech sells the BeCool for $400.
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Re: who has needed a new radiator?

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Hummereater wrote:hey to all. i'm new here, and i have a 4.7 with a 8.5/1 comp. ratio. i am running colder plugs and and 93 octane right now. i've been through 2 good stock radiators, and during normal driving conditions, i'm running in the 210-225 range. what kind of radiators are you guys with the hotter motors runnin? what is bigger, but not too big to fit in w/ the factory a.c.??
First of all, how many miles on your stroker? My Hesco stroker ran at about the same temp for the first 400-500 miles. I've been using an aluminum 1-3/8" single core rad now for about three years w. no overheating problems. It flows and cools better than any I've used before, including the various CSF 2 and 3 core models.

Jeep Cherokee #9168 here: http://www.alumrad.com/dblpass.html
91 Comanche LWB, AW4, Hesco 4.6L, D44 Trac-lok, CHROME freak, ROLL TIDE
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Re: who has needed a new radiator?

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I'll have too keep that in mind for the next rad. I looked at it when i went with CSF, but the plastic side tanks threw me off a bit.
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