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Re: I NEED A 26" 8 ROW RADIATOR!....... Really? [Re: toplescuda] #1395035 03/01/13 03:00 PM 03/01/13 03:00 PM
Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 1,520 West Palm Beach, Florida Copper Dart OP pro stock
Copper Dart OP pro stock Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 1,520 West Palm Beach, Florida	Quote: We had a stock 440 in the challenger car had a 26"rad it cooled ok but in the very hot summer in trafic it would push antfreeze out a tad it idle very much we put in a non stock 426 hemi and swaped out the stock rad for a 3row champion 26" had to get rid of the stock fan setup so its got 2 10" ele fans it has no problem cooling the hemi at all Thanks, I did call Champion and Gary said he has installed many without issues. Has confidence that I will be very pleased if I choose Champion to cool my toy. Same setup as you 26" 3row with 2 electric fans for my 500hp+/- 440 Common sense, the least common of all the senses. Mom. For fear of ridicule, society stifles creativity. Ricky Valdes

Re: I NEED A 26" 8 ROW RADIATOR!....... Really? [Re: Copper Dart] #1395036 03/01/13 05:27 PM 03/01/13 05:27 PM
Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 4,445 Morristown Tn. 7 71birdJ68 master
71birdJ68 master 7 Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 4,445 Morristown Tn.	Talk to Glen Ray radators. About the rad support see if a repo 26" support is offered like they have for B bodies. Replace the one you have and it wont look a chopped up.

Re: I NEED A 26" 8 ROW RADIATOR!....... Really? [Re: 71birdJ68] #1395037 03/01/13 08:12 PM 03/01/13 08:12 PM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 11,684 W. Kentucky justinp61 I Live Here
justinp61 I Live Here Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 11,684 W. Kentucky	My 408 is in the 550 hp range and has no over heating issues with a generic two core aluminum radiator, a viscous fan and a shroud. It seldom runs over 175 even in high 90* temps.

Re: I NEED A 26" 8 ROW RADIATOR!....... Really? [Re: justinp61] #1395038 03/01/13 09:29 PM 03/01/13 09:29 PM
Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 1,520 West Palm Beach, Florida Copper Dart OP pro stock
Copper Dart OP pro stock Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 1,520 West Palm Beach, Florida	Quote: My 408 is in the 550 hp range and has no over heating issues with a generic two core aluminum radiator, a viscous fan and a shroud. It seldom runs over 175 even in high 90* temps. What size 2 row? Side tank or Top? Common sense, the least common of all the senses. Mom. For fear of ridicule, society stifles creativity. Ricky Valdes

Re: I NEED A 26" 8 ROW RADIATOR!....... Really? [Re: Copper Dart] #1395039 03/02/13 09:33 AM 03/02/13 09:33 AM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 11,684 W. Kentucky justinp61 I Live Here
justinp61 I Live Here Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 11,684 W. Kentucky	22", side tank, It's just a generic radiator I picked up from a local roundy round shop for about $175.

Re: I NEED A 26" 8 ROW RADIATOR!....... Really? [Re: justinp61] #1395040 03/02/13 03:37 PM 03/02/13 03:37 PM
Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 1,520 West Palm Beach, Florida Copper Dart OP pro stock
Copper Dart OP pro stock Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 1,520 West Palm Beach, Florida	thanks justinp61, Do you have any pictures? Mounting tabs? Common sense, the least common of all the senses. Mom. For fear of ridicule, society stifles creativity. Ricky Valdes

Re: I NEED A 26" 8 ROW RADIATOR!....... Really? [Re: Copper Dart] #1395041 03/02/13 11:36 PM 03/02/13 11:36 PM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 11,684 W. Kentucky justinp61 I Live Here
justinp61 I Live Here Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 11,684 W. Kentucky	Top 7610717-IMG_1282.JPG (120 downloads)

Re: I NEED A 26" 8 ROW RADIATOR!....... Really? [Re: justinp61] #1395042 03/02/13 11:38 PM 03/02/13 11:38 PM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 11,684 W. Kentucky justinp61 I Live Here
justinp61 I Live Here Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 11,684 W. Kentucky	Bottom, it's hard to see, look over the strap to the left of the hook. It uses replacement hoses for a 73 dart. 7610718-IMG_1283.JPG (105 downloads)

Re: I NEED A 26" 8 ROW RADIATOR!....... Really? [Re: justinp61] #1395043 03/04/13 09:48 AM 03/04/13 09:48 AM
Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 1,520 West Palm Beach, Florida Copper Dart OP pro stock
Copper Dart OP pro stock Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 1,520 West Palm Beach, Florida	thanks! Common sense, the least common of all the senses. Mom. For fear of ridicule, society stifles creativity. Ricky Valdes

Re: I NEED A 26" 8 ROW RADIATOR!....... Really? [Re: Copper Dart] #1395044 03/04/13 11:57 AM 03/04/13 11:57 AM
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69hemibeep pro stock Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,383 Az	Is it just me, maybe I'm off base. I understand there are allot of variables in producing horse power in materials, compression, forced air and so on, so every engine is going to very in heat produced. So rating a radiator to HP? How often are you producing 500 HP cruising around. If a 22 inch works don't fix it 1969 Hemi Roadrunner 2nd owner

Re: I NEED A 26" 8 ROW RADIATOR!....... Really? [Re: 69hemibeep] #1395045 03/04/13 12:47 PM 03/04/13 12:47 PM
Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 1,520 West Palm Beach, Florida Copper Dart OP pro stock
Copper Dart OP pro stock Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 1,520 West Palm Beach, Florida	Well said! The question was posed because I went big block and needed to purchase a radiator. The recommendations poured in and left me . I felt a 22" should handle it fine but I didn't want to purchase one then find it was not quite enough. So I'm leaning toward a Champion 26" 3 row without cutting my rad support area as apposed to a 22". Common sense, the least common of all the senses. Mom. For fear of ridicule, society stifles creativity. Ricky Valdes

Re: I NEED A 26" 8 ROW RADIATOR!....... Really? [Re: Copper Dart] #1395046 03/04/13 01:56 PM 03/04/13 01:56 PM
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,383 Az 69hemibeep pro stock
69hemibeep pro stock Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,383 Az	Quote: Well said! The question was posed because I went big block and needed to purchase a radiator. The recommendations poured in and left me . I felt a 22" should handle it fine but I didn't want to purchase one then find it was not quite enough. So I'm leaning toward a Champion 26" 3 row without cutting my rad support area as apposed to a 22". If you go 26" cut it and use a shroud, it's no good blocked off. 1969 Hemi Roadrunner 2nd owner

Re: I NEED A 26" 8 ROW RADIATOR!....... Really? [Re: 69hemibeep] #1395047 03/19/13 12:08 PM 03/19/13 12:08 PM
Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 1,520 West Palm Beach, Florida Copper Dart OP pro stock
Copper Dart OP pro stock Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 1,520 West Palm Beach, Florida	Just came from a Mopar show and many running high HP big blocks with 22" Radiators without issues. My car is more for show and I dont want to cut the rad support unless absolutely necessary. I want extra cooling capacity for street driving, true but I dont want some over-sized $1000. monster rad if I dont need it. I"m still leaning toward a side tank 22" 3 row with electric fans. Common sense, the least common of all the senses. Mom. For fear of ridicule, society stifles creativity. Ricky Valdes

Re: I NEED A 26" 8 ROW RADIATOR!....... Really? [Re: Copper Dart] #1395048 03/19/13 01:15 PM 03/19/13 01:15 PM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 11,684 W. Kentucky justinp61 I Live Here
justinp61 I Live Here Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 11,684 W. Kentucky	I didn't have good luck cooling with electric fans, your results may be better though.

Re: I NEED A 26" 8 ROW RADIATOR!....... Really? [Re: Copper Dart] #1395049 03/20/13 10:42 AM 03/20/13 10:42 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 28,067 Irving, TX feets Senior Management
feets Senior Management Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 28,067 Irving, TX	I don't know too many people who have taxed a cooling system as severely as I have. My 65 has a 26" factory style radiator in a 22" opening. For several years there were a pair of turbochargers hanging inches away from the radiator. When spooled up the headers, turbine housings, and downpipes would glow red with the heat. Pack all of that on a 440 in a really tight engine compartment and you've got cooling nightmares. Doubly so in the Texas summer when I was running WOT in 100+ degree temps. Once I dropped in the Mercedes cooling fan all my troubles went away. Blowing the occasional head gasket certainly didn't help things but the car still didn't overheat until I'd pushed too much of the coolant overboard. A proper 26" radiator will handle a lot of heat. We are brothers and sisters doing time on the planet for better or worse. I'll take the better, if you don't mind. - Stu Harmon

Re: I NEED A 26" 8 ROW RADIATOR!....... Really? [Re: feets] #1395050 03/22/13 11:08 AM 03/22/13 11:08 AM
Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 1,520 West Palm Beach, Florida Copper Dart OP pro stock
Copper Dart OP pro stock Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 1,520 West Palm Beach, Florida	Thanks feets! Nice to hear some real world first hand knowledge on Radiator cooling issues. Common sense, the least common of all the senses. Mom. For fear of ridicule, society stifles creativity. Ricky Valdes

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