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Champion Radiators any good??? #718491
06/07/10 08:34 PM
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Just wondering if they are a descent radiator.
Anyone have any experiences with them. I need a 22 for a B Body...
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Chuck

Re: Champion Radiators any good??? [Re: moparrulzzz] #718492
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Yes.I have one and although I haven't fired the engine yet,my neighbor has one and it does very well.He just put it in 2 days ago and it made a big difference.


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Re: Champion Radiators any good??? [Re: moparrulzzz] #718493
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I have one in my 69 bee cooling a 511 wedge with AC. Saturday it was 95 here and it never got above 200 degrees with the AC on. On the highway cursing at 75 it held at 180 with the AC on.

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Re: Champion Radiators any good??? [Re: moparrulzzz] #718494
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We just put one in our 69 S/B Cuda this spring, So far so good.

Re: Champion Radiators any good??? [Re: moparrulzzz] #718495
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Have one in My plymouth for 3 seasons and are very happy with it..so satisfied, I bought one for the Bee

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Re: Champion Radiators any good??? [Re: terzmo] #718496
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Just put a 3 row 22" in mine with a fresh 440. Runs nice and cool.

Did anyone notice they are shorter than a stock radiator?

Good value.

Re: Champion Radiators any good??? [Re: nd65] #718497
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Thnx for the info guys!!! I was kinda expecting too be told stay away from them.
Anyone have any negative problems with them?

Re: Champion Radiators any good??? [Re: Dabee] #718498
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I have one in my 69 bee cooling a 511 wedge with AC. Saturday it was 95 here and it never got above 200 degrees with the AC on. On the highway cursing at 75 it held at 180 with the AC on.




What size and how many rows you running in your dodge?? Bolt right in, shroud fit.
Thnx!!

Re: Champion Radiators any good??? [Re: moparrulzzz] #718499
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Only negative thing i have to say about them is if you have any rust deposits in you block/coolign system , the internal cooling passages in the champion rad are about half the size of a stock rad and will colg up very quickly and you will have an overheating issue.

Re: Champion Radiators any good??? [Re: nd65] #718500
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Quote:

Just put a 3 row 22" in mine with a fresh 440. Runs nice and cool.

Did anyone notice they are shorter than a stock radiator?

Good value.


Actually mine was a tad taller but fit ok.

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Re: Champion Radiators any good??? [Re: Dabee] #718501
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On the highway cursing at 75 it held at 180 with the AC on.



Its the cursing at 120 that real road rage occurs.
Could not help chuckliing at your, I am sure, inadvertent mispelling.
Craig


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Re: Champion Radiators any good??? [Re: moparrulzzz] #718502
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It is a 3 row 26 inch and it bolted right in. The only thing I don’t like was the cheapo nylon/plastic drain.

Re: Champion Radiators any good??? [Re: Dabee] #718503
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I am looking for a 3 or 4 core 26 for m 67 RT; a 512 wedge will be going in. Last time I built a 528 Hemi and bought a Ron Davis radiator for 700 bucks; didn't cool any better than the 26" stocker. So this time I am looking for a good reasonably priced radiator that looks good and cools good. Anyone using a 4 core?

Re: Champion Radiators any good??? [Re: Dabee] #718504
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It is a 3 row 26 inch and it bolted right in. The only thing I don’t like was the cheapo nylon/plastic drain.



Do you mean the petcock? The ad I read said they were OEM Brass

Re: Champion Radiators any good??? [Re: moparrulzzz] #718505
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I have a 3 row 26" in a 68 charger with a 360 engine and A/C. It cools great but I'm not really testing it with the mild 360. It does have a brass petcock.

Re: Champion Radiators any good??? [Re: moparrulzzz] #718506
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It is a 3 row 26 inch and it bolted right in. The only thing I don’t like was the cheapo nylon/plastic drain.



Do you mean the petcock? The ad I read said they were OEM Brass


Mine came with brass.

Re: Champion Radiators any good??? [Re: Lew] #718507
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I just received a Champion Radiator for my 70 Challenger. After reading the reviews on here I was expecting something nice. The one I received is a real piece of junk! The welding and fit up are lousy. The bottom tank is welded on crooked. When I sat the radiator in place the bracket holes are off about 3/8 of an inch. The tank hits the radiator guard before the holes will line up.
The add on ebay said that they would replace or refund any radiator that does not fit correctly. Hopefully they can find me a good one.

Re: Champion Radiators any good??? [Re: tahoechallenge] #718508
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I've heard of a couple of ill fitting parts from champion; they were wracked, twisted if you will. those people didn't have any problems returning the parts and the replacements were as advertised. they sound pretty satisfied now.
info i got came from another forum. good luck!

Re: Champion Radiators any good??? [Re: moparrulzzz] #718509
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There is a member here that sells the product.



Allen Here's a novel idea, let's not throw a bunch of parts at the car hoping it will fix the problem and instead spend a little time diagnosing it first. Life was a little easier when I was just a wrench.
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"I just received a Champion Radiator for my 70 Challenger. After reading the reviews on here I was expecting something nice. The one I received is a real piece of junk! The welding and fit up are lousy. The bottom tank is welded on crooked. When I sat the radiator in place the bracket holes are off about 3/8 of an inch. The tank hits the radiator guard before the holes will line up.
The add on ebay said that they would replace or refund any radiator that does not fit correctly. Hopefully they can find me a good one."

Update: Called the guy Monday morning and explained the problem. He said he would have a new one sent. Today the new one arrived. Unpacked it and it looked much nicer! Unfortunately when I did a test fit I discovered it has a one inch twist to it. Will see what he has to say tomorrow.

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