Re: Anybody running a Griffin Radiator?
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11/07/14 11:03 AM
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I have one in my cuda. Made a huge difference in how hot my car got on the street. Mine is a 3.25" core w/ 2 rows of 1.25" tubes. Biggest one I could fit w/o cutting up the core support. It is a direct bolt in too. It wasn't cheap though.
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Re: Anybody running a Griffin Radiator?
[Re: an8sec70cuda]
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11/07/14 11:42 AM
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Mine is a Griffin. I could have squeezed on a couple inches wider in and wish I would have. When it gets to the upper 80's and warmer, I still run hotter than I would like(not overheat) when moving up slowly in staging lanes. I've had my radiator for years and it's held up well.
A shroud and water wetter will make a difference too.
Yeah, it's got a smallblock.
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Re: Anybody running a Griffin Radiator?
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11/07/14 12:34 PM
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I would look into another brand. Not that griffin makes a bad radiator but if you need to do a repair in the future you cant because the cores are apoxied together and can not be welded on.
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Re: Anybody running a Griffin Radiator?
[Re: JAKE68]
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11/07/14 01:09 PM
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I would look into another brand. Not that griffin makes a bad radiator but if you need to do a repair in the future you cant because the cores are apoxied together and can not be welded on.
What he said.
I had one that started to leak where the tubes meet the tanks. The manufacturer, Griffin, basically told me that I was SOL.
I replaced it with a Northern brand which has no epoxy, and has held up fine for the past 5 years. And bigger is better.
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Re: Anybody running a Griffin Radiator?
[Re: codfish]
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11/07/14 02:02 PM
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Griffin its the best and I do not mind paying a few more $$$ to have the best possible radiator in my Race-Car!
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Re: Anybody running a Griffin Radiator?
[Re: MRMOPAR622]
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11/07/14 03:55 PM
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If you want a Griffin, check into the universal, you just have to match the hose sizes and outlet location. Mine was around $150, but that was 20 years ago.
Yeah, it's got a smallblock.
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Re: Anybody running a Griffin Radiator?
[Re: rickraw]
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11/07/14 07:55 PM
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I use a Griffin dual 1.5" tube Nascar draft radiator. It is the first radiator that kept my BB cool in an extreme environment.
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Re: Anybody running a Griffin Radiator?
[Re: dvw]
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11/07/14 09:15 PM
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DVW I have one on my run stand that the lower Hose fitting is rotting so it cannot be fixed. Had a customer bring me a car we were putting new motor griffin exact fit rad and convert to power strg. (Chevy) well the lower corner of the tank needed to be notched and no good apoxy! So a new rad needed to be bought from another company. So that customer ate a 450 rad. Like I sad they work but you better hope you never need a repair in the future.
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Re: Anybody running a Griffin Radiator?
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11/07/14 10:13 PM
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I run a Summit brand radiator. This year in 90+ degree weather when I drove my D50 to the track, 40 miles round trip. I did not even have to turn my fan on.It got to about 185*. I was not in red light traffic. I was driving back roads running 45-55 mph.
1.33 60 ft,6.21 at 110.59 in the 1/8, pump gas small block,2950lbs,drag radials,mufflers and driven to track ...
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Re: Anybody running a Griffin Radiator?
[Re: 68cuda2003]
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11/08/14 12:43 AM
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I have a Griffin 'direct fit' in my Duster. It's a nice radiator, keeps my car cool and shaved a bunch of weight. However, it wasn't a direct fit. The tanks/core are fine but not the mounting parts. Not sure what specs they had but its not really close.
The way they made the brackets put it closer to to the engine than the OE 26" I replaced so I had to get the short Jag fan clutch.
Also, the way the brackets are made does not allow an OE shroud to fit without modifying it.
This also required a smaller fan blade because none of the ones I had would fit without hitting the shroud because of where it was now mounted (as opposed to the OE position). Probably operator error but while figuring all this out, I mangled the fins pretty good. No leaks as of yet though.
If I were to do it again, I probably would just get a generic rad and figure out how to make it work.
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'17 Ram 1500
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