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Re: What choices have you used for an e-body aluminum radiator?
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06/30/22 11:12 AM
06/30/22 11:12 AM
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My opinion since I have just made a swap from big aftermarket aluminum to factory type stock,
I would just spend the money on a Glen ray replacement with the max cool option. Use the factory fan, shroud, and thermostatic clutch. Put a FlowKooler water pump and you won't be disappointed.
I had a fairly large aluminum radiator with a nice custom dual fan setup. It worked OK and never overheated but the fans draw way to much current and wreak havoc on the factory wiring and bulkhead connector.
My Challenger has a 572 Hemi with aluminum heads and 11:1 compression with a decent size solid roller cam and I swear the Glen ray radiator, stock fan & shroud, Hayden thermostatic clutch w/FlowKooler pump runs way cooler than the aluminum setup and electric fans.
Allan G. I am planning to run a stock fan wit clutch, so I won't need to worry about current drain.
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Re: What choices have you used for an e-body aluminum radiator?
[Re: migsBIG]
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06/30/22 11:24 AM
06/30/22 11:24 AM
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Well the poster obviously didn't wire the setup correctly. The current for the fans should have never made it to the bulkhead connector or used the factory wiring.
When I updated my 51 to an electric fan I didn't use any of that wiring. I had already converted it to 12 negative ground and completely rewired the car about a year earlier.
Main feed for the fans came right off the 12v alternator output stud using it's own dedicated wire protected by fusible links (one line for high speed, another for low speed).
Those fed two high amp relays, the low speed relay uses switched 12v on one side of the coil and the ground side was controlled by a dedicated temperature switch, one set to come on at 185, off at 175. The switched 12v goes thru a three prong oil pressure switch (same as used for the choke circuit on an 87 Diplomat) that only applies the switched 12v to the relay if there is oil pressure present, in other words the engine has to be running.
Derale tells you to make sure the low speed is on before you turn on the high speed, so I used the output side of the low speed relay to send 12v to the high speed relay coil, the ground side is controlled by a dedicated temperature switch set to come on at 200, off at 185.
I have a bypass toggle on the dash to turn on the high speed fan if I choose to, but only if the low speed is already running. It will also be turned on by the AC compressor, when I get around to putting AC on it, lol.
I run the alternator from an 87 Diplomat, 78A. My setup draws about 26A at high speed.
Done properly there is no issue.
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Re: What choices have you used for an e-body aluminum radiator?
[Re: Sniper]
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06/30/22 01:40 PM
06/30/22 01:40 PM
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Look at 1-800-RADIATOR or radiator.com. They have an aluminum 26" model under $500. Other sizes are typical brass/copper
1972 Dodge Challenger
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Re: What choices have you used for an e-body aluminum radiator?
[Re: Sniper]
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06/30/22 02:07 PM
06/30/22 02:07 PM
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I had a custom aluminum made for my Challenger street/strip car and painted it black for my stockish look. Sort of.... Came with Shroud and two Derale electric fans 2000 CFM each. One I turn on with overhead switch panel. The second fan kicks on from the Racepak above 180 degrees. And, I added -20 AN upper and lower weld bungs for my -20 hoses. It runs cooler than my more stock street cars on the street with over double the power. Yeah, 4000 cfm of air blowing thru any radiator would make it run "cooler than my more stock street cars on the street with over double the power." I was just clarifying that the set up does indeed work well. He asked for choices. I told him about mine.
1963 Belvedere 440 Max Wedge Tribute 1970 Charger R/T S.E. 440 Six Pack 1970 Challenger R/T, 528 Hemi 1970 Charger 500 S.E. 440 4 BBL 1970 Plymouth Road Runner 383 1974 Chrysler New Yorker 440 1996 2500 RAM 488 V-10 4X4 2004 3500 Dually Cummins 4x4 2012 Challenger R/T Classic.
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