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mainer
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From: Bryant Pond, Maine
Registered: Sep 2003

posted 04-01-2004 03:02 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for mainer   Click Here to Email mainer     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Read through the history on both the racing and classic forums and have a few questions on radiators. The stock one that came out my car is pretty corroded. Don't quite get push vrs. pull fans and which is better.

Do pull fan mounts between engine/radiator?
Do you need a shroud for an electric fan?
Is an aluminum 2 core adequate for 420 stroker street/strip driven?
How much space is available between aluminum radiator and 351w in 67-68 coupe, or is it an issue when determining how much fan will fit?

Thanks,
Don

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V8 Thumper
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posted 04-01-2004 08:40 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for V8 Thumper   Click Here to Email V8 Thumper     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Yes, pullers mount between the motor and radiator. A puller is more effecient because (if shrouded) it'll draw air through the entire surface area of the core rather than just through a 'circle' of coverage. Surface area is the main factor of efficency, multiple row cores will increase volume (capacity).

A mean 420 inch motor will need lots of radiator and lots of airflow! My little stroker has just about maxed out a double row custom aluminum Tony Smith piece, and that's with a shrouded Spal puller fan. If I were to build more power (read: more heat) I'd need more cooling system to keep it alive. Either that, or only drive the car when it's below 80* ambient temp. What's the fun of that? I love goin' crusin' on sunny SoCal days

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mainer
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posted 04-01-2004 09:42 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for mainer   Click Here to Email mainer     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Thanks for the reply. Did you have the smith built to the same dimensions as the stock radiator? Would you have gone bigger if you had to do it again?

Thanks,
don

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