04-25-2017, 11:45 AM
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Location: Liberty, & Garden City S.C. , U.S.
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Re: LS swap radiator, other than entropy and R&D
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Originally Posted by Willie Makeit
agreed. everyone is in a rush to buy an aluminum radiator and i'm not sure i understand why. copper is much better at heat transfer / thermal conductivity (by almost twice) versus aluminum and OEM style radiators are normally less expensive and require zero modifications to the truck. <shrug>
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Your not looking at the right stuff then.
My truck ran a factory radiator for years. It ran at 190*-200* all the time.
I went to the aluminum radiator and it takes a lot of heat to get it up over 180*. That's running AC full blast.
Try and find a full metal replacement radiator with no plastic in it. I'll just about bet you can't find one NEW!
I'll also say a new aluminum one will cost less than a all copper new one also if you do find it.
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