new radeator

Rockcrawler · Post by **Rockcrawler** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 3:30 pm

I need a new radeator for my bii v8 i put a hole in my old one and need one thats good and i really dont want to spend 400 bucks again. I can change the mounts for it.

Post by **Nobody** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 4:18 pm

My Giffin was only $180 from summit. Pretty hard to beat. Supposed to be good to 400HP. I don't have any cooling problems.

Rockcrawler · Post by **Rockcrawler** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 4:44 pm

whats it made out of? what are the mesurments on it and so on. what do you use to cool it? just one eletric fan or what? Thanks at that price im more willing to work with it. Mine cost way to much!

Post by **Nobody** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 5:19 pm

I think it was the 27-1/2 x 15-1/2. It's a 2 core aluminum radiator. I just use a junkyard electric fan.

There are quite a few different generic sizes you can browse through. I think this is the one I used.

www.summitracing.com
Part# GRI-1-26241-X

Rockcrawler · Post by **Rockcrawler** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 10:41 pm

thanks man i will probley go that way.

Rockcrawler · Post by **Rockcrawler** » Sat Mar 12, 2005 9:24 pm

well i oreded that radaitor. 198.90 so not really bad priced! thanks nabody cant wait to get it!

Post by **Nobody** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 7:17 am

What were you running before? How big was it?

Rockcrawler · Post by **Rockcrawler** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 12:02 pm

i had the james duff 4 core copper rad! it sucked it didnt fit in there to good. It didnt have any wayt to hook it to the bottom and the top didnt hook up to good and for 400 bucks that thing should have just slid in there. It was 22 by 17 i think.

gunbunny · Post by **gunbunny** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 1:07 am

I have read on the Ranger station that some of the Exploers Rads will work and bolt right in ;but they have to be like the 1st Gen 4.0 with auto tranny and A/C I think thats the was I am going to go I have heard they work much better then the duff rad

DBrown · Post by **DBrown** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 6:20 am

the first gen naver came with the 4.0L. the 4.0L didn't start until 90 and that is 2nd gen. I have seen the 84-85 rad with the 2.8L and auto handle a 5.0L though......

Rockcrawler · Post by **Rockcrawler** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 8:19 pm

i tried the 5.0 rad out of an exploder and it was huge! it was really tall. i just turned aroudn and returned it to the parts store!

marinebroncoii · Post by **marinebroncoii** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 9:11 pm

I used a generic Summit Brand one and it fit in there great, just had to make my own mounts for it. He was talking about 1st gen explorer Dbrown. I think mine is 3 or 4 core but I don't remember right now.

DBrown · Post by **DBrown** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 8:35 am

yeah I see that now sorry I was thinking ranger/BII.......

broncoo · Post by **broncoo** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 9:40 pm

i used a 2 core ron davis alum rad 16x28" i had to completly cut out the core support and make new rad mounts and support the core worked out very well tho

it cost me $239us