| Re: L98, they run hot. |
Subject: Re: L98, they run hot. by CFI-EFI on 2009/4/5 17:30:04 There is no question the Dewitts radiators are a quality and highly effective radiator. If one has a high output engine that can't be cooled by a well maintained stock cooling system, the Dewitts is the way to go. Even a mildly modified engine is easily cooled by the stock cooling system. My car has the factory installed radiator core, and it still cools like a champ. I have had a side tank replaced twice. I don't know if it was one side twice or each side one time only. But whichever, those "aluminum fingers, and they are a bend twice and break deal..." have been holding up just fine, for years. If you have a radiator seems questionable, you can remove it and have it flow tested. The radiator shop will advise you as to whether it needs or even can be rodded out. I am not aware that mine has been rodded, but I can't be positive what might have been done while the tank was being replaced. I wasn't advised or charged for it. If a radiator needs to be replaced, and there isn't the need for the superior Dewitts, stick with the OE style from a quality reputable manufacturer like Modine, Delco, or the like. Don't be fooled by the hype of some aftermarket will-fit suppliers that brag about their two, three, or more rows of their copper/brass replacement radiators. It takes a two or three row copper/brass radiator to equal the cooling capacity of a good one row aluminum core radiator. The plastic tanks are a price compromise. All aluminum is a better idea, but unless price isn't a consideration, the aluminum core with plastic side tanks, OE style is still the best choice. RACE ON!!! |
