Anyone have any experience with an aluminum radiator?if so, how'd it work out for you. I'm thinking of switching to one, need tips, thanks.
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1992 F- 250 ZF 5spd,4wd,7.3 idi, K&N air filter, Holley red electric fuel pump, 3/55 gears, Lund cab visor, Ranchhand headache rack, diamond steel bed rails, American Racing aluminium wheels,gooseneck ball in bed, v-5 hitch,cab lights.Almost done with my conversion, reg cab L-bed to ext cab s-bed lookin good Motor is out of '91 F-Superduty unknown miles ,280,000 on truck. also got a 1999.5 F-250 Superduty,7.3 powerstroke,automatic transmission,xlt lariet,extend cab long bed (big truck), 150,000 miles,v-5 hitch
Cool I was wondering, it seems like it would run a little colder too
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1992 F- 250 ZF 5spd,4wd,7.3 idi, K&N air filter, Holley red electric fuel pump, 3/55 gears, Lund cab visor, Ranchhand headache rack, diamond steel bed rails, American Racing aluminium wheels,gooseneck ball in bed, v-5 hitch,cab lights.Almost done with my conversion, reg cab L-bed to ext cab s-bed lookin good Motor is out of '91 F-Superduty unknown miles ,280,000 on truck. also got a 1999.5 F-250 Superduty,7.3 powerstroke,automatic transmission,xlt lariet,extend cab long bed (big truck), 150,000 miles,v-5 hitch
I installed a spectra aluminum unit in my truck (94-95 'strokes have the same rad) and it's been great thus far. It is Chinese, which I was less than impressed with thinking it was most likely Canadian when I bought it, but an IDI guy here, with many more miles on his, has one with no issues.
Another thing is the rows, If I remember right seems like my old brass copper had 3 or 4 and all the aluminium ones are two or three, does this make a difference or does the aluminium make up the difference, and which one did you go with?
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1992 F- 250 ZF 5spd,4wd,7.3 idi, K&N air filter, Holley red electric fuel pump, 3/55 gears, Lund cab visor, Ranchhand headache rack, diamond steel bed rails, American Racing aluminium wheels,gooseneck ball in bed, v-5 hitch,cab lights.Almost done with my conversion, reg cab L-bed to ext cab s-bed lookin good Motor is out of '91 F-Superduty unknown miles ,280,000 on truck. also got a 1999.5 F-250 Superduty,7.3 powerstroke,automatic transmission,xlt lariet,extend cab long bed (big truck), 150,000 miles,v-5 hitch
Last edited by 93blklightning; 01-20-2013 at 02:06 PM.
Another thing is the rows, If I remember right seems like my old brass copper had 3 or 4 and all the aluminium ones are two or three
While true, I recall reading somewhere that the OEM design was overly restrictive, and the "rows" were not optimal for cooling - seem to remember the Spectra's having more surface area per each row.
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1992 F- 250 ZF 5spd,4wd,7.3 idi, K&N air filter, Holley red electric fuel pump, 3/55 gears, Lund cab visor, Ranchhand headache rack, diamond steel bed rails, American Racing aluminium wheels,gooseneck ball in bed, v-5 hitch,cab lights.Almost done with my conversion, reg cab L-bed to ext cab s-bed lookin good Motor is out of '91 F-Superduty unknown miles ,280,000 on truck. also got a 1999.5 F-250 Superduty,7.3 powerstroke,automatic transmission,xlt lariet,extend cab long bed (big truck), 150,000 miles,v-5 hitch
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1990 f250 4x4 e4od 7.3l idi
Turbo ip turned down tq screw
315/75r16
3in lift
K&n air filter and home made ram air
5in stack straight pipes
165,xxx mi (I think/hope)
Large tranny cooler
16-18mpg
Soon to be turbo'd with nice cold air and wraped exhauste be for turbo
Aluminum radiators for these trucks only come in two and three rows
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1992 F- 250 ZF 5spd,4wd,7.3 idi, K&N air filter, Holley red electric fuel pump, 3/55 gears, Lund cab visor, Ranchhand headache rack, diamond steel bed rails, American Racing aluminium wheels,gooseneck ball in bed, v-5 hitch,cab lights.Almost done with my conversion, reg cab L-bed to ext cab s-bed lookin good Motor is out of '91 F-Superduty unknown miles ,280,000 on truck. also got a 1999.5 F-250 Superduty,7.3 powerstroke,automatic transmission,xlt lariet,extend cab long bed (big truck), 150,000 miles,v-5 hitch
Well, I've been running my aluminum radiator for around 4 months now, and I love it. As far as the rows are concerned, it is a two row radiator. But one row in the aluminium radiator is so large, it's equal to two rows in a copper/ brass one.
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1992 F- 250 ZF 5spd,4wd,7.3 idi, K&N air filter, Holley red electric fuel pump, 3/55 gears, Lund cab visor, Ranchhand headache rack, diamond steel bed rails, American Racing aluminium wheels,gooseneck ball in bed, v-5 hitch,cab lights.Almost done with my conversion, reg cab L-bed to ext cab s-bed lookin good Motor is out of '91 F-Superduty unknown miles ,280,000 on truck. also got a 1999.5 F-250 Superduty,7.3 powerstroke,automatic transmission,xlt lariet,extend cab long bed (big truck), 150,000 miles,v-5 hitch
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