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Is a 3 core radiator enough for a stock 5.0?
Is a 3 core enough to keep a 5.0 cool in 95 degree heat with a/c on all the time? My car has an external trans. cooler in front of the condensor. Would 4 be a better choice? I just want it to run very cool. Thanks.
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Well I bought a 3 core stock radiator, they said it was a 3 core, but its only a 2 core. The 3rd core is for Automatic trans..... Anyways I run a 160 thermo with it and i have a new water pump. It gets the job done, The temp guage runs at 50% when I have the AC on, durring the middle of the day driving, in Texas. At the stop lights it goes up slightly to (50%-75%). Night driving it runs at 25% on the guage which is right for a 160 thermo.
If I was to get a new radiator I would go with at real 3 or 4 core radiator. Especially if you run pulleys, I think pulleys slow the water pump down. |
Thanks. I bought a 3 core Maxicool from Advanced Auto. It has the auto trans. line but I can just keep them plugged since I have an external trans. cooler. I hope that this does it. I have a 3 core now but it has all kinds of deposits in it. I am thinking about installing an electric fan in front of the condensor then that should take care of it.
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Those deposits are probably 90% of your problem. |
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