So I’m dropping a Chevy small block into my 80 and was curious what radiator I should go with. Any suggestions are welcome.
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Yup. Mine should be arriving today in the mail.Not a cheap opinion but a Ron Davis radiator all aluminum tig welded no plastic tanks.
Yes, very excited! Probably more excited then my x-mas gift.
Yes the one pictured ia a swapped version with no electric fans or trans cooler the swap im doing is getting a manual transmission.Not sure if Ron Davis does a swapped version, but a 5 minute phone call to Mike to get your rad ordered is well worth it. He knows were to put the inlet and outlets too. I paid $1350 shipped in 2016.
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In a sense yes I order them to match the ls inlet and outlet size so no mix matched hoses and also for a steam vent for the lsGreat topic which has me wondering what to do. I've been holding off to do an LS swap but I also have a nice running 350 (or used too when my bro built it years ago) and 700R4 that would make sense using. Or I could put that into my 68 C3500. Anyway, question is, will a custom radiator built for a SBC also work for an LS swap? Technically they are both small blocks I guess but might have different hook ups.
So I never got the notifications for this thread but wanted to ask you about your suggestion, I can find 3 core full aluminum stock radiators for within my budget and I will be going over mountain passes but very little towing. I also do some decently serious wheeling so would you say look into a custom built radiator and bite the bullet or would the full aluminum factory one work?If your going up mountain passes and or towing you will need more cooling than a v8 swap that just goes down the highway and trail. So factor in your vehicle use.
I would say a 3 core aluminum would probably work for your plans. Towing up a pass could strain it but depends on the load and the mountain pass. Just keep an eye on the temps in those situations. My opinion anyway.So I never got the notifications for this thread but wanted to ask you about your suggestion, I can find 3 core full aluminum stock radiators for within my budget and I will be going over mountain passes but very little towing. I also do some decently serious wheeling so would you say look into a custom built radiator and bite the bullet or would the full aluminum factory one work?
Awesome, yeah the passes in Colorado can be hell but I don’t tow anything bigger than a super small motorcycle trailer and that’s kinda rare.I would say a 3 core aluminum would probably work for your plans. Towing up a pass could strain it but depends on the load and the mountain pass. Just keep an eye on the temps in those situations. My opinion anyway.
I have my old 3 core aluminum radiator I could sell you from my 5.3 before I upgraded to the 6.0. I'm in Colorado. PM me if interestedAwesome, yeah the passes in Colorado can be hell but I don’t tow anything bigger than a super small motorcycle trailer and that’s kinda rare.