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Old Aug 24, 2011 | 04:59 PM
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This is a lot to read but it's a lot to do too

http://www.dewitts.com/download/cores.pdf

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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 01:40 PM
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cause i dont wanna pay 2x for ron davis, which is the same thing
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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 03:04 PM
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Very Happy with the fit / finish / performance of my DeWitts unit. Had it about a year and in 105 Deg ambient temp at VIR last month coolant never got over 219. Good stuff !!
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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 07:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Tom DeWitt
This is a lot to read but it's a lot to do too

http://www.dewitts.com/download/cores.pdf


Ordered a radiator with eoc/toc and oil tube kit couple of weeks ago. Still waiting for it to come in. Will let you know when I get it installed how it performs in 100+ temps in south east Texas.
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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 08:42 PM
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A97M here and three years later, no worries and of course it never gets hot here.

Thanks for the detailed info. You make a world-class product Mr. D and your company's level of commitment proves it.

Well done.
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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 10:15 PM
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In 100* weather never gets hotter than 185* (at idle with 160*stat) and never goes above 200* on a 1100hp 8 sec pass.

Great product
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I have had mine for 3 years and finally took it out to clean it. At RD ATL with 95* ambient temps oil got to 295* but coolant never got above 202*. Mainly trying to clean up oil cooler, but decided to to clean all three as fall is big time track season. It is incredible the crap that came out of the radiator and yet it still cools, especially my high hp motor that I flog mercilessly at the track. Not sure why one would choose anything else. Thanks Tom.
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In 100* weather never gets hotter than 185* (at idle with 160*stat) and never goes above 200* on a 1100hp 8 sec pass.

Great product
DeWitts is one of those long standing companies who only produce the absolute best in a Radiator. And if you ordered this right one, it'll slip right in and everything lines up perfectly. There isn't a better made unit out there. In a 1 to 5 five star rating, Dewitts is a 7 star product.
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http://www.dewitts.com/pages/product...asp?ProdID=320

Is this the radiator that's 2" shorter for supercharged cars?
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Have had mine for 3 years. Still one of my best mods.
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