Radiator help...replace with stock or?
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Drifting
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From: Nantucket MA
Radiator help...replace with stock or?
Well I went to take my car for a spin today and noticed that it was dripping coolent from the front right. After a bit of looking I found that it was actually leaking where the fins meets the plastic coolent tank on the passenger side.
My question is this....do I replace it with a stock one, or should I upgrade while its out?
I have never had a cooling issue and live in the North East so it doesn't get crazy hot around here. I do run a procharger with 8-9 psi making about 600-640 depending on the dyno. Coolent temp is generally 192-198.
My only worry is that if I step up to a dewitts I'll run into a host of clearence issues due to its extra thinkness. Mostly where the fans mount. I think it will push them to close to the motor/blower.
Here's the one I'd use... http://www.dewitts.com/pages/product...asp?ProdID=380
What say you Corvetteforum?
My question is this....do I replace it with a stock one, or should I upgrade while its out?
I have never had a cooling issue and live in the North East so it doesn't get crazy hot around here. I do run a procharger with 8-9 psi making about 600-640 depending on the dyno. Coolent temp is generally 192-198.
My only worry is that if I step up to a dewitts I'll run into a host of clearence issues due to its extra thinkness. Mostly where the fans mount. I think it will push them to close to the motor/blower.
Here's the one I'd use... http://www.dewitts.com/pages/product...asp?ProdID=380
What say you Corvetteforum?
Last edited by trayack; Oct 2, 2010 at 06:21 PM.
Safety Car
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From: shavertown Pa.
I think if you can get extra cooling without going thru fitment problems go for it, but I would not go thru god knows what just for a little extra cooling.
Plus I think if it comes time to sell your car and it looks hacked it not worth it.
Plus I think if it comes time to sell your car and it looks hacked it not worth it.
Team Owner
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From: Long Island New York
As a rule, if I plan on keeping the car I always try to replace with better than OEM parts when they're needed. And concitering the extra hp your making I would with out a doubt go Dewitts.
Life Time NCM #2196
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From: Converse TX
I ran a DeWitts I my boosted C5 for the 5 years it was boosted and this is the way to go for you and fittment is no issue a drop in replacement and your fans will still work, did for me and my buddies that run the DeWitts on there C6s
Le Mans Master
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From: North Western Connecticut
With my boosted LS2 it made all the difference in lowering temps both coolant and IAT's.. For around 600 bucks it's one of the best mods you can make even to a bone stock vette IMO!!
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