well i have a chevron spors a tat im fitting with a 13brew(but running non turbo to start)



i have sweetfa room for a radiator, so im trying to find a website that calculates thermal efficeincy with radiators and stuff, anyone know of a site?



or alternately, anyone know that if i have a 550mmw and 300h gap, what rad i would have to run in reguards to thickness and dual bypass etc??



Peace

Psycho_Dad

and sorry for sounding like such a retard in that message, i was in a rush to pick up my girlfriend



i have been looking at these options as substitutes, perhaps buy 2 of em and weld em together(sorry im measuring in mm)



volvo 440 '89 xlbkx nissens

540w390h 35w



mercedes 380se *82

520h 700l 40w



e36 bmw

630w 450h 44w



they are all alloy, do you think they would do the trick? and whats a new core cost out of curiosity



Peace

Psycho_Dad

hey man, I know of no such site, but have you measured a stock 13btt rad?



Easiest way is run as big as you can get, minimum 3 core alloy, pref 4 core. If it runs oo cold, do the old track trick and duct tape it off bit by bit til road temp is normal then take off one more strip of tape

a 13btt rad wont fit no matter how hard i try, i dont have the exact dimentions, but im trying to make up the size with thickness, which i know is the wrong way to go, but im bloody limiited to space here



what im trying to work out is how good the biggest i can fit is going to be, or if im going to have to undergo massive chasse mod to make somthing bigger fit



is it a good idea to do a double bypass system? or is that not such a good idea?



any help appreciated



PEace

Psycho_Dad

Well bigger is better but there are also other things that you have to look at as well. ie rad design.



I picked up the best rad out there for my setup. I am running what I hope to be a 400-500rwhp REW. I am also running a H-mount intercooler setup. Rad is 113.5x18 IIRC. It has perforated screens so that the air gets slowed down and it also has dimples in the tube so that the coolant is slowed down. Total cost for the rad was 500. Custom application.



If you are interested I can get you contact information for you.



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