2 - 1''Row Alum rads Any good

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Ccas said:
ECP utilizes dual 1" tubes which is enough for a lot of cars on the road. The reason I had specifically mentioned that a few of us use dual 1 1/4" tubes is simple. Some cars (for whatever reason) need more volume. I have told this story before but well in advance of Cold Case even existing, I had a nightmare overheating problem that prevented me for going cruising on hot summer days. My newly restored 462 stroked 67 GTO had a brand new Desert cooler US Radiator 4 row copper brass radiator. I'd climb 5 degrees every 5 minutes until eventually I'd have to pull over. Sometimes I'd spew antifreeze all over if I didn't shut it down soon enough. I tried many different solutions from shrouds, to thermostats, springs in hoses etc etc. with little or no improvement. I finally bit the bullet and bought an dual 1" aluminum radiator from Rodney Red. I got in some traffic on a hot summer day and Finally! here I was at only 210 after sitting for about 30 minutes. However, my excitement ended when another 15 minutes passed and the temp started climbing again. I had to pull off the road. I thought I was out of options. I then was told about a company that made dual 1 1/4" tube aluminum radiators. (Mark V) I bought and installed it. Everything else remained the same. From that day forward, I have never run past 195 despite repeating the very same driving conditions that caused me to pull over.

Since the radiators were identical except for the size (and volume) of the tubes, the conclusion is pretty clear that the additional volume was enough to solve my problem.

Later on after we started Cold Case, we replaced that Mark V radiator with our version and the car continues to run exactly the same. 195 max.

Over the last 4 years, we've encountered many similar situations with customers and have had an incredibly high success rate.

So I'll say this again and continue to say it; small 2 row, small 3 row, dual 1" and even small 4 row aluminum radiators may solve your overheating problems. But for me and many others, they didn't. So you have to decide whether you want to take that chance or do it once and know that if you still have an overheating issue, it's NOT the radiator.
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I your product produced in the USA?
 
I have a 68 Dart GTS 340, after ten minutes of driving she would be at 215 and climbing. I bought a direct fit radiator from cold case ( 2 row 1 1/4 tubes ) it fit perfect and I was even able to use my shroud without any modifications. To this day even in 90+ degree days she has never been above 190 even sitting in traffic.
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Imo put in biggest tube/core size radiator you can get the first time around and when I did the math the cold case was it for a mopar.
 
Ccas said:
ECP utilizes dual 1" tubes which is enough for a lot of cars on the road. The reason I had specifically mentioned that a few of us use dual 1 1/4" tubes is simple. Some cars (for whatever reason) need more volume. I have told this story before but well in advance of Cold Case even existing, I had a nightmare overheating problem that prevented me for going cruising on hot summer days. My newly restored 462 stroked 67 GTO had a brand new Desert cooler US Radiator 4 row copper brass radiator. I'd climb 5 degrees every 5 minutes until eventually I'd have to pull over. Sometimes I'd spew antifreeze all over if I didn't shut it down soon enough. I tried many different solutions from shrouds, to thermostats, springs in hoses etc etc. with little or no improvement. I finally bit the bullet and bought an dual 1" aluminum radiator from Rodney Red. I got in some traffic on a hot summer day and Finally! here I was at only 210 after sitting for about 30 minutes. However, my excitement ended when another 15 minutes passed and the temp started climbing again. I had to pull off the road. I thought I was out of options. I then was told about a company that made dual 1 1/4" tube aluminum radiators. (Mark V) I bought and installed it. Everything else remained the same. From that day forward, I have never run past 195 despite repeating the very same driving conditions that caused me to pull over.

Since the radiators were identical except for the size (and volume) of the tubes, the conclusion is pretty clear that the additional volume was enough to solve my problem.

Later on after we started Cold Case, we replaced that Mark V radiator with our version and the car continues to run exactly the same. 195 max.

Over the last 4 years, we've encountered many similar situations with customers and have had an incredibly high success rate.

So I'll say this again and continue to say it; small 2 row, small 3 row, dual 1" and even small 4 row aluminum radiators may solve your overheating problems. But for me and many others, they didn't. So you have to decide whether you want to take that chance or do it once and know that if you still have an overheating issue, it's NOT the radiator.
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What is your web site, ?
thanks for the information .
Good stuff
your rads crazy $$ ?
Thanks again
 
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