07 Apr 12 07:45, TOM WALKER wrote to MARK HOFMANN:


 MH>> Are most radiators made of aluminum?

 TW> Will have to let Roy address the penetration into the vehicle market
 TW> but most with plastic tanks are most litkley aluminum. They are
 TW> cheaper so that gives them some populatrity with the auto
 TW> manfacturers.

 TW> And of course because of the Weight savings they are big with the
 TW> Performance car types.

The aluminum radiators that appeal to performance enthusiasts have
aluminum tanks too. The weight savings over a 1979 factory radiator (brass
core and tanks) v an Aluminum radiator raised the front of my 79 Malbu by
nearly an inch...not to mention that the aluminum radiator dissapates heat
faster. I also kept the factory (plastic) shroud, but replaced the heavy
clutch fan with an aluminum flex fan, which pulls more air at street
speeds, but flattens out at high RPM racing speeds.


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