I concur, I had two intercooled radiators re-cored here in Portland, OR for about $250/each at Mac's Radiator. They had to order the core, but it was only a couple of days wait and it was about a one-week turn around from start to finish.
If you don't care about originality, then I would lean more towards a more universal radiator solution (using a non-intercooled radiator, which are cheap and easy to find) with a decent front mount intercooler. The trick is paying attention to the flow of the air into, through and out of the radiator and intercooler. There are a number of articles around about how to design cooling systems, read up and do some testing and you might find some ways to make improvements to the efficiency of the entire system. Best Regards, Stefan -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Russ W. Knize" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Find a different shop. They can have a core cut to any size they need. I > was able to get a 3-row core put into my CSX rad for $300 or so. It can > be done for less, but the cost of the cores went up recently. > > Russ > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > To: Steve and Dee Kalmes > > I tried the recore route. No dice. Valeo was the mfr. and they don't have > > the size you need. Good luck on finding someone who does. I could have got > > a custom one, but it would have been almost $600. However, Griffin makes a > > very good replacement. I had them custom design two for me. I paid almost > > $1000 for 2 radiators. primarily because I asked for a custom one off > > design. I have one in my CSX convertible and I will have one in my hardtop > > shortly. I sent them a CSX rad I already had. I also had them make it > > thicker. There is absolutely no chance of overheating now. The only mods I > > had to make were to cut the fan shroud a little where the fill neck and > > hoses attach. Tin snips worked great for this. They used a slightly larger > > diameter tubing for these pieces. But, they even made the lower IC bracket > > built in with the bolt holes for the IC to just bolt on. It was a perfect > > fit to bolt into the car. It even has the dent in the pass side to clear > > the alternator. However, there was also a little aluminum trimming on a > > flange near the motor mount. This was because of the thicker core. I > > didn't think of that when I had them design it. (DUH) You can use my name > > (Thomas Baltrusaitis) and tell them you want one made just like mine. > > Maybe they won't charge as much now that it is designed. I do have one I > > will sell soon. However, right in the center of it has been soldered, due > > to a leak. I do not know if water circulates through a tube in that area > > or not. It holds pressure and was on my CSX convertible. However, the > > reason I replaced it was that it overheated on the interstate for 30+ > > minutes of continuous driving above 80mph. But, the CSX convertible has a > > cone air filter, Trans. cooler, and a huge Isuzu NPR intercooler in the > > nose directly in front of the radiator. But, with the new Griffin, I have > > zero problems. I think it holds almost an extra half gallon of coolant. > > And, it is all aluminum. If you're still interested in the rad, make me an > > offer. Gimme a home email, and I can send ya a pic of it. Copy > > [EMAIL PROTECTED], as I am going on vacation for Turkey Day after > > today. > > > > > > > > > > T J Baltrusaitis II > > Chrysler LLC > > > > Advanced Manufacturing Engineering > > Powertrain Operations > > > > Phone: 248-512-1258 > > Pager: 586-898-6100 ___________REMOVE-FOOTER-WHEN-REPLYING_________ ShelbyDodge mailing list [email protected] http://www.imagilist.com/mailman/listinfo/shelbydodge
