well i got the new radiator today. i had been looking for a while and wanted a direct replacement or as much of one as possible for cheaper than the $500 becool. so my dad called his buddy that sells radiators and he ordered me this. its a Heatex part no. 7007 and its supposed to be a direct replacement (at least thats what he told me) for the 82-02 camaro. its 31 wide x 19 tall x 2 3/4 thick. its also supposed to have 2 rows of 1" tubes. but i just cant trust anyone and im begining to think its not a direct replacement but more of a universal that just about the same size as thirdgens. and im not even sure it has 1" tubes. i think this because it doesnt have the heater core hose fitting and didnt even come with the nipple on the filler neck for the overflow (it has a threaded hole but no nipple) but at any rate i got it for $250 and it supposedly listed for like $700 and is designed for drag racing the guy told me. i was just wondering if anyone had heard of heatex before and if i got what i was supposed to get.

it looks really nice but its also the only all alumnium rad ive ever seen. made in the usa but if it isnt a drop in replacement im going to return it and get the jegs or griffin universal for $180 and deal with the modifications.

 

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Looks to me like you need to find an upper fitting for the overflow, another fitting for the heater hose, and you're good to go. Why not test fit it (being careful) & see if it fits good?

 

i'd keep it and use it. with any radiator you're going to have to do modifications to make it fit. finding nipple fittings at Ace Hardware or home depot isn't that hard anyways.

 

well i knew i would need one for the overflow and i also knew it wouldnt be hard to find but i didnt think id be able to find something for the heater hose, so i thought id have to run it to the water pump.

and i do plan to keep it but if it was gonna be tough to get to fit id rather have saved the $80 and bought a griffin

 

If i can make mine fit, you can make yours fit

 

lol very true but i didnt want to go THAT overboard for this car...

oh and you havent made yours fit yet

 

Wanna make a bet?

 

That radiator have a trans cooler in it? I (we) deal with Heatex on all of our heater cores, evap cores, radiators, and sometimes even a/c compressors and things. They have great pricing and I have never had a problem with the products I recieve. I didn`t know they had anything like that. Oh yea if you ever need a fuel tank price`em out there, you`ll smile after you pick your jaw up off the floor

 

nope. designed for a manual. im glad someone has at least heard of them. if you want to do me a favor and you have the ability would you look up part no. HAR-7007 and tell me the complete specs on it as well as the pricing? if not no biggie but i do want to be sure i got what they said i got.

 

You think the people your Dad refers you to are dishonest?

I honestly think that if someone had spraypainted the Griffin logo on the core and reboxed it, you'd be happier.

Get over it. Or contact them yourself: http://www.imcool.com/heatex/

 

as a matter of fact ive already emailed them and havnt heard a response in over a week so im going to give them a call. all im saying is these people that sold it to me obviously didnt know what they were selling because i asked them repeadly before it was ordered if it was a direct drop in replacement, they said yes, and it obviously isnt. i also asked them that it in fact had 2 rows of 1" tubes and he looked at me and said "well i dunno, but they use it for racin" exact words. and im not going to get over it if i spend an extra $80 on something that doesnt fit as i told it would and/or doesnt cool as well as it should (which i have yet to find out). because as it sits right now i bought the jegs or griffin equivelant radiator for far more than they sell them for, now its partly my fault because i bought it but im not going to take all blame because i was told things that obviously arent true before i made the purchase.

you cant trust anyone today, i know too many mechanics to vouch for that.

 

Well, I called my outlet today, heatex of roseville, MI and they have no listing of that part number, the only part they have with that number is a alternator. I had them check by application if it was avaliable and no dice, just a three row brass/copper and a 1 row plastic/aluminum avaliable with a 26 inch core for the V-8`s. Out of the nearly three thousand radiators listed nothing. Thier radiator #`s only go to the high 2 thousands...no where near 7007. BTW I have used the summit universal and the lower hose connection shoots straight up at the fan or w/p pulley, was difficult to fab a hose that didn`t interfere with moving componets.

 

Hate to tell you but the hose outlets on that radiator are gonna be easier to work with than those on a Griffin and the "cheap" 2 row all alum. Griffin isn't a drop-in either. I'd stick with it based on the hose outlets alone. If you think you're "saving 80$ and getting a better radiator" go for it. Just don't whine here when your lower radiator hose is a pain in the ***.

Have you even test-fit this unit?

 

for one jmd i really dont appreciate you postin on this thread like that. im not whining now, never have on this board, and wont if my lower radiator hose doesnt fit easily.
the only reason i brought up this post was to see if anyone had heard of heatex before and to make sure i got what i was told i was getting. i was told it was a direct replacement and it obviously isnt. you really cant trust anyone now, ive learned many times first hand and got the short end of the stick.
as far as the griffin or jegs universals im aware they arent a drop in either and ALL I WAS SAYING is if these are basically the same radiators (which they appear to be) id rather have saved $80. i know the lower hose connections are a PITA on the others so regardless im probably going to stick with this anyway since i have bought it.
and no, i have no test fitted the unit as of yet. the measurements ive taken compared to the griffin and jegs show this wont be a walk in the park though. hopefully if i get some time after thanksgiving ill test it out but im sure it wont fit very well.

but do you know where i can find a fitting to screw into the radiator for my heater hose? its a pretty small hole and im not sure of the heaterhose dimensions but i would rather run it there than to the waterpump.

and thanks for checkin on that for me greezemonkey. i wonder why its not listed though.

 

Good. I'm glad to see you're evaluating the product instead of the name, which I thought you were doing at first.


I would too. Less work when doing a water pump. Pull that plug out of the radiator and match it up at an autoparts or plumbing store to get a fitting. I'm not sure if brass is compatible with aluminum but if it is, I'd run that over steel or iron (corrosion) Maybe it's 1/2 or 3/4 NPT but that's a wild guess.