i want to buy that ebay,champion rad by reliable radiators,the 3 core aluminum,,,should i get the kit with the 2 fans and can i use my single stock fan?would it be enough? and if i use the 2 small fan from the kit,,should i build a shroud to cover the rad?

 

anyone?

 

What are you trying to cool? Stock motor? Gonna race? What kind of climate in your area?

 

a 355 ,afr heads, tpi big mouth intake,58 mm slp runners, about 400 hp more or less,,,probly less, no heater,no a/c , canadian summer, 20-25 degrees c at the most in a trans am wich doesnt breath much at the front

 

160 thermostat,chip calibrayed to open fan soon

 

The stock single fan will be more than adequate.

 

should i shround the fan or leave it open like that

 

i meant shroud

 

My stock single fan without a shroud(stock) and a stock radiator keep my engine cool. And mine makes more power than you are estimating. And I live in Phoenix. All I used was a good water pump, 170* thermostat, and a fan switch that turned on the fan at 200* and off at 185*.

 

you mean ,keeping the stock rad too? ,that would save me a lot of $

 

kreator33, you might want to look at this post that has been running for some time now:

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/cool...guys-want.html

 

yeah,ive ordered a few from them before for other cars,,they are well priced, but if i can keep a stock one instead,would even be cheaper,, i have some here that are like new

 

Stock radiator in good condition is fine too for your application.

 

I have the 3 core aluminum radiator from Champion with their dual fan and shroud setup. I'm very pleased with the radiator. It does require some modification to set it, but nothing that hasn't been addressed before.

I'm not very keen with the fans though. I have my run with Painless Performance relays but they don't seem to spin very fast. With the dual fans and shroud the car won't run below 220 degrees, and that's with a 180 thermostat.

My timing isn't set perfect, so that may very well be the case for running very warm. Over all though, I highly recommend Champion's products.