hello- I bought an 84 trans am, and I'm doing the ls 5.3L engine swap. I'm getting my plan together along with the necessary parts list. When I pull the original 5.0 engine, I'll replace the radiator and heater core. I've searched, but I can't find a good radiator replacement. Is there a good radiator write-up that I missed? All I want is
1. buy X 2 or 3 row aluminum radiator for a good price
2. install radiator and watch out for these minor fit issues
3. buy Y electric fan. Connect to X radiator this way. Works well with this ECM through this connector
4. your finished and car cools well

I don't want to re-engineer the front of the car.

 

I'm not sure about a good, cheap replacement radiator, but I know the Taurus dual electric fan + shroud is a good upgrade for our cars.

 

Have you searched the LS Engine swap forum? I'm sure there are answers posted there.