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Old Oct 4, 2002 | 10:44 AM
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Car: 1988 Chevy Camaro Hardtop
Engine: Turbocharged/Intercooled 3.1
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Radiator question!

Will the V8 radiator fit into the space of the V6 radiator?
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Old Oct 4, 2002 | 10:47 AM
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Car: 1986 Firebird
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Yep, remember, both cars use the same frame
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Old Oct 4, 2002 | 11:24 AM
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That's what I thought.... that means that 31x19" Griffen Aluminum radiator should fit fine with my V6... no more worring of cooling there!
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Old Oct 4, 2002 | 11:45 AM
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I'll have to look, but aren't the hoses in different places?
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Old Oct 4, 2002 | 11:48 AM
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Car: 1986 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am
Engine: 305 Tuned Port Injection
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When I replaced the radiator of my wife's Corsica, I went to the local factory. Then the man told me about the new design with tubular copper tubes into aluminum plates with copper cores.

(Note "tubular" tubes = with circular design, like a garden hose, no more "plane" tubes).

I thought hmmmm, and bought one of these radiators with 3 rows for local CH$ 99.000 = US$ 132.


The output?: the "normal" operating temperature on the city was down from 115º C to 95º C . Very good!
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