There are many many variables in radiator design. Dimensions, crossflow
vs vertical tube, core thickness, number of tubes, tube size, staggered
vs in-line tubes, fin design, fin count...
It's a lot more than just aluminum vs copper/brass.
Air flow is just as important as the core (heat exchanger).
Glen
runnin' cool in florida
-----Original Message-----
From: Tim Murphy <timmurph@fastbytes.com>
To: Peter Vucinic <pvucinic@netspace.net.au>; 'Jack W. Drews'
<vinttr4@geneseo.net>; fot@autox.team.net
Sent: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:46 pm
Subject: Re: [Fot] aluminum radiators again
On the www.wizardcooling.com under the FAQ section is an explanation as
to
why aluminum radiators cool better than copper ones. Granted, these
people
sell aluminum radiators, but the answer seems to make some sense. FWIW.
Tim
1961 TR4 #317
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Vucinic" <pvucinic@netspace.net.au>
To: "'Jack W. Drews'" <vinttr4@geneseo.net>; <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 9:00 AM
Subject: Re: [Fot] aluminum radiators again
> Jack,
> A very interesting topic indeed! As I understand it there is only a
> marginal
> difference between the thermal efficiency/heat transfer of Copper over
> Aluminum materials. If it's weight saving we are talking about, then
it's
> Aluminum. I am wondering whether those members seeing good cooling
> temperature reductions/stability with the Aluminum Radiator Cores, are
> seeing this occur due to the internal design of the radiator? Are the
> 'new'
> Aluminum radiators cooling the water more efficiently as a direct
result
> of
> 'passing' the coolant through the core more times? That is, are the
> radiators single, double or triple pass?
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: fot-bounces+pvucinic=netspace.net.au@autox.team.net
> [mailto:fot-bounces+pvucinic=netspace.net.au@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of
> Jack W. Drews
> Sent: Monday, 9 June 2008 11:34 PM
> To: fot@autox.team.net
> Subject: [Fot] aluminum radiators again
>
> Good to hear from Jeff and Mike that they make standard size
radiators
> work.
>
> A cautionary note, though -- if you want to get an aluminum replica
> of a stock radiator, be sure to get one that some other racer has
> used and found successful. I've installed a couple of them for guys
> who had already purchased them, and they were sorely disappointed in
> the small improvement, if any, that it made. Apparently there is a
> difference between various suppliers.
>
> uncle jack
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