Heavy duty radiator for '95+
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 8:24 am
The rad is manufactured by Reach Cooling and has a 1" core thickness as apposed to the factory's anemic 5/8".
Reach Cooling
I ordered it through my local car quest that I get most of my parts from to save shipping. It did not come from his warehouse chain though, it came from a company called Radiator Exchange & Repair.
Radiator Exchange & Repair
N87W14817 Fond Du Lac Ave
Menomonee Falls, WI 53051
Phone: (262) 251-0540
They do sell to the public or you can get in touch with me and I can ship one to you also. I have installed several of this brand of radiator in customer vehicles and have yet to have one come back... ymmv.
I pull a camper and am planning a trip to Yellowstone and wanted a little extra cooling for the mountains.
If you want something even heavier you can go to a Radiator shop and have them install the core from a '92 Transport 3.8L with A/C and towing package (identified by both trans and engine oil coolers in the tanks) on the factory Astro tanks. This core is 1 3/8" and has the same 28 1/4 x 17 1/4 dimensions and the tank flange is the same size... I have measured. Remember a single row rad of any given width has more cooling capacity than a 2 or 3 row of equivalent thickness.
Some pics!
Price I paid was $133 shipped, of course I do have a shop so that might reflect a discount.
This rad is bigger than the stock rad in the LS1 corvettes! They were 23 5/8 x 17 x 1. I think it should handle towing duty with a v6 just fine. My dual fans are rated at higher output than the stock LS1 fans also if my info is correct.
Reach Cooling
I ordered it through my local car quest that I get most of my parts from to save shipping. It did not come from his warehouse chain though, it came from a company called Radiator Exchange & Repair.
Radiator Exchange & Repair
N87W14817 Fond Du Lac Ave
Menomonee Falls, WI 53051
Phone: (262) 251-0540
They do sell to the public or you can get in touch with me and I can ship one to you also. I have installed several of this brand of radiator in customer vehicles and have yet to have one come back... ymmv.
I pull a camper and am planning a trip to Yellowstone and wanted a little extra cooling for the mountains.
If you want something even heavier you can go to a Radiator shop and have them install the core from a '92 Transport 3.8L with A/C and towing package (identified by both trans and engine oil coolers in the tanks) on the factory Astro tanks. This core is 1 3/8" and has the same 28 1/4 x 17 1/4 dimensions and the tank flange is the same size... I have measured. Remember a single row rad of any given width has more cooling capacity than a 2 or 3 row of equivalent thickness.
Some pics!
Price I paid was $133 shipped, of course I do have a shop so that might reflect a discount.
This rad is bigger than the stock rad in the LS1 corvettes! They were 23 5/8 x 17 x 1. I think it should handle towing duty with a v6 just fine. My dual fans are rated at higher output than the stock LS1 fans also if my info is correct.