Radiator - Best bang for buck

[GrillMaster]

How have those $150 alum ebay radiators been working?

I would to take to a welder to have the ports flipped for my 351C. Wondering if anyone makes one already set up for under $300.

Ron davis ~$450
BC Bronco ~$550

Look nice but are out of my budget at the moment

 

[backpain]

Lots here happy with Champion on Ebay. See if they have what you need. Summit Racing also has a bunch of choices on the less expensive end

 

[Izzy]

I have had the Champion installed for 2 days now and so far so good. I asked the same question before I bought it and several have stated they had theirs for years with no issues. Great price too.

 

[GrillMaster]

i just wish they made one with the ports flipped. I would buy one now.

 

[carter2772]

i just wish they made one with the ports flipped. I would buy one now.

How do you mean with the ports flipped?

 

[G's Baja Bronco]

Inlet and outlet flipped.

 

[major]

I installed my champion radiator on a 5.0 swap and so far so good. The issue I have is that my Bronco graveyard custom SS lines for my C-4. The connections for the tranny cooler are 3/16 flared fitting and that is small for a transmission line.

The "custom" Stainless tranny cooler lines I got from Bronco Graveyard (that I had to re-bend almost every bend. So now they are work hardend but thats another post.) Do not attach. Thats a coupling issue. The radiator is fine Sorry for the tangent about those $70 custom lines that JBG would do nothing about.

 

[blubuckaroo]

I've bought enough junk radiators from our vendors to cure me of that. Now I go to my local radiator shop and order one. They are the experts anyway. The last and best on is a Harrison three pass with staggered tubes. They have to know how to cool cars in Bakersfield.

 

[browngr5]

Mine came with a short ground wire...so I ran it to the core support. Mine worked great for 6 months until electrolysis ate the sides and started leaking. I researched and found4.0 volts of electrical current in the water.

 

[GrillMaster]

Maybe I should just have mine re-cored. Anyone done this? Know of a good shop in West LA?

 

[bsquared]

If you are doing a 5.0L install and want the pump to pull from the drivers side (return to top of radiator on the passenger side) I used the Champion 1970 Mustang 3 core. It is more similar to the Bronco I-6 mount system because the radiator tanks are on the top and bottom and the mounts are along the sides. (same as the I-6) Only mod I had to do was to cut my I-6 mounts with a cutoff wheel and then swap them to provide a "flange out" design, with 4 spaces to get the width right.
First radiator had a couple of pin hole leaks (not sure if it was me or them) and Champion made it right straight away, no questions asked. Best service I have ever received on a problem like that! Took a few hoses from the local parts store to get it right, but was able to fab a perfect fit all the way around.
Hope to post more info asap! B2

 

[kc15842]

I just swapped to add a trans cooler. I have my original that I swapped out for an aluminum with a trans cooler, I've been running my original radiator with the inlet and outlets swapped to accommodate the 5.0. It works excellent, I had it cleaned, no leaks, always at 180 even crawling. Stop by and check it out and make an offer.

 

[aliensecretion]

Had mine for about 6 or 7 months now and it's been just fine. They were great to deal with, a rarity these days. Keep an eye on their auctions for the random deal... I shopped for 2 or 3 weeks and ended up getting mine for $129.

 

[tk1218]

I have a alum 1 that cost around that amount and it has performed well. Shamu has the same 1 as me and he has wheeled it much more than I have, not sure if he has had any issues.

 

[ransil]

look into the 94 V6 explorer radiator,. I just put one in wasn't too bad.

 

[RG75Bronco]

What mods did you guys have to do for fitting the Champion rad to the core support? Will the stock transmission lines mount up without any mods?