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The older brass radiators and even the aftermarket all aluminum radiators are much better.
I guess the plastic/aluminum ones are cheaper to make so that's why they are used in just about everything today.
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With ya totally on that one bud!killian96ss wrote:I guess the plastic/aluminum ones are cheaper to make so that's why they are used in just about everything today.![]()
Steve
Not surprisingly I have to disagree here.HenryJ wrote:The plastic tanked radiators have some advantages over the welded aluminum radiators in that they are less expensive to construct. They handle vibration and torsional forces better. The all aluminum radiators have been known to fracture. They are also rigid and don't flex.
Yep. Too rigid. Take a walk through the salvage yard. You see some very good examples of the abuse the plastic tanked radiators can take.killian96ss wrote:My point was that they are much better at handling vibration, stress, and flexing than those cheap plastic/aluminum radiators.
Your thinking seems to be the opposite for some reason.
Like the commercial says... "Whats in your wallet?"killian96ss wrote:You must be the only person I know who would defend a plastic/aluminum radiator.
I prefer 24k gold myself.roadrunner wrote:Well fellas, I'm gonna go on "record" as prefering the all copper or brass radiators. Strictly my opinion based on my personal use. Bouncing and rattling around on rough country roads as much as I do I have had far better luck with far less problems and expense using them as compared to all aluminum or aluminum/plastic styles. As to cooling ability, I'd cut a bigger hole in the front header and put in one of these if needed to conpensate for loss of efficiency. Weight is not of major concern to me so no issues there. I know lots of you will disagree. So be it. This is what works best for my usage.
Shucks you guys might as well go with uranium. That way you could also drive by the "glow" at night as well.border man wrote:Walt wrote: I prefer 24k gold myself.
That's so Yesterday!!!!
Gots to go with da PLATINUM!!!!