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jman1310 · 02-28-2006, 02:33 PM

you will get better performance out of the heatercore due it's greater surface area (water to metal). the AL tube one is an oil cooler and depends on a high ∆T to work effectively (50-100 degrees F). w/c has a low ∆T (generally less 10-15 degrees) and needs higher effeciency.
it is also best to use the same metal though out the system. for example: copper block and copper rad or AL block and AL rad.

no idea what was meant by "conductor", but you can call a truck a lorry and it still does the same thing

attn: flamers: i'm not saying the AL rad won't work, just the the HC is likely to be better

02-28-2006, 02:33 PM	#2
jman1310 Cooling Savant Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Sunny Florida Posts: 246	Re: Diff betwen rad designs? you will get better performance out of the heatercore due it's greater surface area (water to metal). the AL tube one is an oil cooler and depends on a high ∆T to work effectively (50-100 degrees F). w/c has a low ∆T (generally less 10-15 degrees) and needs higher effeciency. it is also best to use the same metal though out the system. for example: copper block and copper rad or AL block and AL rad. no idea what was meant by "conductor", but you can call a truck a lorry and it still does the same thing attn: flamers: i'm not saying the AL rad won't work, just the the HC is likely to be better