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Unread 05-03-2007, 08:41 AM   #8
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Default Re: Aluminum rads best says Koolance

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Originally Posted by ibmkg
They do have some valid points.

a) Copper is not a copper rad but mix of copper and brass. Brass is in contact with water mostly.

b) Al 's heat dissipation is better than Cu. That seems good for a rad.

c) All new automobiles use Al rads. Al intercoolers (for turbo air cooling), AC coil/rad and engine rad all are Al now a days. There must be more to the fact that they are cheap since expensive newer cars have them.
a) Still better than aluminum.
b) Not to accurate.
c) Because modern engines run significantly cooler by design not needing more costly radiators.
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