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8-Ball · 11-22-2002, 04:40 AM

To be honest, I think almost all of the radiators are aluminium.

This is because they are big, and copper's density is 8920Kg/m3 compared to ALuminium of 2700Kg/m3.

That would add a lot of weight to the front of the car.

11-22-2002, 04:40 AM	#6
8-Ball Cooling Savant Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Oxford University, UK Posts: 452	To be honest, I think almost all of the radiators are aluminium. This is because they are big, and copper's density is 8920Kg/m3 compared to ALuminium of 2700Kg/m3. That would add a lot of weight to the front of the car.