What heater core is this?

_Mike_ · 04-24-2002, 03:02 PM

D-Tek Heater Core

Does anyone know the make of the car that heater core is from? I am currently going with Chevrolet Chevette, but I only have one opinion on that. If your wondering why, it's because I can get a discount from AdvanceAutoparts, and maybe obtain it for $20.

ECUPirate · 04-24-2002, 03:34 PM

it looks like a ford core... maybe a taurus.. check out http://www.heatercore4u.com for comparisons.

DigitalChaos · 04-24-2002, 03:43 PM

chevy chevette... however the tanks are a little different, but overall it will be the same thing.

Avatar28 · 04-24-2002, 07:26 PM

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Originally posted by _Mike_
D-Tek Heater Core

Does anyone know the make of the car that heater core is from? I am currently going with Chevrolet Chevette, but I only have one opinion on that. If your wondering why, it's because I can get a discount from AdvanceAutoparts, and maybe obtain it for $20.

I'd just buy that one. By the time you buy barbs, solder, and a torch it's probably just about as cheap. And a lot less work. Of course, I'm just lazy.

Cyco-Dude · 04-24-2002, 07:33 PM

the Chevette will be fine (its the same rad that DDen sells pre-modded). you will have to modify at least one barb tho, as the chevette comes with 1 5/8 inch and one 3/4 inch barb (1/2 ID silicone will stretch over a 5/8 OD barb, or so im told lol).

_Mike_ · 04-25-2002, 02:25 PM

I have a torch, and solder (silver stuff too), so the total price would only be around $30 + paint (not necessary). . .

I'll look into the Fords too. . .

DigitalChaos · 04-25-2002, 03:55 PM

dtek sells them for $30, premodded

Avatar28 · 04-25-2002, 06:02 PM

Yah, and I, personally, am of the opinion why pay money to do something myself (and very possibly screw it up) when I can get a pro to do it for the same price. I mean, you can DO it yourself if that's what you really want. But I'd rather let somebody who's done tons of these and knows what he's doing do it for me personally.

Pyrotechnic · 04-25-2002, 09:29 PM

Since i know the manager at autozone, i can get these heater cores very cheap, so it makes modding it yourself worth it.

DigitalChaos · 04-26-2002, 12:36 AM

true, just to let you know, i have modded these cores before, some come out fine, some suck because the pre existing solder liquified and dripped, causing a little solder ball to rattle around in the tanks. UGH ... well you should see what i did to that radiator =) its in oh.... lets say... a slightly different shape (but that was also do to the fact that it leaked)

ECUPirate · 04-26-2002, 01:27 AM

GUYS! I don't know what the issue is with the modding the cores bit. Just get a core that has the barbs you want. Granted, if you're running 3/8" in your system, you've got a problem. If you've got 1/2" silicon/tygon hose, then any rad w/ 5/8" fittings will be OK. Yeah, the one you're looking at has a 5/8" and a 3/4", so find one w/ two 5/8"!!! Look at the Fords... mine works fine, right out of the box.

Brad · 04-26-2002, 04:07 AM

Digital, fill the core up with water first, that way it won't overheat. I stole that idea from a staff member - I just can't remember which one, can someone please lay claim to this

ambient · 04-26-2002, 11:40 AM

lol, just solder the core upside down then the solder will pool at the top by the barbs.

DigitalChaos · 04-26-2002, 12:25 PM

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Originally posted by Brad
Digital, fill the core up with water first, that way it won't overheat. I stole that idea from a staff member - I just can't remember which one, can someone please lay claim to this

dammit... why wasnt this obvious to me!!!???!!! i put a wet towel on the fins, so they wouldnt come apart... but i didnt think of simply filling the rad... ugh... LOL... so simple its funny =)

Haddy · 04-26-2002, 01:41 PM

mwa haha junkyards own u all....like 20bucks for all u can carry....i can carry alot of heatercores....

DigitalChaos · 04-26-2002, 02:39 PM

hehe... how cool would it be to find some DD blocks there?... you know how many i could carry for $20 =)

04-24-2002, 03:02 PM	#1
_Mike_ Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 29	What heater core is this? D-Tek Heater Core Does anyone know the make of the car that heater core is from? I am currently going with Chevrolet Chevette, but I only have one opinion on that. If your wondering why, it's because I can get a discount from AdvanceAutoparts, and maybe obtain it for $20.

04-24-2002, 03:34 PM	#2
ECUPirate Hottest Stank of them All Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Washington, DC area Posts: 533	it looks like a ford core... maybe a taurus.. check out http://www.heatercore4u.com for comparisons. __________________ Does a radioactive cat have 18 half lifes? --Kenny my pimpin' rig: ...previously poorly cooled... 486DX-2 66mhz @ 75mhz, 4Mb ram, shared, 256Mb hard drive Onboard VGA, watercooled, of course 16-color monitor, labtec speakers, 28kbs USRobotics modem Windows XP (think about it) Maze 3, DDen GF3 block, Eheim 1250, econoline van HC, 1/2" hose w/ 5/8" fittings Comair 172mm fan

04-26-2002, 01:27 AM	#11
ECUPirate Hottest Stank of them All Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Washington, DC area Posts: 533	GUYS! I don't know what the issue is with the modding the cores bit. Just get a core that has the barbs you want. Granted, if you're running 3/8" in your system, you've got a problem. If you've got 1/2" silicon/tygon hose, then any rad w/ 5/8" fittings will be OK. Yeah, the one you're looking at has a 5/8" and a 3/4", so find one w/ two 5/8"!!! Look at the Fords... mine works fine, right out of the box. __________________ Does a radioactive cat have 18 half lifes? --Kenny my pimpin' rig: ...previously poorly cooled... 486DX-2 66mhz @ 75mhz, 4Mb ram, shared, 256Mb hard drive Onboard VGA, watercooled, of course 16-color monitor, labtec speakers, 28kbs USRobotics modem Windows XP (think about it) Maze 3, DDen GF3 block, Eheim 1250, econoline van HC, 1/2" hose w/ 5/8" fittings Comair 172mm fan

04-26-2002, 04:07 AM	#12
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	Digital, fill the core up with water first, that way it won't overheat. I stole that idea from a staff member - I just can't remember which one, can someone please lay claim to this __________________ 2x P3 1100's at 1400, Abit VP6, 2x Corsair 256mb PC150 sticks, 20gb 'cuda ATA-III, 2x 40gb 'cuda ATA-IV in raid 0. 20" Trinitron. No fans 2x 2400+ at 2288mhz (16.0 x 143), Iwill MPX2, 2x Kingmax PC-3200 256mb sticks, 4x 20gb 60gxp in Raid 5 on a Promise SX6000. Asus Ti4200 320/630. Cooled by Water

04-26-2002, 11:40 AM	#13
ambient Cooling Savant Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 312	lol, just solder the core upside down then the solder will pool at the top by the barbs. __________________ water cooled 1.4 tbird @ 1580 143x11 vcore 1.88 vio 3.55

04-24-2002, 03:43 PM	#3
DigitalChaos Cooling Savant Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Waukesha, Wi Posts: 698	chevy chevette... however the tanks are a little different, but overall it will be the same thing.

04-24-2002, 07:33 PM	#5
Cyco-Dude Cooling Savant Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 836	the Chevette will be fine (its the same rad that DDen sells pre-modded). you will have to modify at least one barb tho, as the chevette comes with 1 5/8 inch and one 3/4 inch barb (1/2 ID silicone will stretch over a 5/8 OD barb, or so im told lol).

04-25-2002, 02:25 PM	#6
_Mike_ Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 29	I have a torch, and solder (silver stuff too), so the total price would only be around $30 + paint (not necessary). . . I'll look into the Fords too. . .

04-25-2002, 03:55 PM	#7
DigitalChaos Cooling Savant Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Waukesha, Wi Posts: 698	dtek sells them for $30, premodded

04-25-2002, 06:02 PM	#8
Avatar28 Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 47	Yah, and I, personally, am of the opinion why pay money to do something myself (and very possibly screw it up) when I can get a pro to do it for the same price. I mean, you can DO it yourself if that's what you really want. But I'd rather let somebody who's done tons of these and knows what he's doing do it for me personally.

04-25-2002, 09:29 PM	#9
Pyrotechnic Cooling Savant Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 240	Since i know the manager at autozone, i can get these heater cores very cheap, so it makes modding it yourself worth it.

04-26-2002, 12:36 AM	#10
DigitalChaos Cooling Savant Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Waukesha, Wi Posts: 698	true, just to let you know, i have modded these cores before, some come out fine, some suck because the pre existing solder liquified and dripped, causing a little solder ball to rattle around in the tanks. UGH ... well you should see what i did to that radiator =) its in oh.... lets say... a slightly different shape (but that was also do to the fact that it leaked)

04-26-2002, 01:41 PM	#15
Haddy Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mississippi Posts: 434	mwa haha junkyards own u all....like 20bucks for all u can carry....i can carry alot of heatercores....

04-26-2002, 02:39 PM	#16
DigitalChaos Cooling Savant Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Waukesha, Wi Posts: 698	hehe... how cool would it be to find some DD blocks there?... you know how many i could carry for $20 =)

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