Brass vs Aluminum

[Interceptor5588]

My local rad expert strenuously recommends staying with a brass radiator instead of going with aluminum, based mainly on his experience with medium and heavy trucks and equipment but also 30 years experience in the industry.

Redoing my GTO 4-core rad with a new brass TQ core and my end tanks will run around $400. I see most of you are going with aluminum rads.

Discuss.

[DB Z28]

Maybe its easy to solder the brass than vers Tig weld or glue the alunimun to repair them or build them For the old timers

[parsonsj]

http://www.cgj.com/2013/07/16/alumin...inal-thoughts/

An excerpt:

Factoring all of the above points together, aluminum radiators will last longer, cool the same, and cost less than an equivalent copper-brass. Does this mean that there is no place for copper-brass radiators anymore? No, they still have their place in automotive use; however, it’s not as wide spread as it once was.

When to Use Which Radiator

Copper-brass radiator can still be used if your vehicle was designed for it. Typically this applies to antique vehicles using original parts. If you are working hard to maintain the original look of the vehicle, then you should stick with copper-brass. On the other hand, if you have heavily modified your vintage car, you may need to switch to an aluminum radiator. We recommend aluminum radiators for the following situations:

Use an Aluminum Radiator When

• The original radiator was aluminum
• Space under the hood is limited
• Air flow or over-heating is an issue
• You add a bigger engine to a vehicle
• Weight is a consideration
• etc.

[Interceptor5588]

http://www.cgj.com/2013/07/16/alumin...inal-thoughts/

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Holy information, Batman.

I was thinking of this:

http://www.championradiators.com/product/AE161-161FS14

I have one of their rads in my Time Attack Firebird and it cools GREAT, no issues with it using the dual factory electric fans and shroud.

[Interceptor5588]

Now that I'm in front of my PC I see that there's a Cooling forum -- move thread?