Re: coolers; was: 4x4
If this is a V8 truck, buy the biggest cooler you can find and afford. I don't care what the supposed GVWR application for the cooler is. The best performing type is the stacked plate with radiator-like fins btwn each pair of plates. The worst performing cooler type is the tube and fin type. Takes a lot larger one of these to equal a stacked plate and they are not as rugged. Some people use AC condensors. They work OK, but for their size they should work a lot better than they do. I've gotten some coolers from the junkyard. I do not use these on expensive engines or trannies, but with a proper cleaning (I used to take them to work, soak them over night in the hot tank and then flush them all day in a solvent tank), this is a cheap source. JCW also has pure stacked plate coolers for reasonable if you're not in a hurry.
TS
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