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Does anyone have the dimensions of the core please?
I'm asking because I've replaced my 3.5 with a 4.6 (this isn't in a Range Rover) and want to know if I can fit one that size in the space available or get one with similar area/volume made up to fit.
At 60-65mph on the motorway the electric fans are on but just running round town, the fans cycle on and off as expected.
The old 3.5 was from a p6 but the radiator is from something else and is a bit smaller than a p6 rad, it was flushed and as far as I can tell isn't blocked internally so maybe the cooling capacity was marginal before and just not quite enough now?

My car has a radiator 300 by 600mm or one by two foot in old currency!
It is four rows thick. all aluminium.
These are used for all Ford GT40 replicas with engines of up to 7 litres

Ian

Very roughly, a P38 radiator is 570 x 500 x 5cm. It's very hard to measure on the car though because of all the shrouding and pipes and stuff.

Chris.

I run a Saab 9000 radiator with associated fans in my chevy ls powered Morris Minor and it cools perfectly - and is a very cheap option. I'll measure it if you like. It would idle all day at 160 degrees F with the fans on and runs at this when moving.

Pete

Cheers guys - could you have a measure up of the Saab rad please Pete? No hurry.
My rad is about 370 x 520 and doesn't look very thick, maybe only 2 rows so probably just isn't big enough.
More expense...

I measure it at 700 wide by 400 deep, but here's a link to a new one:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NISSENS-Engin ... Swc1FXZs6z


Check ebay for complete fan and radiator set up. Fans are very powerful.

Pete

Cheers for that - the ad says the core is 500 x 399 so a similar size to mine but since it cools your engine ok it must be a lot more efficient than mine.
I'll have a measure up tomorrow and see if it'll go in.

There are plenty other Saabs to look at too - the 9-3's and 9-5's. Best to get one complete with the fans as they are a really neat unit.

Pete