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05-05-2010, 01:19 PM
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Be Cool Radiators
I'm in need of a new radiator,and was wondering if the Be Cool ones are worth the money or should I just stick with a aluminum stock replacement?
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05-05-2010, 01:20 PM
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yeller
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Re: Be Cool Radiators
Overpriced IMO, but they sure do look good.
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05-05-2010, 02:52 PM
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On a budget like Fred Sanford
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Re: Be Cool Radiators
They make very nice stuff.....but an aluminum stock replacement for a big block cools my 383 just fine, and was only $160.
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05-05-2010, 03:22 PM
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Re: Be Cool Radiators
i've heard alot of problems with leaking on the polished be cool's after about 1 year. this is where i got mine for about 1/3 the price. Tony's great to deal with. i highly recommend him.
http://stores.ebay.com/Entropy-Technology-Corporation
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05-05-2010, 05:01 PM
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: Ontario, Canada
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Re: Be Cool Radiators
check out these guys....http://www.prchotrod.com/ suppose to be great rads...they quoted me 430.00
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05-05-2010, 05:28 PM
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No Life Like Low Life
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Gilroy,CA
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Re: Be Cool Radiators
Ron Davis is the way to go but they are as expensive as be coolhttp://www.rondavisradiators.com/radgallery.htm
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05-05-2010, 07:32 PM
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Re: Be Cool Radiators
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05-05-2010, 11:12 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Texas Hill Country
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Re: Be Cool Radiators
I have a Be Cool polished radiator in my project 87. Haven't had any problems with it yet but it really hasn't seen much road time. I do agree, they are overpriced. There is a few other brands that make a quality aluminum radiator for half the cost of a Be Cool.
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05-06-2010, 07:34 AM
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Slugish
 Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Earlysville, Va.
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Re: Be Cool Radiators
Griffin alum. in mine -WELL UNDER 200.00 (iFIORGOT) 7 YRS-- COOLS GREAT . BOUGHT FROM Summitt
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05-06-2010, 04:59 PM
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Parts and more parts
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Lebo, Kansas (middle of nowhere
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Re: Be Cool Radiators
They may be pricey, but I am here to tell you, their claims are true. I was told by their reps that the radiator will drop the temp differences 20 degrees across the process, over the conventional radiator. I spent time with their group on the 1998 Hot Rod Power Tour and they convinced me of their product's quality. I also stand behind the fact that on a really hot muggy July day, I lost my electric fan relay and I ran the truck through the city and 25 miles down the highway WITHOUT overheating. The radiator will exchange some serious BTUs to the ambient. I like the one on my 84 GMC and I have another in my basement for the next project build, which is my 68 C-10.
It confuses me, why a person would spend all kinds of cash on a great engine, but skrimp on the one thing that will keep it form burning up. You see them all of the time sitting at a car show, or a cruise night with the water running out of that shiney high dollar car. I hate that thought.
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