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Alum vs Copper effectiveness
By Ross - 01/01/2006 2:24:51 PM; IP 68.231.248.81
If you went with straight conductivity, the old copper has a slight edge, however, remember its very tough to compare apples to apples

Most aftermarket alum rads run two 1 inch or two 1.25 inch tubes, for a total of 2-2.50

The .625 tubes of a 3 core is less than 2 inches of tube

Bottom line, they tend to work well because they are bigger, not because they are better. IMHO, although I run an alum radiator that I adapted, I'd go with a stock 3 or 4 core with a good shroud for bolt in ease

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