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Best radiator for my 69 Mach 1 - NoOnesHero - 10-24-2020

I have a 69 Mach 1 with a 390. It currently has the stock copper radiator in it. As far as the engine goes, it has aftermarket AC, an edelbrock aluminum intake manifold, headers and possibly a mild aftermarket cam, guessing from the sound of it. It tends to overheat. It also has a fan shroud. (Sorry if I'm every where, I remember things here and there). I've purchased a  new fan and distributor which I have yet to install. It definitely needed a tune up and I decided to go with a unilite and some new sparkplugs. I'm assuming with those items alone it should help but I wanted to top it off with the best aluminum radiator for this car and where better to find out than this forum?


RE: Best radiator for my 69 Mach 1 - 1969_Mach1 - 10-26-2020

Nice car!  U.S. Radiator make some good quality radiators.  But, can be very expensive.  Before spending money on a new radiator, when does it overheat, in town driving, idling, highway speed driving?  What type of radiator is currently in the car, 2-row core, 3-row core, 4-row core?  What type and size of fan is in the car?  What temp thermostat is in the car?  Many things can cause it to overheat other than a radiator including something simple like ignition timing not advanced far enough or air fuel mixture too lean.


RE: Best radiator for my 69 Mach 1 - Mach1 Driver - 11-04-2020

(10-24-2020, 10:02 AM)NoOnesHero Wrote: I have a 69 Mach 1 with a 390. It currently has the stock copper radiator in it. As far as the engine goes, it has aftermarket AC, an edelbrock aluminum intake manifold, headers and possibly a mild aftermarket cam, guessing from the sound of it. It tends to overheat. It also has a fan shroud. (Sorry if I'm every where, I remember things here and there). I've purchased a  new fan and distributor which I have yet to install. It definitely needed a tune up and I decided to go with a unilite and some new sparkplugs. I'm assuming with those items alone it should help but I wanted to top it off with the best aluminum radiator for this car and where better to find out than this forum?
This video should help: https://youtu.be/_pc6t2Gfvyc