What affordable aluminum radiators and electric fans are people using for 1st generation lt1 swaps? These Griffins and BeCools are too pricey for me. My searches haven't yielded much. I'll probably use Earl's flexible tubing for hoses, so I think I have that covered unless there is a cheaper solution that hooks right up. Thanks in advance.

Nobody knows anything about this? Come on.

look at this thread, it should give you some ideas for a radiator. I run a 2x1.25" griffin universal on my sbc 68 with a '93 taurus fan keeps it at 185 continuously.
The radiaor is 179 at summit now I believe but I spent 50 and an afternoon making brackets to hold it.
http://www.camaros.net/forum/ultimatebb.php/topic/19/508.html

griffin here aswell there aint no more aluminum radiator companies out there that are any good.

How can a universal Griffin be $179 and a Griffin made for any particular model be almost $500? It's roughly the same amount of material and labor for both radiators. I don't get it. Am I missing something? Thanks for the replies, fellas.

hi there cudaman, yes you are right there are differences in the radiators and there construction. I have a long time friend of mine that has been in the radiator business for almost 30 years now, and i posed the same question to him when i was looking for a radiator for my 68 camaro.i wanted something that would keep my new 500hp motor cool. and i wanted to keep the frontend as light as possible, anyway he got me an all aluminum racing radiator i believe it is made by northland ( i can double check all of this if your interested) it is a 2 row crossflow,just like the old 4 rows but they use 2- 1" rows now,the other thing about it is the side tanks and the tubes are all aluminum welded together. the downfall on the other type aluminum radiators he told me is that the side tanks and tubes are epoxied in place and can come apart on you, the price on one of these radiators that i bought was around 300.00 but remember you get what you pay for. also i use a 16" flexalite electric puller fan on the engine side, with an adjustable thermostat, the whole system works excellent, and my car even in the middle of summer time hardly runs over 180 if you want part numbers for all these items i can look them up if your interested, good luck regards tom Camarodrive. http://camarodrive.com

tman is correct. There are alot of different core manufacturers which they all say supply to the car OEM's. They may supply but to what vehicle line. You need to consider how you are going to us the vehicle. That will help determine what is necessary for your application. Is it welded or epoxied, row diameters, tube thickness, looks....
Take a look at PRC radiators. I know a lot of people running LT1's with them, show cars and race cars. Check out their price.

Kevin

Thanks for the help, guys. Tom, you can e-mail me that info at your convenience. Thanks again.

I got a pretty good deal at the Super Chevy Show in Gainesville last October. The Griffin Radiator guys were set up there and had some show specials. They had the direct fit radiator for 67 to 69 camaro, with the trans cooler, for $390. I know that the Super Chevy Show goes to Norwalk Ohio. Don't know if Mentor is near there, if so it may be something to think about.