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<blockquote data-quote="mwolson" data-source="post: 11946267" data-attributes="member: 16006"><p>I have a 96 Cobra. After my KB install, I noticed that my temperatures crept up like yours, so I installed a big Fluidyne radiator. But that didn't help much. Upon further research, I learned about the too-dense AC condenser. I replaced the 96 condenser with a new 97 condenser (I got one of the last OEM ones), and that did the trick. But 9 months later, the Fluidyne started leaking down the entire side, not long after the waranty ran out.</p><p></p><p>Fluidyne was no help, so I had a local radiator shop make a copy of the Fluidyne out of copper and brass. It cost me a bit more than $500 and weighed 8 lbs more that the Fluidyne but the cooling capacity of copper is huge. With this setup, my car hasn't ever gotten close to overheating, even on 100+ degree days.</p><p></p><p>My theory is that the stock radiator mounting hardware doesn't allow enough flex. As the body flexes, it tweaks the radiator through the stock mounts, and that stress is too much for the aluminum radiators to handle.</p><p></p><p>If I were putting an aluminum radiator back in my car, I'd fabricate some new mounting brackets that have a lot more rubber so they can flex a lot more without stressing the radiator as the body flexes.</p><p></p><p>That said, there is not a lot of room between the front bulhead and the ABS unit. My Fluidyne barely fit between them, so that may have been part of the lack of flex problem as well. But a much more flexible mounting solution would probably make that issue not such a big issue.</p><p></p><p>My $0.02.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mwolson, post: 11946267, member: 16006"] I have a 96 Cobra. After my KB install, I noticed that my temperatures crept up like yours, so I installed a big Fluidyne radiator. But that didn't help much. Upon further research, I learned about the too-dense AC condenser. I replaced the 96 condenser with a new 97 condenser (I got one of the last OEM ones), and that did the trick. But 9 months later, the Fluidyne started leaking down the entire side, not long after the waranty ran out. Fluidyne was no help, so I had a local radiator shop make a copy of the Fluidyne out of copper and brass. It cost me a bit more than $500 and weighed 8 lbs more that the Fluidyne but the cooling capacity of copper is huge. With this setup, my car hasn't ever gotten close to overheating, even on 100+ degree days. My theory is that the stock radiator mounting hardware doesn't allow enough flex. As the body flexes, it tweaks the radiator through the stock mounts, and that stress is too much for the aluminum radiators to handle. If I were putting an aluminum radiator back in my car, I'd fabricate some new mounting brackets that have a lot more rubber so they can flex a lot more without stressing the radiator as the body flexes. That said, there is not a lot of room between the front bulhead and the ABS unit. My Fluidyne barely fit between them, so that may have been part of the lack of flex problem as well. But a much more flexible mounting solution would probably make that issue not such a big issue. My $0.02. [/QUOTE]
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