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Old 09-09-2021, 01:45 PM
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Originally Posted by 64cabro View Post
Curious.... by "small surface area" are you referring to total surface area across all of the fins, or are you talking length x width of the radiator? I see a lot of cars at cruises that have (what I believe to be) after-market radiators that are much wider than mine. Not really interested in making those kinds of mods, just need to learn.
Frontal area. Length and width vs thickness. In '68 Gm cars they got quite a bit bigger (Correct me if I'm wrong in my generalization here). The rear rows on a "four core" aren't doing much. The air is blazing hot by the time it gets through. much better to have a larger frontal area.