need radiator help

i have an aluminum radiator i ran all last summer with my sbc and now just put a stock 454 in my truck will this radiator cool my big block?

 

I am no radiator man, but those who are are going to want to know dimensions,# of tubes,etc. so they can calculate your cooling. Save yourself some HAMBgrief and go out and measure it.

 

the magic 8 ball says..."chances are, maybe".

dimensions etc would be helpful....maybe post up a pic....

 

When I got an aluminum rad made the builder said the rads are rated by horsepower, not engine size. Is your stock big block comparable H.P. to the small block?

 

hi dad it will work just fine ow yeah it will work

 

Dad im on here now

 

Hi

I am going through this now. I am putting a 392 hemi in a 1952 Plymouth wagon. The Plymouth system was 15 quarts and the Chrysler system the hemi came from was 25 quarts. I was told by a radiator guy this same HP thing, he said comparing the old radiators with aluminum ones was like comparing apples and oranges. I spoke recently with our local radiator expert and he confirmed this, he says the stock size Plymouth radiator in aluminum will easily cool the hemi. I recently put an aluminum radiator in my 1964 Ranchero, that has a late model hot rodded 302 in it, and it cools it fine, even though there is no shroud.

Jan in Ojai, CA

 

It should work fine, I have used a 19x19 aluminum radiator on a 440 chrylser without issues even after adding ac.