Radiator options

96laseredcobra · Feb 15, 2018

over a year and no issues thus far. only paid 165 durring black friday in 2016. but after new rad was installed i faced the challange of finding and replacing the rest of the cooling system. its all brand new now. oh and no tsb done to mine, according to svt. two things to look for with mine were the honeycomb grill and extra shrpud by coolant tank still being on the car. she stays dead center even at stoplights. 180* tstat helps there.

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sk8erord · Sep 16, 2018

Can anyone tell me how to tell if I have the new condenser on mine (from the TSB) or the stock one? PN or some other way to tell? Also, how hot is too hot for coolant temp? Torque pro says I get upwards of 220* on a hot day with the A/C on - so I roll down the windows and blast the heat for a few and it drops down to the 210* range. Also thinking about replacing the radiator, as I have no idea if it's ever been replaced. I bought the car less than a year ago for a project.

SnakeBit! · Sep 16, 2018

count the fins per inch for the condenser.

sk8erord · Sep 17, 2018

SnakeBit! said:
count the fins per inch for the condenser.

Do you know the numbers for pre/post TSB? Also, could service records from Ford show this?

SnakeBit! · Sep 17, 2018

If I recall correctly, you want around 18. I think the oem one that created the issues was like 22 or 24. I would think that the service history for the vehicle at ford would show if it had been done. you can almost tell about the condenser just by looking at it. the oem problem one. to look at, the fins were really tight against each other. I don't remember being able to see thru them at all.

SnakeBit! · Sep 17, 2018

looked it up on another forum from back when I did mine. the problem one is 22 per inch. you want 18 or at most 20. the 97-98 condenser is supposed to be correct but some people when they ordered one, wound up with the same wrong fin count and did not help the problem.

SnakeBit! · Sep 17, 2018

96laser...glad you have had good luck with your sve radiator. I went thru two in no time with them cracking...one within a week of putting it in. wound up with the mishimoto one with the bracket system on it. I have read of even Griffins and other expensive ones cracking in mustangs. thats whey mishi went to the new bracket system on theirs that has rubber grommets that help to minimize the effects of flex.

SnakeBit! · Sep 18, 2018

also,sk8erod, don't forget to do your dryer at the same time.

OLD H2S · Sep 18, 2018

You need this
https://www.flex-a-lite.com/radiators/direct-fit/radiators-for-mustangs.html:

SnakeBit! · Sep 18, 2018

OLD H2S said:
You need this
https://www.flex-a-lite.com/radiators/direct-fit/radiators-for-mustangs.html:

for me, this comes up from that link

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SnakeBit! · Sep 18, 2018

when I plugged in for the mustang, only fans came up for a 98 which I assume would also be true for the 97. 96 had no listing at all.

OLD H2S · Sep 19, 2018

Hit the catalog button and download the PDF version and then all is good.

Silver95bird · Sep 19, 2018

If you're not getting enough cooling, I'd try the 97 parts before anything else. What are the oe temps vs your current programming? Tstat? Underdrives?

SnakeBit! · Sep 19, 2018

generally that is true, just be sure to count the fins first though to be sure since some have ordered 97 parts and got the same bad fin count.

Frank.JD.Perez · Sep 19, 2018

I too, would like to know a good radiator to get for racing purposes

SnakeBit! · Sep 19, 2018

on various forums, most of the aluminum ones, even the known expensive ones, have complaints of cracking except, so far, for the mishi with the bracket system. I can say in all of our heat down here, that one has worked the best for me.

my friend's 96 with a turbo...he has the same one and it has worked fine for him as well.

probably no guarantee that any of them won't have some kind of issue, absent having a non aluminum, custom made 3 row made.