What is a good high performance radiator for paxton viper

[Vital Velocity]

Thanks .

 

[jdeft1]

Likin' my Allen's Performance.... It's a work of art.

 

[dave6666]

I think the biggest radiator made is the Fluidyne. It may be too thick for the Paxton. Contact Roe Racing.

 

[1TONY1]

Thanks .

Roe just put these on the website this week. I put one in my car Friday week ago. Good price. Perfect fit. I was going to make a post about them one day.

Tripe Pass Aluminum Radiator for all 1994 to 2002 Vipers - Cooling System Components - Roe Racing

 

[BOTTLEFED]

Awesome!
thanks Tony

I've been thinking about a new radiator but couldn't bring myself to spend $800 for a rad that required me to mod the fans

this is perfect
is it an original Roe design?

 

[dave6666]

Yeah, thanks Tony. I might order one soon here before Sean wakes up and starts charging what other guys charge for theirs!

Anyone know where it is made?

 

[1TONY1]

Awesome!
thanks Tony

I've been thinking about a new radiator but couldn't bring myself to spend $800 for a rad that required me to mod the fans

this is perfect
is it an original Roe design?

Yea.... $800 and I was not a buyer either

I think Sean is having them custom made for our cars. He had one in his car and three other cars (not mine) for a while to just see how they would do. I think mine was the first out of the normal production. Since the front intercooler was installed on my car I have had higher temps than I like, especially with the a/c on. I could tell there was definitely a difference with this radiator when we went on the Al/Tn cruise. It is three lbs lighter (I weighed them) than stock, comes with bolts. You do have to use the two rubber grommets off the bottom of the stock radiator....Roe's has the studs (can see them in the picture) for those grommets to fit on. I made some pictures but my high tech 3.5 floppy camera is awaiting for my other laptop to be repaired that had a 3.5 drive

Here is the Roe photo:

 

[Vital Velocity]

So how much of a difference did you notice in the temps?


Thats part of my issue is my front mount and driving in texas...i just dont think that the stock can keep up

 

[dave6666]

Anyone know where he is having these made? The Fluidyne has been referred to as junk from China. Wondering if these may someday be named custom junk from China. Not that Sean sells junk, as I've got his products on my car, but I've had some bad radiator experiences. So I ask annoying questions up front.

 

[Vital Velocity]

Id like to know as well...keeping an eye on the temp gauge all the time during the summer is a pain

 

[LPDesRoche]

I think I will be ordering one of those radiators from Sean tomorrow. I have been looking for a while now, and since Sean is a great guy and easy to deal with. It's a win/win situation.

 

[1TONY1]

Anyone know where he is having these made? The Fluidyne has been referred to as junk from China. Wondering if these may someday be named custom junk from China. Not that Sean sells junk, as I've got his products on my car, but I've had some bad radiator experiences. So I ask annoying questions up front.

Made in the USA !!

 

[1TONY1]

So how much of a difference did you notice in the temps?


Thats part of my issue is my front mount and driving in texas...i just dont think that the stock can keep up

Exact temps I can't quote, but last year on the same cruise I had to keep cycling the A/C, this year I didn't have to and the outside temps were at least as high.

 

[dave6666]

I might just have to order one of these while Sean is in a pricing coma.

 

[BigBadViper]

I put in a 4 core radiator and then built another 24" to go along the bottom of the car, 180 degree thermostat, adjustments to the fan, and a couple of other things. One a 98 degree day not over 210.

 

[RTTTTed]

I've never had a heating problem with my stock rad and 172T. Hoping it stays that way.

Ted

 

[dave6666]

I've never had a heating problem with my stock rad and 172T. Hoping it stays that way.

Ted

And what is the average daily high temp in August for you?

 

[RTTTTed]

Same as the rest of the world. 90F for most of Aug highs of 115 and lows of 80F

Wayyyyy to hot! My a/c works.

We just have better scenery and none of our roads are straight.

Ted

 

[dave6666]

90 deg F? Summer???


We have winter days like that!


Back to the topic at hand, I think I'm sold on that Roe radiator for my N/A car. For the $$, worth a shot. But what is the conclusion for a blown car? Is a triple pass adequate or should the monster Fluidyne be the standard?

 

[vipzilla]

call todd at a&c performance 951 696 0500 thats were i got mine for my gen one paxton its a work of art . tell him you spoke to roger..

 

[dave6666]

call todd at a&c performance 951 696 0500 thats were i got mine for my gen one paxton its a work of art . tell him you spoke to roger..

What he sells is a triple pass made by PWR. $685 and you gotta install all your own mounts on the unit from what he was describing.

 

[LPDesRoche]

The guys at UGR use the Alans triple pass on their forced induction cars. Both turbo and blower. We emailed back and forth a few times about it, he said it works fine for them. So I would assume the Roe unit will work just as well.

 

[Vital Velocity]

Well for the price i can give it a try....hopefully with the new water pump and radiator i can stop looking at my temp gauge

 

[dave6666]

Well for the price i can give it a try....hopefully with the new water pump and radiator i can stop looking at my temp gauge

Ha! You'll always look at your temp gauge!

I know I do.

 

[RTTTTed]

90 deg F? Summer???


We have winter days like that!


Back to the topic at hand, I think I'm sold on that Roe radiator for my N/A car. For the $$, worth a shot. But what is the conclusion for a blown car? Is a triple pass adequate or should the monster Fluidyne be the standard?

Once more and I'll stop hijacking this thread. I was in Florida and it was 90F - felt like 72F here. Kinda weird - 90F here feels like an oven and causes siesta time.

I also noticed that it's a good thing you guys don't have any tides. Even a small tide would flood Texas and Florida, just leaving us Mountaineers alive.

Ted

 

[HHI VIPER]

Yeah, thanks Tony. I might order one soon here before Sean wakes up and starts charging what other guys charge for theirs!

Anyone know where it is made?

I hear that! Some of the brands are very proud! Dave, my "NEW" design Ron Davis seems to be holding on this time!! They revamped the design. I have a feeling they may have solved their issue. We'll see!

 

[BigBadViper]

Your car doesn't have to run hot.

Hit me up in PM before you buy that radiator.

http://forums.viperclub.org/rt-10-gts-discussions/627096-cooling-problem-solved.html#post2711973

 

[dave6666]

Roe just put these on the website this week. I put one in my car Friday week ago. Good price. Perfect fit. I was going to make a post about them one day.

Tripe Pass Aluminum Radiator for all 1994 to 2002 Vipers - Cooling System Components - Roe Racing

Ordered mine a few minutes ago. If Summer will ever get here I'll give it a workout. We're still just stuck in the upper 90's. Damn Spring weather just won't leave!

 

[ViperBing]

Keep us posted with any new reports on the Roe radiator!

 

[vipzilla]

What he sells is a triple pass made by PWR. $685 and you gotta install all your own mounts on the unit from what he was describing.

dave on my gen 1 it fit perfectly using existing mounts all i did have to do is trim a little piece around the shroud on lower hose outlet took me a hour to replace it