914-V8 Radiator Size and Angle Issues/Questions, Calling all 914 v8 Guys Options

[wallys914]

Im trying to Figure out if an extra radiator i have will work for my V8 conversion. It is at an 35-45 degree angle to fit under the hood, is that to much?

It's a 30x18 dual core, I thought it would fit but guess not. What size are the renegade ones? They look raked out when the are installed as well.

Thanks.

[Bruce Hinds]

I looked at this earlier and was curious to see what was going to come back! I don't think angle has much to do with anything. You need a certain area of cooling tubing and you need to get air through it.

The most important factor( if you have a big enough radiator) is getting the air out. You can have a mack truck rad. but if there is no where for the air to go it ain't gonna cool. That being said, inlet size isn't critical, flow is. Make sure you have enough "draw" on the flow. In the old days when they first came out with a 4 row, it didn't make that much difference if you can't get the air through. Supplemental fans made the difference! Here again though, in the limited space, even fans may not get the air out.

Since then, they've come out with bigger tubes(more area) and gotten the same or better cooling with just 2 rows. The guys at renegade really have the ticket, they've done this so often, and come up with a great combination. I've done okay all these years with just a regular camaro unit, but don't waste your time trying to make some junk work, just get their kit. It's well worth the $ and will save you countless hours and many sleepless nights.

B