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Running Hot: Aluminum Radiators for Swapped and Built Engines

A bigger or newer engine makes more heat than the original copper radiator was sized for, and it shows first in summer traffic. Allstar's aluminum radiators use two rows of 1 in. tubes and furnace-brazed tanks; the choice comes down to the car and the core size it can hold.

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