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- Aug 21, 2011
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- 16
- Vehicle Year
- 1997
- Transmission
- Automatic
What timing! I'm gearing up to swap the 3.0 to 5.0, maybe next spring, and today my radiator decided to crack one of the plastic tanks.
So my thought is to go ahead and get the radiator I intend to use with the swap and maybe run on the cold side for a while. Options are a 4.0 radiator or the one at James Duff.
My favorite option is the 4.0 - it's $103 at Amazon and would bolt easily I believe. Has anyone done this with the 5.0 swap and what's the clearance like?
I like the look of the radiator at James Duff and tucking it in under the core support. Has anyone done this and kept the AC? It looks to me like you'd have to put the AC condenser behind the radiator (between the radiator and the engine). Is this right, and if so would this then require a pusher fan?
Thanks in advance for any info!
So my thought is to go ahead and get the radiator I intend to use with the swap and maybe run on the cold side for a while. Options are a 4.0 radiator or the one at James Duff.
My favorite option is the 4.0 - it's $103 at Amazon and would bolt easily I believe. Has anyone done this with the 5.0 swap and what's the clearance like?
I like the look of the radiator at James Duff and tucking it in under the core support. Has anyone done this and kept the AC? It looks to me like you'd have to put the AC condenser behind the radiator (between the radiator and the engine). Is this right, and if so would this then require a pusher fan?
Thanks in advance for any info!