Move over Monsta Rad, the new King has arrived! (car radiator)

[fallwind]

Fallwind that is pretty friggin sweet. Very nice job

Do you happen to know what make and model of car that rad is from, and/or who made it? I suspect it might just be an OEM pull, but I was pretty surprised when you said it was made out of brass and copper. Most car-type rads I've seen have been made pretty much exclusively out of aluminum.

I don't know what car it is out of. I went to a local radiator shop that I do regular business with and he just let me go in the back room and pick one out. I don't think any late model cars use brass/copper rads. They mostly stopped using them in the 80's. Here's a great reference site: www.radiatorbarn.com They list dimensions and material type in the descriptions. You just have to search random older cars to find something suitable. The easiest way is still junkyard crawling though. It just takes time to find something with no leaks and damage.

Man with the size and kind of flow that thing has, I bet you could even do double or triple loops through just it with a simple manifold at the inlet and outlet and still reach the kind of delta you're seeing.

Like this?



3 loops, 9 OC'd quads, no problem!

That's just awesome! And free to boot!

The silence alone must be worth it!

On average, how much would one of these go for at the auto junk yard ?

That's highly variable. Shouldn't cost much for something this old though. Just have to inspect closely for damage and leaks and then get it dipped and flushed at a rad shop to get the crud out.

i would put an air filter in the rad, considering how good temps are and how little airflow is needed, might aswell keep it clean. (i think an air filter for a house AC unit would be perfect, and they are quite cheap)

Good idea! I'll check out the furnace filter selection next time I'm in Walmart.

Quick question for ya, how are you moving all that water? the rad must hold twice what an entire normal W/C system does alone.

pumps in series?

Just a single MCP655 with DetroitAC top located in the case. I think I will add a second pump right on the rad though, I had a heck of a time priming the pump with the res(rad) so far away.

The whole system holds about 4L (1 gallon) of water. That's not an issue though, the pump just treats the rad like a giant res. It draws what it needs from the bottom outlet, pumps it through the loop and returns in to the top inlet. Gravity pulls the water through the rad.

I'm liking this as an idea but as a relative noob to watercooling I've got to ask ....what car(s) still use this type of rad (copper/brass) most European makes have used aluminum/plastic for years. I need a resource of what to look out for

You'll have to look at older cars, like back in the 80's. As you said, everything now is plastic/aluminum. I found out the rad cooling my crunching farm is from a 1987 Nissan Maxima. Had to do alot of searching for that info when one of the fan motors died...lol!