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  1. simp5782

    M923A1 Aluminum radiator install

    Figured I would update this. Engine temp grossing 55,000lbs @ 65mph @ 55 degree ambient temp at night. The engine hardly has any heat on it at all just at idle. You can feel nothing radiating from it hardly. it is nice. With the CAT setup not having a transmission cooler I decided to go...
  2. simp5782

    M923A1 Aluminum radiator install

    Cooling capacity is still the same. gallons. Stock fan for now. With that heat exchanger not being used i hardly have to turn the fan on. Sent from my SM-G935P using Tapatalk
  3. simp5782

    M923A1 Aluminum radiator install

    The new radiator works fine however it has a hard time holding under 200 while towing. That heat exchanger is getting 220 trans fluid to dissipate into the coolant. Along with the oil cooler doing the same thing. So the coolant has alot of heating up going on. I swapped to the air to air trans...
  4. simp5782

    M923A1 Aluminum radiator install

    So after today's tryout i am fairly certain that the heat exchangers suck in the summer time. Towed an SEE back from RRAD. Thru the exchanger trans temps were 220 to 260 on hills. Engine temps up to 220 with 98 degree outdoor temps. High humidity. Got half way swapped the jic fittings out and...
  5. simp5782

    M923A1 Aluminum radiator install

    https://youtu.be/R7gmfGbhZwo Sent from my SM-G935P using Tapatalk
  6. simp5782

    M923A1 Aluminum radiator install

    Well we never know what you might be up to. Sent from my SM-G935P using Tapatalk
  7. simp5782

    M923A1 Aluminum radiator install

    It has got to be pressure tested. It may have a hole. I may keep it in case i decide to go big cam if i need to keep up with clint's winnebago. Its 53.6" wide 21" tall 3" deep. Sent from my SM-G935P using Tapatalk
  8. simp5782

    M923A1 Aluminum radiator install

    More pics. Cost: Radiator $300 Coolant : $100 1 sq ft of 1/2" aluminum: $20 Welding rods : $25 Adapter hoses: $20 Angle iron: $6 Running transmission cooler hoses to the existing: $60. Total time : 5 hrs Still a 10 gallon system. Sent from my SM-G935P using Tapatalk
  9. simp5782

    M923A1 Aluminum radiator install

    I decided to go over to an aluminum radiator that had an intercooler and oil cooler attached to it. I removed the intercooler since i do not need it at this point. I used one square foot of aluminum. 1/2" plate. Cut it in half and welded it together. So it was 1 inch thick overall. The...
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