Author Topic: NEED RADIATOR Distance Measurements using a MARCH SERPENTINE system w/AC  (Read 1041 times)

Offline EbodyPro572

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Is ANYONE USING THE MARCH SERPENTINE SYSTEM w/AC Compressor in your challenger?  I'm tryiing to determine clearance between the March system and the radiator mount  :clueless: so I can figure out if I can use an aluminum radiator with dual electric fans and still have ENOUGH CLEARANCE to make it work.
Any HELP is appreciated.
Scott in MI
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Drop miketyler a PM  http://www.cuda-challenger.com/cc/index.php?action=profile;u=1426

I know he's experimented with many fans & has some special pulley setup.
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I used their v-groove pulleys and will tell you when I had their nose cap on the water pump, I had less than 1/2" clearance between the tip of it and the Mystique/Contour electric fan setup I had.

As a side note, be careful with pulley ratios. I have cooling issues and some of them (though not all) may have been the result of using their underdrive pulleys. I have a custom dual pulley setup and ultimately had to have a water pump pulley custom-cut to restore the factory crank-to-wp ratio. If your car runs consistently cool, you probably have nothing to worry about.   
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WELL, been doing a bunch of measurements and am figuring I have just a little more than 6" clearance.  Spoke to a bunch of 'radiator guys' and decided to go with a 'Wizard Cooling' aluminum radiator and dual-fan set up.  I got a third job to pay for it!  :scared:
'ALWAYS Restore.....NEVER Discard'
73 Challenger; 04 Rumble Bee (Yello, of course); 01 Vehicross (Yello, of course, too); 90 Allante' (not Yello, just red); 79 MGB-V8; 68 Century Resorter;
73 Marlin Ski (468" Olds) Jet Boat; 06 Harley Fat Boy CVO; 73 Yamaha Golf Cart (Yello, of course); 07 Sears Garden Tractor