Hi guys, i have been wondering is there any reason i am seeing radiators both behind and in front of the rad support? I was wondering if there is any advantages of having it in one position or the other. I have also been having problems with heat trapped under my hood and have been replacing coils every other year. Has anyone else had this problem? Thanks guys!
It's all about where the fan is....and making room for it. It's pretty common to move the radiator in front, when adding A/C, etc. to a V8. I doubt your coil problems have anything to do with the radiator location.
Short water pump usually behind Long water pump and big blocks usually move em in front of the rad support
if you want to run an electric fan with a shroud, use a 6 cyl radiator core support (radiator in front) there's no room for an electric fan with the radiator in the V8 position. I just did this swap on a 57
Chevrolet mounted the coil directly to the intake manifold on millions of cars. Heat probably isn't the problem. Is the alternator putting out too much voltage? There must be another issue at play.
The 6 cyl. position also allows the engine to be moved forward 3/4" for more firewall clearance for things like tall rocker covers and large HEI's, most often the engine can be moved forward and not affect the drive shaft entry into the trans tailshaft. Obviously easier to do while building than later. Ralphie
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