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BE COOL or be FLUIDYNE. WHICH IS BEST???

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Old Jun 30, 2006 | 05:37 PM
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BE COOL or be FLUIDYNE. WHICH IS BEST???

I am looking at Fluidyne as in GM Hitech perf. seemed to me
that they may be better than BE COOL. Fluidyne comes polished
and has an adj. Therm which can be set to any temp you want to set it too.
also has an AC Relay. Hear they excellent at higher HP applications.
There is also A Flex-a-lite dual fan push/pull setup which can be incorporated. I read that BE COOL is only good for up to 400 HP. etc.
for 4th Gen. Camaro's. mine is a 1995 Z28. plus the BE COOL does not
fit like a glove, the Fluidyne apparently does.

Please reply especially those who have FLUIDYNE Rads.


1995 Z28 LT1 A4; 3:83 RP; MSD; full race suspension; racetronix fuel system ; Red w/Black Ttop, etc. ..too much to list.
Old Jun 30, 2006 | 05:55 PM
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Re: BE COOL or be FLUIDYNE. WHICH IS BEST???

Sorry: but the Adj. Therm and AC relay are part of the Flex-a-lite setup
not the RAD.....
Old Jun 30, 2006 | 09:23 PM
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Re: BE COOL or be FLUIDYNE. WHICH IS BEST???

Well I'm not sure what you post is asking, about the fans or radiators, and what are you using you car for. The demand on the cooling system for a street car, drag car, or road race car is completly different.
Old Jun 30, 2006 | 10:09 PM
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Re: BE COOL or be FLUIDYNE. WHICH IS BEST???

If ya get the right one(size) any of them will do. I bought a Griffin 3 x 1" flues.
Old Jul 1, 2006 | 07:10 AM
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Re: BE COOL or be FLUIDYNE. WHICH IS BEST???

I have heard that most of the aftermarket radiators require some sort of modification to fit right. I opted for an advance auto parts replacement. It only costed $140(price match radiator.com). I was pleased to find that it had a 1.5" core instead of the 7/8" core on my stock m6 radiator. It also had an aluminum core and fins. Fit was perfect.
Old Jul 1, 2006 | 10:00 AM
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Old Jul 1, 2006 | 11:09 AM
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I have a becool, and it fit fine, I just had to trim the radiator hoses since its over twice as thick as the stocker.
Old Jul 3, 2006 | 02:42 AM
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Re: BE COOL or be FLUIDYNE. WHICH IS BEST???

Originally Posted by dutss707
I read that BE COOL is only good for up to 400 HP. etc.
for 4th Gen. Camaro's. mine is a 1995 Z28.
That is an error. It's in BeCool's catalog that way, but didn't seem right for its size to me. I then noticed their radiator for the LT1 Vette was exactly the same size and rated to 700 HP. Yup, the paper that came with mine below:



If you ever overheat with this radiator, you've got other problems.
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