Be Cool radiator - I tested it at the race track, and it passed the test!

65RoadRacer · Apr 15, 2015

Sure, it's a bit costly, but when you add up the components to make up this kit, you'll find that it's not really that much more, and the fact that it fit perfectly and performs even better was a plus for me.

So I decided to put it to the ultimate test, not knowing the results until I pushed the car hard at Willow Springs. I did a dry run and installed the radiator without coolant so I would be able to swap it at the race track. Then I put my old radiator back in, and raced the first session and recorded the temps. After my session was up, I came into the pits and installed the new Be Cool module and went back out on the track. It could have gone either way, but it passed the ultimate test! It was worth the money I spent.

Read about it here: http://bit.ly/SLTV-BeCoolRadiatorTest

Riverdawg · Apr 15, 2015

looks great sitting in the engine bay. Glad to here that it worked well. I'll have to check out the article later.

DWilbur · Apr 16, 2015

Good to hear that it worked. What RPM's does your electric fans turn. I just installed a Be Cool Rad with electrical fans in my car about week ago and have not tested it yet. my fans turn 2500RPM according to the specs.

benno440 · Apr 16, 2015

yep, got the exact same in mine, sat in stop start traffic for 1 hour and temp didn't get over 190 on a 40 degree CELSIUS day.

costly but no other comes close

super-bee_ski · Apr 16, 2015

Great news!
Looks real "sweet"

Greg Ducato · Apr 16, 2015

Thanks for posting this info and going through the trouble to track the results, well done!

65RoadRacer · Apr 17, 2015

For those interested, here are the dimensions... the installation is described in the article. If you decide on getting a Be Cool radiator, please mention that you saw it on Street Legal TV for me! Thanks.

watermelon · Apr 20, 2015

Very informative. I've had a Be Cool in my shopping cart at summit for a while just haven't pulled the trigger on it yet. I'm runnin an Atomic Efi on a 440cu so it would be fun to hook up that and let it run the fans.

65RoadRacer · Apr 20, 2015

watermelon said:
Very informative. I've had a Be Cool in my shopping cart at summit for a while just haven't pulled the trigger on it yet. I'm runnin an Atomic Efi on a 440cu so it would be fun to hook up that and let it run the fans.

Thanks. Be Cool provides a temp sender to control the fans (on at 185, off at 165) but I let my FAST EZ-EFI fan control do the work. Since I have Dakota Digital gauges, I'm about to install a Dakota Digital fan controller. It's fully adjustable, and allows you to slow the fan speed instead of turning them off altogether. It provides less wear and tear on the fan motors because the voltage is regulated and it helps keep the temperature more constant. It includes a 70-amp relay, but I'll just use my relays from Be Cool to control the dual fans.

Be Cool radiator - I tested it at the race track, and it passed the test!

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