New Radiator option

[TRXNUT]

I was afraid to look

Yeah, quite sickening actually and that's not even the worst part! Start adding the exchange rate and duty fees for us Canadians

 

[MyWifeLetMe]

Yeah, quite sickening actually and that's not even the worst part! Start adding the exchange rate and duty fees for us Canadians

Anything custom or for high horsepower is expensive. Then you add shipping and import/export and ya, its stupid expensive

 

[FULLTHROTTLERICK]

This link shows the Cold Case has 2 row 1" tubes, is it the same part# as the one you found Blaster? Still doesn't say it fits the TRX though, closest to our truck would be the Rebel.

Cold Case Radiators 2009-20 Dodge Ram 1500 Radiator AT MOT567A | Moparts

Model 4018524 - Cold Case Radiators 2009-20 Dodge Ram 1500 Radiator AT MOT567A - 2009-2020 Dodge Ram 1500 Truck Aluminum Performance Radiator. For 3.6L, 3.7L 4.7L, 5.7L and 3.0L engines. These COLD-CASE radiators are Tig welded 100 percent aluminum and absolutely beautiful. Don't buy a 3 or 4...

www.moparts.ca

Here's Cold Case's official response. I imagine he's also mistaken on the extra "0" lol. Otherwise a McDonald's straw would be 5x bigger lol

 

[TRXNUT]

Here's Cold Case's official response. I imagine he's also mistaken on the extra "0" lol. Otherwise a McDonald's straw would be 5x bigger lol

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Well that solves that then, right from the horses mouth. It's crazy how different web sites state different info/sizes. Like where did Summit get their info from??

 

[FULLTHROTTLERICK]

Well that solves that then, right from the horses mouth. It's crazy how different web sites state different info/sizes. Like where did Summit get their info from??

so dual 3/4" is no good?

 

[BlackoutTRX]

Yeah, quite sickening actually and that's not even the worst part! Start adding the exchange rate and duty fees for us Canadians

Trudeau

 

[Fifty]

Do we have any indication that cold case is no longer a good product?

No.
Im just saying for folks to look into things. Usually if a company doesn’t highlite the type of core being used, that’s because the core is just a generic core.

Plate bar… or advertising pressure drop, or bu ability etc.

I’ve run Ron Davis and theirs had pin hole leaks. Their customer service was lacking.

Stuff like mishimoto etc, Which I’d be willing to bet that this “Cold Case” radiator falls into the same catagory quality wise: is a bit of you get what you pay for. Or rather o should say, maybe you get a little less than you pay for.

You are paying for a “competition grade” heat exchanger/radiator but are you getting it? Or are you getting a generic core that is just a bit thicker than stock. And you are getting the theoretical strength enhancement of not being a crimped radiator (is our trx a crimped radiator? Most oems are now a days)

But at the end of the day, for “$X” are you getting what you should for the money.

I have CBR performance radiator and oil coolers on my prerunner. The radiator cores are amazing, the thing is a thick momma jammma. However, it’s a custom company and if there is ever an issue, it’s a bit of a “there is a line, we will get it fixed when we get to your place”.

I think I would look at a company like pwr and their stuff. They said they will make a radiator if someone would come by so they could check clearances. Also a heat exchanger for the s/c and a better oil cooler core.

They have a lot of knowledge when it comes to vibrations and fitment. they are big enough to be able to test each piece made.

If koyo for instance made an oem fitment, I don’t know if it would be worth the headache of the swap out for a non crimped piece, but stock ish core size.


Speaking of which. When theu chopped my frame on my Colorado prerunner and I had to go aftermarket radiator, I had to do a lot of research both on radiator size and ability, but also cooling fans and fan tuning.

I found that oem equivalent replacement radiators would all essentially have the same length by height, but the core thicknesses would be different from company to company. Each of the production companies had their own generic core that they made their radiators from. And when you are dealing with a .8 inch thick core, a core that is 1 inch, or 1.1 inches thick is a massive “upgrade”

So another thing to look at is finding the core thicknesses on oem equivelant replacements and even though it will be a plastic end capped, crimped style radiator… some may be a thicker core with larger capacity tubes. A oem equivalent radiator that has 10-12% more efficient bu ability is better than a aluminum unknown quality with essentially the same bu core from a koyo, mishimoto, griffin or cold case.

Again, I’m not saying any of those are the same bu as stock, or have bad cores. I’m saying that some of the above named have sold product with crap cores in the past. I know nothing about their trx offering.

 

[Fifty]

Idk if you can see the bar plate type core. This core is 19x31x 3 I believe.
I’ll double check. It’s for a 3.6L with a 1.9l supercharger.
I’ll see if I can find more/better specs on the radiator

 

[FULLTHROTTLERICK]

Good write-up for sure. I'm not necessarily looking for a better performing RAd, just 1 that is made stronger. It seems mine is leaking from where the plastic meets the aluminum. Never seen a Rad with plastic crimped onto aluminum, but I grew up racing dirtbikes where the only plastic on those Rads were the Rad shrouds and the guards. They were well made and could take a beating offroad. I'm not sure i have the room to put a bigger Rad as my chiller & secondary AC condenser/etc are makling things very tight in there. Not to mention i'm adding a chiller tank as soon as i get my new rad installed...space is VERY limited!!

 

[TRXNUT]

so dual 3/4" is no good?

I'm not saying dual ¾" tubes are no good but it would be nice to know what size the OEM rad tubes are to see if it's an upgrade or just replacing plastic tanks for all aluminum rad and having the same flow/cooling capacity.

 

[FULLTHROTTLERICK]

I'm not saying dual ¾" tubes are no good but it would be nice to know what size the OEM rad tubes are to see if it's an upgrade or just replacing plastic tanks for all aluminum rad and having the same flow/cooling capacity.

If that was the case I'd be okay with that as long as it was much more durable. Mine is leaking right where the plastic meets the aluminum (similar to 100s of others I've seen). That's unacceptable quality IMO. This truck now has 2 achilles heels...the CVs and the Rad. Luckily I havent had the CV issue yet ...knock on wood

 

[Fifty]

In the trx radiator the same part number as the regular ram 1500 DT?

 

[Fifty]

If that was the case I'd be okay with that as long as it was much more durable. Mine is leaking right where the plastic meets the aluminum (similar to 100s of others I've seen). That's unacceptable quality IMO. This truck now has 2 achilles heels...the CVs and the Rad. Luckily I havent had the CV issue yet ...knock on wood

Plastic tank crimped radiators are the common thing now. Heck a lot of turbo cars use crimped intercoolers as well.

If yours is leaking, and you want a proper welded aluminum end tank radiator… you should reach out to pwr and work with them on making them.

Since you would be taking it all apart to swap radiators, I’d see if they can make a better heat exchanger for the s/c fluid as well.

I know they wanted to make all that, radiator, s/c heat exchanger and an oil cooler… but they were waiting on a truck for fitment checks.

 

[FULLTHROTTLERICK]

Plastic tank crimped radiators are the common thing now. Heck a lot of turbo cars use crimped intercoolers as well.

If yours is leaking, and you want a proper welded aluminum end tank radiator… you should reach out to pwr and work with them on making them.

Since you would be taking it all apart to swap radiators, I’d see if they can make a better heat exchanger for the s/c fluid as well.

I know they wanted to make all that, radiator, s/c heat exchanger and an oil cooler… but they were waiting on a truck for fitment checks.

If i have to go that route and take it all apart again i'll prollly sell the truck. It's THAT much of a pain to get the grill off with my new front bumper. I feel bad for the dealer. If they refuse to work on it, I'll prolly just put some JB Weld on that bitch and keep my gallon of distilled on board.

 

[UnloosedChewtoy]

Stuff like mishimoto etc, Which I’d be willing to bet that this “Cold Case” radiator falls into the same catagory quality wise: is a bit of you get what you pay for. Or rather o should say, maybe you get a little less than you pay for.

While I agree with most of your post, I will say that over on the Challenger/Charger forums, Mishimoto is considered the cheapo aluminum rads that have some chance of working, then you have the Cold Case rads as the next step up, and the Entropy (and custom shops) at the top. Entropy even offers full custom shrouds/fans kits.

 

[Fifty]

I’m trying to be delicate in my posts. Im very opinionated and have an on/off switch opinion on products. So I am often “unfair” on how I rate products and companies.

 

[TRXNUT]

If that was the case I'd be okay with that as long as it was much more durable. Mine is leaking right where the plastic meets the aluminum (similar to 100s of others I've seen). That's unacceptable quality IMO. This truck now has 2 achilles heels...the CVs and the Rad. Luckily I havent had the CV issue yet ...knock on wood

I've had the cv shafts and front diff replaced but my rad is good......so far.......knock on wood lol. What we need now is to find out the OEM rad tube size. If they're 3/4" then the Cold Case swap could be beneficial as it would have the same flow but a more durable product.

 

[Najeem]

Had my radiator replaced twice on my Durango RT and my TRX radiator started leaking at 10k miles.

 

[UnloosedChewtoy]

If mine ever goes, I am probably just going to bite the bullet and contact Entropy. Expensive, but hopefully it will be a once and done sort of thing.

If money happens to be tight when (if) she blows, I'll probably just do it under warranty.

 

[Fifty]

Local to where.f they have a few different locations?