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Young1 · 04-26-2020

First and second radiator brands in 3 row are aprox. $600. The third and fourth brands in 3 row are aprox. $300. Advantages? Disadvantages? Warranty? Experience?

Jagdpanzer · 04-26-2020

Ron Davis radiator here.
Excellent quality construction and absolutely no issues in six years of use.

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A26B · 04-26-2020

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jagdpanzer

Ron Davis radiator here.
Excellent quality construction and absolutely no issues in six years of use.

Ditto on Ron Davis. Had mine for 17 years

HAWAIIZR-1 · 04-26-2020

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I can share my experience with DeWitts a few years ago and I’m totally happy with it. Drop in installation with no issues. It keeps my car right below 200 degrees in Japan summer traffic and I couldn’t ask for more. It comes with a seal to the radiator to the shroud and a thin spacer, but everything fit perfectly. I will paint the plastic spacer black the next time I’m in there. I’m very please with the quality and customer service. Best wishes in your quest.

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GOLDCYLON · 04-26-2020

Dewitts here in AZ desert runner with Dewitts SPAL fans. 5 years no issues to date

secondchance · 04-26-2020

Dewitt double row since 2015. No complaint!

mcich7781 · 04-26-2020

Bought a single row DeWitt for my first ZR-1. It was drop in and go. Even the single row has 50% more capacity than stock.

My current ZR-1 has a Ron Davis radiator probably 20 years old. Perfect!

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Paul Workman · 04-27-2020

Perhaps before upgrading, there's this anecdote:

After my bumper and radiator got smooshed (WANNAGOFAST incident), Pete had a stock radiator he'd swapped out of a customer's car for a 3-row after market radiator.

While the stock radiator was out, I soaked the core in Simple Green for a few hours, and then back flushed the crud out using a pressure washer (a car wash pressure washer would work to, I recon). That was circa 2014 and my temps stay right in the window established with Marc's fan control settings ~205y ish.

It has never over heated except for one incident where RPM was in the cavitation region too much (doing some spirited twisties in Rocky Mt Nat'l Park

)

At any rate, when I back flushed that core, I musta flushed out a quart of sand and bug guts before the core was finally clean. I couldn't help but wonder if all that debris was the reason someone was having Pete install a new after market radiator in the first place??

Mystic ZR-1 · 04-27-2020

Paul
Keep an eye on those 30 year old plastic end tanks....

Young1 · 04-27-2020

Ron Davis is for you highly modified guys and I get that. But what about Champion and Frostbite? Are they welded? Epoxied? Made in China? Say they fit but don’t? What is the caveat? It is a three wait from Summit to get a Dewitt but will ship a Frostbite tomorrow.

04-26-2020	#1
Young1 Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 896	Griffin,Dewitts,Frostbite,Champion First and second radiator brands in 3 row are aprox. $600. The third and fourth brands in 3 row are aprox. $300. Advantages? Disadvantages? Warranty? Experience? __________________ Steve Young 1991 ZR-1 Quasar Blue Metallic/Black #729 Second Owner 1991 ZR-1 Dark Red Metallic/Black #2040 SOLD 1990 ZR-1 Dark Red Metallic/Saddle #1670 SOLD Double your happiness.....complain half as much.

04-26-2020	#2
Jagdpanzer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 2,659	Re: Griffin,Dewitts,Frostbite,Champion Ron Davis radiator here. Excellent quality construction and absolutely no issues in six years of use. Sent from my iPhone using ZR-1 Net Registry __________________ Phil Wasinger 1994 Torch Red ZR-1 WAZOO Member George Braml Intake

04-26-2020	#4
HAWAIIZR-1 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Japan Posts: 3,583	Griffin,Dewitts,Frostbite,Champion IMG_9528.JPG IMG_9534.JPG IMG_9532.JPG IMG_9529.JPG IMG_1089.JPG I can share my experience with DeWitts a few years ago and I’m totally happy with it. Drop in installation with no issues. It keeps my car right below 200 degrees in Japan summer traffic and I couldn’t ask for more. It comes with a seal to the radiator to the shroud and a thin spacer, but everything fit perfectly. I will paint the plastic spacer black the next time I’m in there. I’m very please with the quality and customer service. Best wishes in your quest. Sent from my iPhone using ZR-1 Net Registry __________________ Craig "ZR-1 NO KA 'OI" "ZR-1 ICHIBAN" 1995 #228 Black/Black with Dunn Heads ZR-1 owner since September 2003 ZR-1 Net Registry Founding Member #0074 NCM Lifetime Member #2048 Last edited by HAWAIIZR-1; 04-26-2020 at 02:10 PM.

04-26-2020	#5
GOLDCYLON Join Date: May 2007 Location: Peoria, AZ Posts: 9,155	Re: Griffin,Dewitts,Frostbite,Champion Dewitts here in AZ desert runner with Dewitts SPAL fans. 5 years no issues to date __________________ GOLDCYLON - 91 ZR-1 #2014 GOLDCYLON - 90 ZR-1 #2794, 4L60e (Formerly Schrade's) GOLDCYLON - 11 CTS-V Arizona State Director 91 WHITE/BLACK #2014. 380 P&P&PCed,Ported Heads, Jeal Long tubes, Corsa Exhaust/FIKSE FM-5s /LED TLs, LED Headlights, Front Wilwood 6 piston narrowlite calipers and rear Wilwood caliper street shop mod,CNCed Coolant Pipes,TPI Cvr,Filter cover,Stainless Bolts, DRM/DOM PROM /ZFDOC mod build #102,DRLs,BMAD with stainless Debris Screen,Coplan Air Blaster, Pioneer APP Radio 4,Brey-Krause HB,Sub Bar,Fire extinguisher seat mount,DRM Coilovers,LEDs everywhere,Compass mirror (orange),V1 DIC hidden display, Homelink sun visor, Carbon Fiber top x3 and APSIS Carbon Fiber interior, APSIS CF Steering Wheel/NAPA Leather, Banski trailing arms, Guldstrand front suspension,urethane bushings from Prothane (total suspension) ZFDoc drive shaft safety loop, raptor shift light (orange),AO engineering louver front plate, Console seat cushion, 96CE seats with black custom Sheepskins, ss billet catch can,Viper remote entry/alarm,Cragar Rear Louvers,LED side louver lights, Dewitts Radiator with SPAL fans and a Woods 160 T-Stat 90 RED/BLACK #2794. 4L60e Automatic Stage V by RPM Transmission, TCI Dedicated TCM, OBX Stainless Headers, Corsa Exhaust, SAN Secondaries and Haibeck PROM, Exotic Muscle Coil overs, LED Interior Lights, LED Tail Lights, LED Headlights, 94 Sport seats with black custom Sheepskins , Cragar rear louvers, GS Front calipers, Banski Trailing arms, APSIS Carbon Fiber steering wheel, Front and Rear Baer Eradispeeds, DRLs, Guldstrand front suspension,urethane bushings from Prothane (total suspension), Dewitt's Raditor with Dual SPAL fans and a Haibeck 170 T-Stat 11 RED/GREY CTS-V

04-26-2020	#6
secondchance Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: McLean, VA Posts: 3,721	Re: Griffin,Dewitts,Frostbite,Champion Dewitt double row since 2015. No complaint!

04-26-2020	#7
mcich7781 Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Morris, IL Posts: 176	Re: Griffin,Dewitts,Frostbite,Champion Bought a single row DeWitt for my first ZR-1. It was drop in and go. Even the single row has 50% more capacity than stock. My current ZR-1 has a Ron Davis radiator probably 20 years old. Perfect! Sent from my SM-G955U using ZR-1 Net Registry mobile app

04-27-2020	#8
Paul Workman Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Squires (near Ava MO in the Mark Twain N'tl Forest) - Missouri Posts: 6,493	Re: Griffin,Dewitts,Frostbite,Champion Perhaps before upgrading, there's this anecdote: After my bumper and radiator got smooshed (WANNAGOFAST incident), Pete had a stock radiator he'd swapped out of a customer's car for a 3-row after market radiator. While the stock radiator was out, I soaked the core in Simple Green for a few hours, and then back flushed the crud out using a pressure washer (a car wash pressure washer would work to, I recon). That was circa 2014 and my temps stay right in the window established with Marc's fan control settings ~205y ish. It has never over heated except for one incident where RPM was in the cavitation region too much (doing some spirited twisties in Rocky Mt Nat'l Park) At any rate, when I back flushed that core, I musta flushed out a quart of sand and bug guts before the core was finally clean. I couldn't help but wonder if all that debris was the reason someone was having Pete install a new after market radiator in the first place?? __________________ Good carz, good food, good friendz = the best of timez! 90 #1202 "FBI" top end ported & relieved Cam timing by "Pete the Greek" Sans secondaries Chip & dyno tuning by Haibeck Automotive SW headers, X-pipe, MF muffs Former Secretary, ZR-1 Net Registry

04-27-2020	#9
Mystic ZR-1 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Mystic CT Posts: 2,633	Re: Griffin,Dewitts,Frostbite,Champion Paul Keep an eye on those 30 year old plastic end tanks....