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Rads or HC's perform with lower temps

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seaborn

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I have always used Rads but see alot of heatercores being used now, Anyone thats used both have you seen a big differance.
 
seaborn said:
I have always used Rads but see alot of heatercores being used now, Anyone thats used both have you seen a big differance.

on average, heatercores have more area for contact between the water and the metal as well as between the metal and the air. They also have less flow resistance. hence, heatercores usually have much better performance than tube and fin style rads...and they are usually less expensive.
 
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