'86 Ford Econoline Heater Core!!!!

[simon389]

Well I wanted a nice big heater core for my revised WC setup, and I realized that I really could make it more than 7 inches vertically like all you crazy chevette and camaro people, so I got this one! It's a 1986 Ford Econoline High Load no A/C Heater Core I got for 27.95 at Autozone. Inlet is 3/4" Outlet 1/2". I figured it would be better to have a bigger one for the 226w pelt I bought.

I figure 1/2" ID tygon will stretch over both inlet and outlet. I also think I might make a nice shroud for it, but have yet to decide if I want to put just one 120mm fan sucking and one blowing or two sucking and two blowing. Of course, I could get that crazy 172mm fan, but it has no dust filter. Comments??

 

[simon389]

whoops...

pic:

 

[JFettig]

what size is it? is it copper or aluminum??? how bout a close up pic of the fins...

 

[simon389]

It is an all copper heatercore. Here's another pic:

 

[JFettig]

ooh iv seen those before... thats basicly the normal core, but a little larger...

 

[SkiFletch]

yeah, thats pretty nice. a real big copper heatercore. should perform great

 

[Iron Hawk]

What are its overall dimensions?

 

[simon389]

6.3 inches by 9.6 inches mmmmmm nice and big.

what do you think about the hose connections?? Just stretch tygon over it, or should I JB Weld some barbs.....???

 

[JFettig]

if you can streach them over, definetly go for it! itll yeild higher flow...

 

[Iron Hawk]

you should have no problem pushing the tubing over the 1/2 in barb, but the other one my be a bit harder.

 

[simon389]

what fan setup do you think would work. That fan grill in the first pic is 120mm. Would you go with 2 120mm side by side, or 1 in the center???

 

[masitti]

Can you fit 2x 120mm fans on it? If so, that would be awesome. You can home make the shroud for it, that would definitely be sweet.

 

[SniperXX]

I love my big rad. I have two Panaflo H1As on it side by side. My rad itsself is 9"x6" rounding down.

 

[frodoski]

Try one of these fans. Quieter than the specs say, very powerful. Definitly get a finger guard, it has aluminum blades for a very effective finger ginsu action if your digits get in the way. With a shroud and configured to draw through it will be sweet. I have mine mounted to a Camaro heater core.

 

[2Busy]

Econolone Cores

what fan setup do you think would work. That fan grill in the first pic is 120mm. Would you go with 2 120mm side by side, or 1 in the center???

I am looking at a 75-87 Econoline core that is 8 x 7.75 with 5/8 barbs on it. I am going to put 4 of 92mm fan pushing air through it.

 

[thorilan]

i was trying to verify if the econolines where copper about 4 months ago and never was able to so i gave up on it but i was interested in a tall skinny and deep core for a special design i have but had to scrap it

 

[THE_ODD_ONE]

That looks like the caprice core I am using.
mine is 9 1/4" tall and 6 1/2" wide.
I just heated the tygon and forced it on

I only have two 80mm fans blowing through mine,with no shroud and
It keeps my 2500xp-m clocked @2505mhz 29c with ambient 20c

I will be redoing the layout soon and didnt want to make a shroud that would not fit the new setup.