Griffin
Radiator HP Series 1.25" tubes -
Pricing starts at $495
The
Griffin Radiators PRO SERIES
Griffin Radiator features standard core, serpentine
fin, in-line tube construction, 1" tube
diameter. The PRO SERIES appeals to the enthusiast
whose cooling demands are important, but not
critical.
The Griffin Radiators HP SERIES
Griffin Radiator features a high efficiency
core, serpentine fin, in-line tube, 1 1/4"
tube diameter. The HP SERIES represents a
high performance quality radiator that handles
moderate to heavy cooling demands.
The Griffin Radiators HP MAX SERIES
Griffin Radiator provides maximum
cooling efficiency and features the PERFORMANCE
heavy duty core with double louvered plate
fin design, 1 1/2" tube diameter. The
HP Max provides high end professional performance
when cooling demands are critical. Most HP
MAX SERIES radiators are special order only.
'55 Chevy
cross flow
with dual fans
- 1.25" tubes
- V8 mount only
'55 Chevy cross flow
- 1.25" tubes
'33-34
Ford 1" tubes
'42-48 Ford 1" tubes
'40-41 Chevy 1.25" tubes
'37 Chevy 1.25" tubes
Enter
High-Tech Aluminum Griffin Radiators
Each Griffin aluminum radiator
features die-formed heliarc welded tanks
and oven-bonded cores engineered to suit
a specific engine application. These units,
many offered in both 1" tube and 1
1/2" tube versions, are light, highly
efficient and dependable, and offer high-tech
solutions to your cooling needs.
Nothing surpasses a Griffin aluminum radiator
in quality, appearance and reliability.
Important
Note: Each 1/2" tube loses 20%
of its contact area due to the end radius.
The lost fin contact area on each 1"
tube is only 8% of its area.
The
Advantage of Griffin Radiators
Vacuum Brazed Cores vs. CAB Brazed
Cores
The Vacuum Brazing process requires magnesium
to braze. Magnesium is the alloy that gives
aluminum its' strength. Magnesium is used
in the aluminum alloys for aircraft frames
and skin structures, along with the magnesium/aluminum
alloys used in the structural components
designed and used for automotive and truck
chassis where high strength is a requirement.
The CAB Brazed radiator cores, don't have
the equivalent strength as the Vacuum Brazed
Radiator cores, as designed and manufactured
by Griffin Thermal Products. Because of
the absence of magnesium in the CAB Brazed
radiator cores, these type of brazed cores
can not withstand the same Thermal Load
conditions or vibrations as the vacuum brazed
radiator cores. Actual Thermal Load Cycle
testing has clearly concluded tube to header
failures in 50% of the CAB Brazed aluminum
core vs. Vacuum Brazed.
Epoxy
use
Formed Tanks
vs.
Fabricated Tanks
Water Tube Thickness
and
Fin Thickness
The use
of epoxy in Griffin Radiators is to
strengthen the tube to header brazed
joints, has been used for many years
by the automotive and truck radiator
manufacturers.
Designed by BF Goodrich for Ford Motor
Co. and tested over 1 million miles
on cross country Class A Trucks, the
epoxy application was proven to give
longer life to the radiator core.
The addition of epoxy at the tube to
header joints, allows additional surface
area, resulting in a stronger tube to
header joint when compared to aluminum
brazed radiators without the use of
epoxy.
The Griffin
Thermal Products aluminum radiators
use aluminum formed tanks, which eliminates
the need to tig weld the edges reducing
fatigue failures from vibration.
Formed tanks allow the air at high speeds
to flow more uniformly, reducing drag.
The ribs in the tank provide strength
and prevent aeration of the water, which
causes cavitation in the water pump,
and creates heat and reduces horsepower.
The aluminum formed tank also eliminates
the need for welding at the right angle
joints. The only welding required is
at the tank to header area.
The weld joints within the tank to header
area are reinforced by the header design
that is equivalent to the same material
thickness as the tank. Therefore, the
actual tank to header weld joint is
approximately two x's the thickness
of the tank. This additional tank to
header thickness reinforces the needed
strength for higher pressure conditions.
The typical
Griffin OEM aluminum brazed radiator
uses a water tube thickness of 0.32mm
and fin thickness of 0.08mm.
This aluminum radiator uses a water
tube thickness of 0.40mm and a fin thickness
of 0.127mm. These additional material
thicknesses' used within the water tube
and fin, allow for additional strength
within the radiator for longer life
and reliability.
In addition, the added material thickness
within the water tube and fin, enhances
the transfer characteristics within
the Griffin Thermal Products aluminum
radiators, when compared to many aluminum
radiators that are available by the
use of the typical aluminum radiator
cores manufactured for the passenger
car and light truck applications.
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