stock radiators and horsepower?

[Redtruck-VA]

Like the title says. How much horsepower will the OEM radiator handle? What are the standard upgrades?
Thanks,

 

[RubberFrog]

I'm going to give an official answer of A ****load.

I have a cam, 180 t stat, and a few other power adders. I tow my 25' boat all summer long, in hot weather, and I never go over 195.

That tells me that the stock radiator is plenty big enough to handle anythng our trannies can handle.

I would be more concerned about keeping the trans cool.

 

[adamwilkes14]

call up the guys at radiatorbarn.com...

 

[truckin151]

Gonna agree with frog there. Mine engine temp never goes above 185* with the 180 stat. Really with that and an efan your stock radiator should be good to go for a long time (and a lot of hp). If you are getting to high of heat from whatever mod you have in mind, you could swap to a cooler t-stat but you dont want it to run too cool either as that can cause issues with it running right.

 

[AWE Daniel]

I would be more concerned about keeping the trans cool.

x10000000!

 

[Redtruck-VA]

With the 180T and eFan I ran 185 degree and then I installed the 2500HD trans cooler it now runs 188 degrees. I have had overheating issues with previous rides when they were modified and was trying to anticipate what needed to be done to cover all bases. I didn't know if the 2500 radiator was the upgrade or not.

 

[Trupiano]

Are those HD trans coolers hard to install? And how much do they run? Also... has anyone tested them to see if they are effective? ie: How much cooler does your transmission run?

 

[Redtruck-VA]

Are those HD trans coolers hard to install? And how much do they run? Also... has anyone tested them to see if they are effective? ie: How much cooler does your transmission run?

The factory HD one bolts up and connects without issue. I bought mine from Mopar Parts
Search for 04 2500 "52029089ab" They are now priced at $187.

 

[Trupiano]

Sweet! Thanks man!

 

[OlDirtyJohn]

and they work very well Trup. even with my Torque Converter, and in stop and go traffic... my tranny almost never goes above 150.

 

[AWE Daniel]

Damn I'm gonna have to get one of those, it's on my 100k service list now.

 

[truckin151]

Trup for a compairison, my truck pre-cooler and converter was in the 170-185* in stop and go traffic. With it installed and the TC I dont see temps higher than 160* in the same conditions, lately with the cooler temps outside it doesnt go much higher than 140*