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Old 09-09-06, 11:36 PM
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stock radiator question...

Is there any real reason why our radiators are slanted? the only thing I could think of is that having the radiator slanted would give it more surface area and a little more volume.
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I think having it slanted allowed the use of a larger radiator than could be fitted vertically.
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Exactly, you can fit a bigger radiator under a lower bonnet line by tilting the radiator from the vertical. Look at the FD for an even more extreme example.
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