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James, I wouldn’t say the bar and plate is better, just different. The bar and plate uses a heat sync mentality. While the tube and fin takes advantage of superior airflow through it. (on the outside) . So the tube and fin is a better choice if it totally covers your radiator, as more air will be allowed to flow from the grille through the IC and onto the radiator in a less turbulent way. Thanks to the nice aerodynamic shape of the tubes. On the bar and plate design, you have very non-aerodynamic square bars on the leading edge. So the air from the grill is totally interfered with and very turbulent as it tries to blow through the IC. But, since it is a heat sync design, you don’t need outside airflow on the whole thing. You can have several key areas in the airflow, and the bars will leach the heat from the non exposed areas. So the thought is, if you’re going to have one that covers your radiator, use tube and fin. If you’re going to try to use a thicker one and tuck it below your radiator, or off to the side, use bar and plate. I think Calvin (towcat) has the best of both worlds. A tube and fin with many bar and plate attributes that doesn’t cover the radiator.
As far as size goes, you should shoot for about 1,000 cubic inches core volume. (H x W x L) be sure not to include the end tanks in your core measurement.
As far as size goes, you should shoot for about 1,000 cubic inches core volume. (H x W x L) be sure not to include the end tanks in your core measurement.