Rodney Red aluminum radiator

[IDIJunkie]

I finally got my custom made radiator from Rodney Red. It is about 1.5 inches narrower than a stock radiator to allow for the intercooler to hook up easier. Jerry at Rodney Red is a great guy to talk with and is awesome with his skills. This radiator is a work of art!! I haven't had much of a chance to test it out but the coolant hasn't got past 180 yet! I will have a better review tomorrow after I pull the trailer some. But I would like to say thanks to Robert(RLDSL) for recommending Rodney Red radiators, and would highly recommend them to anyone!
Here are a few pictures of the masterpiece.

 

[IDIJunkie]

Oops forgot to say what is cost. It was $575 and the website is rodneyred.com if any one is interested.

 

[h2odrx]

tell me you have some pictures of the intercooler too? We would like to see how it fits!

 

[IDIJunkie]

Here is the only one I have right now. More to come in the morning.

 

[RLDSL]

Congratulations on your new arrival . Pretty things, aren't they
I'm always scarred I'm going to scratch mine up. It's the prettiest thing on the truck
You'll have to really work at it to get that thing hot now. Mine runs cool as a cucumber with the thing. The intercooler will give a bit more heat load, but I still doubt it will flinch.

-----Robert

 

[icanfixall]

What are the coolers on the front of the intercooler? I'm guessing they are the power steering on the drivers side and trans cooler on the passenger side. What did they come out of or are they something like Hayden or what? Looks great too.

 

[IDIJunkie]

I put the radiator to a test today, I hooked up to the dump trailer and hauled some gravel. Total weight was 29420 pounds. The highest that I could get the coolant temp was 195 on a small hill, then it went back to 185 on the level. This radiator is totally sweet.

I'm always scarred I'm going to scratch mine up. It's the prettiest thing on the truck .

-----Robert

I have the same fear of that too .

What are the coolers on the front of the intercooler? I'm guessing they are the power steering on the drivers side and trans cooler on the passenger side. What did they come out of or are they something like Hayden or what? Looks great too.

The small one is the power steering cooler and it was the factory transmission cooler, I knew I held on to it for a reason, and the big one is the transmission cooler and it is a tru-cool max cooler(I think that it's the same cooler on the v-10 superduty trucks).

Here are some pictures of the intercooler setup over here http://www.oilburners.net/forums/showthread.php?t=21599.

 

[RLDSL]

Looks like your runs just like mine. Only get as hot as full thermostat opening temp and that's it no matter how hard I push it

I'm looking forward to a trip out to the west coast with the 5er this spring if the budget holds out. Those long pulls will be no worries.

 

[perk]

Sorry to bring up such an old post, but is it necessary to have the radiator narrowed to have the PSD intercooler?