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Review on Spectra Premium CU1456 Complete Radiator for Ford: Optimal Cooling Solution at its Finest by Omar Obong

Revainrating 1 out of 5

Poor cooling and defects.

I didn't buy this from Revain, I bought this from my local parts store. The first didn't cool as well as the Ford E250's non-original replacement single-core. I took 2 more and during inspection I found a core collapse in at least one row on the side of each radiator. Not the outside row, but the second row inside and a bit of the third on the radiator I photographed. Came back for a third but checked before I brought it home and it was damaged too. The boxes (foam on top and bottom of the open radiator above) did not look damaged. I don't know if the first one was slightly damaged and didn't notice, but they have some issues. Of course you can return these, but the cooling inefficiency of the installed one can be an issue. The replacement heatsink (CU1456) ran about 10 degrees hotter than the new one.

Pros
  • Stress notches are provided in the side rails to reduce stress on the headers and prevent warping from thermal expansion.
Cons
  • Modern