Aftermarket radiator?

DZL JIM · Oct 16, 2018

Anyone have experience with aftermarket 6.0 radiators?
Seems ALL of them are 1/2 the thickness of oem.
Doesn't seem right but I can't find a full thickness radiator for a decent price.

Any thoughts? Do they work just as good?

gotchadollar · Oct 16, 2018

I’ve put performance radiator and advance auto parts radiators in and they’ve been descent, but like you said, half the thickness of OEM.

DZL JIM said:
Anyone have experience with aftermarket 6.0 radiators?
Seems ALL of them are 1/2 the thickness of oem.
Doesn't seem right but I can't find a full thickness radiator for a decent price.

Any thoughts? Do they work just as good?

DZL JIM · Oct 17, 2018

Ok, thanks, gotta give one a try I guess.

PSD POWER007 · Oct 17, 2018

I got my motorcraft replacement from rock auto for like $250 shipped if I remember right.

powerlifter405 · Oct 20, 2018

I believe Alradco was supposed to have an upgraded unit.
If the plastic is bad on your factory, maybe have someone tig weld some aluminum caps on it in place of the plastic. That might work?

Also I believe Mishimoto is supposed to have a thicker than OE unit now. I've been seeing some guys on the fabrication thread on cummins.org have good luck w/ fleabay radiators.

dsberman94 · Oct 20, 2018

Don’t think alradco exists anymore.

Denver · Oct 20, 2018

Check to make sure the half the thickness ones are only for gas engines.

powerlifter405 · Oct 20, 2018

dsberman94 said:
Don’t think alradco exists anymore.

I just did search and their website is DOA and chk'd their fb and nothing since '16 so I'm thinking you're spot on.

Fleabay is always an option I suppose.

79jasper · Oct 21, 2018

I saw a thread where back in 16 someone had contacted the owner. He was having health issues, but getting better and launching a new website.
I would guess neither turned out.

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dsberman94 · Oct 21, 2018

I think they got in too deep and started having issues with the product longevity as well. Grew too fast for the size of the company basically.

powerlifter405 · Oct 21, 2018

It is unfortunate when a business fails, especially considering the ford tanks do suck. It would have been nice to have options but if it was CQ I'd rather see the failure vs junk surviving the market. On a health side, hope he's alright.