{"id":2644,"date":"2018-10-18T15:00:35","date_gmt":"2018-10-18T19:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/partspro.com\/blog\/?p=2644"},"modified":"2018-10-18T15:00:35","modified_gmt":"2018-10-18T19:00:35","slug":"flex-a-lite-direct-fit-radiators-for-ls-engine-swaps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/partspro.com\/blog\/flex-a-lite-direct-fit-radiators-for-ls-engine-swaps\/","title":{"rendered":"Flex-A-Lite: Direct-Fit Radiators for LS Engine Swaps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/partspro.com\/manufacturer\/flex-a-lite\">Flex-A-Lite<\/a> is bringing us a new line of performance aluminum radiators designed just for LS engine swaps. These dual-pass, direct-fit radiators were engineered so that the 1.25\u201d inlet and 1.5\u201d outlet are on the passenger-side tank, which includes a 0.25\u201d NPT bung for the steam port tube.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/partspro.com\/manufacturer\/flex-a-lite\">Flex-A-Lite<\/a> gave these performance radiators a unique Extruded Tube Core technology, which increases contact area between coolant and the extruded tubes and provides a flat surface to braze the cooling fins to; combined, these characteristics allow for better heat rejection and cooling. Wind tunnel testing has shown that this Extruded Tube Core offers significant cooling efficiency over standard tube radiators.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Extruded Tube Core Features<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Replaces multi-core radiators with an advanced design.<\/li>\n<li>Increases contact area between coolant and the extruded tubes.<\/li>\n<li>Provides a flat surface to braze the cooling fins to, maximizing contact between the tubes and fins.<\/li>\n<li>Louver patterns better direct airflow.<\/li>\n<li>Significantly stronger (100 PSI burst rating).<\/li>\n<li>Corner subhead reinforces the cooling tube to header connection (an area prone to cracking and leaking in other brands of aluminum radiators).<\/li>\n<li>Direct-fit applications bolt in without any drilling or cutting.<\/li>\n<li>Available with and without a <a href=\"https:\/\/partspro.com\/manufacturer\/flex-a-lite\">Flex-A-Lite<\/a> electric fan installed at the factory.<\/li>\n<li>Warranty: 2 years (transferable).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/partspro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Flex-A-Lite-Extruded-Core-Radiator-for-LS-Swaps.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2636 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/partspro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Flex-A-Lite-Extruded-Core-Radiator-for-LS-Swaps.jpg?resize=648%2C648&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Flex-A-Lite Extruded Core Radiator for LS Swaps\" width=\"648\" height=\"648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/partspro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Flex-A-Lite-Extruded-Core-Radiator-for-LS-Swaps.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/partspro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Flex-A-Lite-Extruded-Core-Radiator-for-LS-Swaps.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/partspro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Flex-A-Lite-Extruded-Core-Radiator-for-LS-Swaps.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/partspro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Flex-A-Lite-Extruded-Core-Radiator-for-LS-Swaps.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/partspro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Flex-A-Lite-Extruded-Core-Radiator-for-LS-Swaps.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/partspro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Flex-A-Lite-Extruded-Core-Radiator-for-LS-Swaps.jpg?resize=60%2C60&amp;ssl=1 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Flex-A-Lite is bringing us a new line of performance aluminum radiators designed just for LS engine swaps. These dual-pass, direct-fit radiators were engineered so that the 1.25\u201d inlet and 1.5\u201d outlet are on the passenger-side tank, which includes a 0.25\u201d NPT bung for the steam port tube. Flex-A-Lite gave these performance radiators a unique Extruded [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,2],"tags":[2192,2190,315,747,545,2191,864],"class_list":["post-2644","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","hentry","category-industry","category-news","tag-aluminum-radiator","tag-flex-a-fit","tag-flex-a-lite","tag-ls-engine","tag-ls-swap","tag-performance-radiator","tag-radiator","post_format-post-format-image"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/partspro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2644","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/partspro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/partspro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/partspro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/partspro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2644"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/partspro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2644\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2645,"href":"https:\/\/partspro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2644\/revisions\/2645"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/partspro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2644"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/partspro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2644"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/partspro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2644"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}