94 vs 06 Rad, Intercooler, and Cond. sizes

[WAHarrison]

With all the discussion on the lack of cooling in the new trucks, I thought I would measure the size of the cooling area in my 94 Radiator, Intercooler, and condenser, and compare that to the new 06.



By the way, the new 06 Quad cab does not seem to cool as well as the 94 regular cab. I have not measured temperatures yet as I do not have a dial temp gauge to stick in the vent. As a note to those who have posted temps, I suggest that we all calibrate the temp gauge with ice water in a large pan, stirring frequently. That will give you 32 deg F as long as there is ice in it, and tell you if the gauge is correct or how much it is off.



Now to the size.

94 rad, 720 sq inches, Intercooler 550 sq inches, condenser 411 sq in.



06 rad, 796 sq in. , Intercooler 646 sq in. , condenser 506 sq in.



At least these parts are bigger for the higher output engine. I have not tried to measure the evap as it is too hard to get to.



Just some more trivia to throw into the mix.

 

[wcjp]

I'm going to disagree with you. Recently a friend and I were towing in the mountains. With my slightly modded 4x4 Megacab 6spd I was towing about 3k more than his stock 98' 5spd 12V. After sitting at idle for a few minutes I grapped the infrared heat gun. My radiator cap was at 78deg F. His was 160deg F. At all points across the radiator mine was always cooler by a significant margin than his radiator. His radiator was recently out of the vehicle for KDP tab. While out of the vehicle he cleaned the outside of the radiator to remove any oil from the draft tube.



After towing with my 06' vs my old 96' I'd say the 06' is cooler and hotter than the older truck. When towing the 06' can easily get hot without proper foot control. The modified 96' which had the same power according to the dyno would take some effort to increase the EGT's/water temp. When coming to a stop the 06' will immediately cool to under 300deg while the 96' had to think about it.