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Old Jul 30, 2014 | 09:10 PM
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Expansion tank

Hey all,

What size expansion tank are you all running? I have a 302 with a 2 core radiator and am looking at a 20 oz tank from Speedway. It's 13 inches tall and I think that would do the job.

Thoughts?

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Old Jul 30, 2014 | 09:22 PM
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Figure 5% of your cooling system volume as a minimum.
 
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Old Jul 30, 2014 | 10:36 PM
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I built my own years ago from some 2" PVC tubing. Been running for close to 10 years now without a problem. I keep meaning to replace it with one of those purty stainless once but I never seem to get around to it.

My gut feeling would be to go with as "big as will fit" in the space you have.

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