10/27/2018
This unit has been in the works for a long time but has now been brought to completion! This is the best Side by Side Can Am Maverick X3 radiator on the market today!
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https://www.tcpperformance.com/side-by-side-can-am-maverick-x3
2017 - 2018 Can Am Maverick X3 MAX X rs Turbo R
Heavy Duty Triple Pass Radiator
The Can Am Maverick X3 MAX X rs Turbo R is growing rapidly in the Side by Side community. We have been contacted by a large number of people wanting more cooling. These day's the off road community seem to always want to go faster and climb higher, to achieve this Performance modifications are necessary to achieve the horse power your looking for. Most times these type of modifications will result to higher engine temperatures. (This unit will fit all Maverick X3 years and models)
We have seen in this particular model that the aftermarket radiator builders, are taking shortcuts by simply relocating the radiator. This shortcut usually results in being unattractive, restricting visibility and can often be hazardous or dangerous. Let me explain, your strapped into your side by side speeding down a trail or in the sand dunes with your radiator mounted behind you and your passengers head, then you have a tube in the core split or a hose burst it starts spewing 200 degree coolant all over you and your passengers. How long under these conditions will it take to come to a stop safely, get everyone out of their seat belts and away from the hot coolant that is spraying on you? This is not a safe design, but an accident and a lawsuit waiting to happen! Not to mention depending on the severity of the burns, a life changing event. This last reason for not simply doing a relocate, is why we don't use this type of design. We take the time to keep the radiator in the factory location. In most designs this takes a great deal of time to maximize the cooling while keeping it in the factory location. This radiator will increase the overall cooling efficiency by a minimum of 65%. The results you are going to see will be, the engine temperature will be more stable by keeping it near the thermostat setting instead of seeing large fluctuations.
Why not protect even your base investment at $30 K, not to mention what upgrades have been done. This radiator is affordable, well made and excessive when it comes to keeping coolant temps at a more stable level. The results are longer engine life and less wear and tear on internal component of your engine. You might think of it as an insurance policy the benefits of this enhancement far outweigh the initial investment of the product.
This radiator core is built with a 2 1/4" thick radiator core. This unit incorporates our Triple Pass Radiator design this feature alone will enhance the cooling efficiency of the unit by as much as 25% couple that with the fact of it being half again as thick, makes the best aftermarket radiator in the industry. If you are unfamiliar with the term Triple Pass Radiator I will explain how this is achieved. This process is most commonly used with a cross flow style radiator meaning the coolant flow is from side to side ( a down flow style radiator the coolant flows from top to bottom). With a cross flow radiator we place a baffle in the tank 1/3 the way down on the inlet or top hose connection side of the radiator, on the other side of the radiator we place a baffle 2/3 of the way down the tank. What this does, the coolant comes in the top and flows across the top 1/3 of the radiator core then the coolant drops down and encounters the baffle on the other side forcing the coolant to flow back across the middle 1/3 of the radiator core then will pass through the final 1/3 or bottom portion of the radiator core then exits going back to the engine, thus the term Triple Pass Radiator.
Here at TCP Performance we will implement this design whenever possible, because of the thermal efficiency it offers. The reason this process works so well is by keeping the coolant in the radiator core for an extended period of time allowing more time for heat to be removed from the coolant, the result is coolant returning to the engine cooler than just passing across the radiator core just one time.
Flow pattern is a very important part of designing a radiator, and is often overlooked by O.E.M engineers, often times we will begin a new prototype for an application wondering to ourselves, what were they thinking. Our family has been in the Radiator industry for 55 years, we use this experience and knowledge to bring to you the best and most efficient cooling designs available in the market to day.
We offer two core designs or versions in most of our side by side radiators simply because all riding conditions are not the same. The difference in the two designs are the number of fins per inch in the radiator core, our HE core will have 14 F P I or fins per inch (this fin will have louvers in it to remove more heat from the coolant) and our Mudder core as we call it will have only 8 F P I or fins per inch (this fin will not have louvers in it this helps by not having small tight places for debris to be lodged and difficult to remove).
The HE or High Efficiency core 14 F P I is best used in applications where the type of riding you do is mainly in dry conditions where external clogging of the radiator core (such as mud or some other form of debris caused by of the conditions your machine is used in) is not experienced and will provide the maximum cooling under these conditions.
The Mudder core 8 F P I is used when you are experiencing external clogging of the radiator caused by the conditions the side by side is being used in. The reasoning behind this design is that if your radiator core is getting restricted or clogged externally it is unable to get adequate air flow over the cooling fins of the radiator core thus limiting it's ability to dissipate heat from the tubes that the coolant is flowing through. The benefits of this design are that it will allow larger debris to pass through the radiator as well as making it easier and faster to wash out the radiator when it does get restricted with debris this can usually be done with a garden hose alleviating the need of a pressure washer possibly resulting in the fins being bent over resulting in more problems down the road.
We often receive the question which one do I purchase? The answer is much easier than one might think, ask yourself am I needing to wash or blow out my radiator out often or repeatedly? If the answer is yes because I spend most of my time playing in the mud or I am riding on trails that are often plagued by mud holes or mud puddles other causes for clogging can be grass or w**d seed. Your answer is you need the Mudder version! If you find yourself riding in dry conditions like sand dunes or steep dry long trails where you find that after a hard pull up a steep grade or playing in the sand and you are building excessive heat from the added pull or strain on the engine. Your answer is you need the HE version!
