with Mopar discontinued and no clear aftermarket choice I decided to compare some of the mainstream aftermarket options.
For the first one, I was going to try APDI (recently acquired and now Agility) because based on it's photos it looks most similar to the OE core - the plastic tank is a brownish, tan color. I'm also intrigued that the tubes look copper instead of aluminum. If it has quality turbulators that don't look like they'll come out, I plan to keep it, if not I'll send it back and try another.
I bought through an Amazon listing that clearly listed Agility 9010450 and I received an Agility box and part number but inside was a Spectra Premium 93028 which looks exactly the same as all the all-aluminum, black tank Chinesium seen everywhere else!
Fin per inch: 26.5
fin pattern: flat with basic enhancement, lancing to allow airflow to bypass clogged fin which is pretty common in clog-prone very tight fin spacing
tube count: 28 total, 7 per row
configuration: 4 row double fed
tube OD: 7mm (guessing a little here, measures 6.5 x 7.3 in the u-bend due to deformation, but 7mm is common in the industry)
tube pattern: 24mm between tube centers, with alternating 7mm, then 11mm between row centerlines
turbulators: cheap white plastic with no retention, some are already sticking out of the tube and could very easily escape the core
I've already processed the return for a refund on account of the item not being as described and ordered another one, through RockAuto this time. Hoping I'm not about to discover that Agility purchased APDI only to shut down production and partner with Spectra to provide the discontinued parts, much the way MotorRad bought Stant just to shut them down. Though since I haven't seen an Agility/APDI yet I have no idea whether it's worth getting upset about yet other than the colors look better in the photo.
The next one should be here on Thursday, I'll post my findings then. APDI is also the manufacturer of NAPA's house brand so if I get another Spectra I'll go see what NAPA has on the shelf, though it mysteriously costs almost double what it does on RockAuto.
For the first one, I was going to try APDI (recently acquired and now Agility) because based on it's photos it looks most similar to the OE core - the plastic tank is a brownish, tan color. I'm also intrigued that the tubes look copper instead of aluminum. If it has quality turbulators that don't look like they'll come out, I plan to keep it, if not I'll send it back and try another.
I bought through an Amazon listing that clearly listed Agility 9010450 and I received an Agility box and part number but inside was a Spectra Premium 93028 which looks exactly the same as all the all-aluminum, black tank Chinesium seen everywhere else!
Fin per inch: 26.5
fin pattern: flat with basic enhancement, lancing to allow airflow to bypass clogged fin which is pretty common in clog-prone very tight fin spacing
tube count: 28 total, 7 per row
configuration: 4 row double fed
tube OD: 7mm (guessing a little here, measures 6.5 x 7.3 in the u-bend due to deformation, but 7mm is common in the industry)
tube pattern: 24mm between tube centers, with alternating 7mm, then 11mm between row centerlines
turbulators: cheap white plastic with no retention, some are already sticking out of the tube and could very easily escape the core
I've already processed the return for a refund on account of the item not being as described and ordered another one, through RockAuto this time. Hoping I'm not about to discover that Agility purchased APDI only to shut down production and partner with Spectra to provide the discontinued parts, much the way MotorRad bought Stant just to shut them down. Though since I haven't seen an Agility/APDI yet I have no idea whether it's worth getting upset about yet other than the colors look better in the photo.
The next one should be here on Thursday, I'll post my findings then. APDI is also the manufacturer of NAPA's house brand so if I get another Spectra I'll go see what NAPA has on the shelf, though it mysteriously costs almost double what it does on RockAuto.
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