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Old 10-07-2006, 01:51 PM
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Default Ebay aluminum Radiator any good?

just wondering if anyone has ever used one of those ebay aluminum radiators?

Are they any good?


Old 10-07-2006, 05:34 PM
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I got one in my ef, im happy with it.
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hey hows the radiator holding up? im thinking about getting one those
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welds are fine. don't listen to the appearance/cosmetic n00bs
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Yeah HELIARC soldering works fine. I have a mushimotor radiator im very satisfied with its price and performance factor!
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Just wondering what brand you were looking at on ebay. I was interested in getting an aluminum radiator for my CRX.
Thanks.
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"heliarc"= TIG welding (tungten inert gas)--Those mishimoto ones look the business--I would specifically look for a Mishimoto....
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I heard that if you look in those,
the slots that let the coolant thru are really tiny, like smaller than oem..

any truth to this?
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