Hi guys,
My radiator start leaking from the upper part and it's time to replace it and buy another one new.
Which radiator should i buy?
An oem radiator or should i go to an aftermarket radiator?
Some opinions and if you have some pics of any aftermarket one please?
And if i go to an aftermarket,what brand should i look for?
Thanks

 

How much $$$ do you want to spend? There is a sponsor selling rads for $84 in the Performance section. If you go aftermarket, C&R, Koyo and Fluidyne are all fairly good.

 

About $300 would be good

 

Check the Performance section. There are some in there around $300'ish'. You can also get a knock-off OEM one from a rad place for about $100.

Personally I would upgrade to an aftermarket. C&R's are great because they come with the fan but they are pricey(400-500). Fluidyne's are okay. I prefer the Koyo. No real reason except personal preference. You'll, most likely, have to get a slim fan to run the rad because of the thinkness of it.

Good luck

 

If you don't track your car, you won't need an aftermarket. Unless you want the bling factor. If you do go aftermarket, don't get fluidyne. I heard a couple of friends having to send it back cause of leaks. They're good w/ warrantee though. I have Koyo, I dig it. I also heard good stuff about C&R
I bought mine from Evasive motorsports. Good prices!!

 

I recently used http://www.radiatorbarn.com and give them

 

I had a Fluydine for a while and used it on two different cars, never had a problem with it or any "leaks" (never heard of any either). Whatever you can find an all-aluminum one for the cheapest though is what I'd go with now.

 

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Ordered from them last year -- my experience:

They did have good customer service. Their radiator, however, wasn't the best. It started leaking right away. They did offer to replace it, but that meant I had to pay shipping fees ($20 or so), also a charge for a new radiator on my credit card (which they would reimburse when my radiator checked out as a defect), plus a week turn-around time(which is pretty much not an option, since I needed one right then.) So, I just called up a local shop, who charged me $15 to fix that radiator. For me, it would've been way cheaper if I had a local shop put one in for me, plus less hassles. Unless you go with an aluminum, just take it to a local shop. Worth the "headache-less-ness."

 

If you checked my garage you saw that i have a drag gen3 turbo kit.
If i buy a fluydine ,is there gonna be space between the ac fan and the tial wastgate?
Can somebody show me a pic of the fluydine installed in an itr with drag gen please?
Thanks for your help guys.

 

Koyo
Purchased from JHPusa.com

 

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If i buy a fluydine ,is there gonna be space between the ac fan and the tial wastgate?
Can somebody show me a pic of the fluydine installed in an itr with drag gen please?
Thanks for your help guys.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Get slim fans and mount them as pusher (not puller like the OEM one is) on the other side of the radiator.

I had one slim fan on the passenger side of the radiator and never had any cooling or clearance problems. The stock fans are wayy too huge IMO.

 

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Get slim fans and mount them as pusher (not puller like the OEM one is) on the other side of the radiator.

I had one slim fan on the passenger side of the radiator and never had any cooling or clearance problems. The stock fans are wayy too huge IMO.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Thats what im rocking, PWR(more fins than a Fluidyne) with a pusher