whats the best half size aluminum radiator for boost application. or what are some very good and very very reliable radiators? definately know that egay crap will leak, or have cracks in it. and worse than stock.

 

i have ebay for over 1 year
no cracks or leaks

 

i have had the fluidyne since 03.
friend had a fluidyne and developed a leak, and swapped out for a mishimoto.

 

it depends on what coolant you use
plain water will eat it up

 

they make a water conditioner for systems using straight water. i got mine from napa.

 

Alot of cars have left our shop with the cheaper 'cx racing' ebay aluminum radiators and we have never had a problem. I think the rad it self is 80$ shipped or 120$ shipped with fan and shroud. I really would like to run data logs back to back with an expensive vs 'cheap' rad. Those cx racing radiators 'look' like they are made well with nice tig welds and we have never had any blockage, leaking or cracking issues.

Edit: I'm not calling these the 'best' by any means, I'm just clarifying that we personally haven't had any problems with them. So far I have yet to see any thing so far that caught my attention while tuning cars will them.

 

the koyo rad is a nice one

 

check frozenboost.com i have water intecooler radiator and heat exch on my car for 6 months and no problem.
Also i have water radiator from ebay store ak-performance one ( about $70) and no problem on it

 

I will be trying the cxracing

 

I have had good luck with Koyo radiators in my car and others I have built.

 

no one uses pwr?

 

It's funny how the original poster have asked for a quality reliable radiator, and the first reply was about an Ebay China radiator...ROFL

The guy is asking for a nice radiator, probably the best one... Not a radiator that "works". A lot of things work you know, doesn't mean it is the best. A Geo Metro works, why do we have turbo Hondas.

By the way, I have a Fluidyne radiator.. No problems for about 10 years now. I had it since '98.

 

I caught that after I replied haha

If I were looking to buy one of the 'best'

I would probably purchase a proven brand like Koyo, PWR, or Fluidyne..

I have heard good things about Mishimoto and they seem to be popping up everywhere on various builds.

Search my friend, look at build threads see what people are running.

 

PWR Here...

 

pwr

 

do u know if cxracing intercoolers are proven too be good? cuz some egay intercoolers don't have good flow at all. it'll restrict u to a certain amount of boost/hp

 

i think its just bandwagon bullshit about brand name radiators

i have many friends with ebay intercoolers with great success.

 

Intercoolers or radiators? lol... One is bar/plate, one is tube/fin, and I have no idea how you tied both of those things together; not counting the fact that you are also trying to tie brand name radiators with Ebay China radiators, and obviously, fin density is pretty damn obvious between them.

Having great success and having an awesome radiator are totally different things. Radiators efficiency are based on sizing and volume. If you are ever stuck on needing a small yet efficient radiator for your 600+ WHP monster due to space constraints, lack of airflow from huge FMIC's, or endurance type racing, you won't be getting an Ebay one. But Ebay one works though, correct? Yeah, maybe when my mom drives the car.

 

ive got a mishimoto. its an ok radiator. I have a feeling it was blocked though, because I woudl get some pretty high coolant hose pressures. I let the car sit for almost half a year and have started driving it again and my problems have disspappeared. Hmmmm.
Also, the cap was leaking, I had to replace it with a different cap. It could all be related to the cap, Im not sure.

 

My buddy has a CX Racing on his turbo DA, and it has been working since I installed it. Definitely not a bad bang for your buck if you're on a budget.

 

Im sorry it was a typo, i meant to say radiators.

honestly once you take care of your cooling system, ebay radiators will work very good and last long.

 

ssatuochrome has the thickest by far...

 

check out the neukin radiator/slim fan combo
dual core half size with 1600 cfm slim fan
works awesome
and very affordable

 

Koyo does make nice stuff. From my expereince the Koyo is much thicker then the PWR. When you have an AC compatiable manifold and your turbo is on the passanger side you need all the room for an intake/filter you can get.

Anything thicker then a PWR radiator + 4" inlet on turbo on a AC manifold = no room for intake/filter.

 

how about stock? is stock good enough? i have a half size one its doing fine. but does that change after i'm boosted