I was thinking of just replacing the oem rad w/an all alum one.

Serve 2 purposes.

1, better cooling as I hear everyone talking aobut the cars and heat.

2, weld 2 -6an fittings on it for the turbo coolant lines.

Thoughts?

 

whats the price difference of the 2? how many miles on ur car?

 

Price difference between what 2? I was giving 2 reasons I think it would be a good idea.

Better cooling v.s. the oem rad, and would allow me the ability to weld fittings directly to it for the coolant lines. Be alot cleaner imo.


48k on the clock - 05.

 

i thought u were replacing it because it had a leak... now as i read on u just want to replace it for better cooling... i mean its not a bad idea... i saw them on ebay for ~240 if thats the one you want... i would upgrade the hosing too while ur at it...

and ur car is right around the same mileage as mine...

 

The oem one is mint, I just can't weld -6an fittings on it..lol.

Also I figure it will provide better cooling with a couple slim fans then what I've currently got.

Seems the slim fans flow more cfm's than the oem and w/the huge shrouds.

 

so then it looks like u already made up ur mind...

yeah go for it... it aint gonna hurt performance...

 

I have it and its alright. Just use the smaller fans that they sell cause the mounting points they have for the OEM fans are off DAMN IT !

 

You can also sell the factory radiator for like 75$ I would think... Maybe More?

 

The aluminum radiators get hot. The oem does better in my opinion.

 

Don't forget a different radiator hose and definitely a different radiator cap that fits this unit properly.

 

http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/n...047684534.html

 

Here's mine being installed:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_a6z5TbbEH8

 

damn, he must have that super rare S, how many did they make in 1996?

 

It's a drop in oem replacement, so the oem hoses should fit up just fine.

They are in great shape and don't need replaced just yet. It also comes with it's own cap.

??

 

I plan on getting 2 slim fans for it anyway...1 for the coolant, and one for the condensor.

 

unless you need the room i'd just keep the OEM, the shrouding is better

 

sweet...

haha i like the ending... as soon as he did that i was like ummm that wasnt that slow...

 

haha...yeah, our over-worked & under-paid video guy messed up on that.

 

Good video, funny ending too.

 

haha.. thx man. That was my dream job getting to work with Rikdaddy & Nads at rice boy. Too bad they didn't make it.

All our vids are available on my youtube page though, www.youtube.com/riceboytv


I'm the fat guy getting CPR from Amanda Gift!!! hehe.... memories....

 

The stock mishi cap sux. I replaced mine with the mugen one instead. I also changed out the hoses and thermostat at the same time. Might as well do it all at once.

 

What sucks about it?

 

It seems most of the Mishimoto caps are defective. Mine leaked, so I repalced it with a J's.

 

Leaked and didn't even really fit right actually

 

I agree. Other than that, it's a great piece. My oem fans lined up just fine and my buddy bought one and the oem fans fit with a CTSC w/AC, too.

I don't know if it's the new radiator, the royal purple coolant additive or something wrong with my car, but after the Mishi radiator got installed, my car now takes a lot longer to reach 3-bars temp. Last mountain run I did, my car rarely hit 3-bars and was at 2-bars most of the day.