Radiator has a crack! thinking if i should just get oem koyo replacement for 120$ or mashimoto/koyo whichever i can find the best deal on...

car is just a daily stock. should i just go oem or alluminum

opinions?

 

If its a daily driver/stock just get a cheap replacemet but made completely out of metal, do not get one with the plastic top and bottom like the oem units.

 

one with a lifetime warranty

 

where do you get the ones completely out of metal? which brand?

 

Alimunum because one with a one year warranty should not fail after a years worth of season changes if it is constructed properly. On ebay you can find all aluminum radiators under $100. quality may be questionable but a koyo, mishimoto, or godspeed are pretty much guaranteed. Just wiegh out what is the most important feature. I also saw a program on myth busters that an egg does actually seal holes and cracks of minor size, if you want to try that

 

Autozone, made out of steel with lifetime warranty for like $140

 

thanks, i will check ebay and autozone. haha dont know if i will try the egg..

 

I would watch out for those ebay ones ... I was going to get one but they don't have the a/c fan mounts, wtf is that about?? haha

 

Weight reduction ftw

 

thanks, yea i will probably just go oem.. it did last 8 years.. hah. the cost for aftermarket isnt really necessary since it a dd.

 

yeah just get a OEM one, it aint like your racing the car then thats a different story

 

oem is always a great chioce

 

i've seen those cheap ones on ebay last and last already. i wouldn't be afraid to use one of them.

 

i bought a godspeed all aluminum radiator with dual electric fans for my 92 integ w/ b16 setup. wise decision or no? it has a 3 year warranty

 

What is the point of the all aluminum? Does it "cool" better?

 

Steel is too heavy and does not distribute the heat as well as aluminum, don't buy steel please. Lifetime warranty just means it will fail. $160 for godspeed and 40% better cooling efficiency w/ 3 year warranty.

 

It evenly disperses heat to all sections of the radiator causing more of the air flow to cool the coolant. Copper does better than aluminum and gold better than copper. If it is not evenly dispersed, the hotspot is much hotter causing it to cool at a slower rate for 2 reasons. (1) it is hot! hotter takes longer to cool. (2) it is smaller. smaller area allows little air to carry away heat. only so much heat can be aborbed by air, so more air = better cooling. hope this clears things up

 

Wise. My electric fans from FAL instanly made a differece, since they draw more air when sitting, they are on for a shorter period of time which mean less current draw time. And they are loud too. I wish I had the Godspeed radiator.

 

Yeah. As long and the welds are good quality there really is nothing to worry about.

 

Koyo makes the oem. Think about that