Can anyone recommend a good brand of aftermarket radiator for my hatch build? There are so many to choose from and I'm not sure of differences. Do any of them have QC problems or just plain cheap?! Help! Lol

 

blackworks, or any dual core aluminum

 

mishimoto or koyo.

 

Mishimoto, koyo, fluidyne, go-autoworks, etc.

 

Mishimoto and Koyo would be the best, cheapest, reliable ones to go with. As far as quality but slightly more expensive, I would go with Fluidyne.

 

mishimoto is definately the cheapest.

but i wouldn't say koyo is on the same level.
either way i have a mishi no leaks and works just fine. as of 6-7 months ago.

 

C&R is the best as far as i'm concerned...

however, i have run several aluminum radiators off of ebay with no issues. have a 4 row in my hatch right now, and have had no issues in the last 6 months... and it was $85 shipped...

 

Fluidyne.

 

I have a Mishimoto aluminum radiator. Great product, great price. Go-Autoworks.com has a pretty kickass radiator setup w/shroud, fan, etc. Check it out as well.

 

Mishimoto FTW!

 

*** Stupid question alert ***

What is exactly a dual core radiator? How can I determine whether an aluminium radiator I am considering purchasing is dual core?

I have an idea on what the answer is going to be, but I want to make sure rather than jumping to conclusions.

Thanks,

-Walter

 

TTT

 

its like two rads stacked together.

google dual rad vs stock rad.

 

if you are on a budget like i was on my b16 build then buy a alumnuim one off ebay. i bought it like a year ago and it never gave me any problems and it cost me like 80 bucks including shipping

 

I just picked up a mishimoto triple core! real nice

 

Anything that doesn't leak.

 

any aluminium dual core will work. blackworks or mishimoto are the cheaper but either are still good quality, koyo and fluidyne are more expensive and probably alil better quality but i dont think enough to warrant the extra cost.

[QUOTE=DSMAddicted;45295878]*** Stupid question alert ***

What is exactly a dual core radiator? How can I determine whether an aluminium radiator I am considering purchasing is dual core?


a dual core is thicker easiest way to tell.

 

Great, thanks guys. I didn't even know they had triple core.

-Walter

 

didn't know they had triple core either. I love my mishimoto!

 

you know someones gonna suggest ebay dual cores

the have a rep of being pretty good for the cost