radiator question
01-19-03, 02:05 PM
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radiator question
browsing the internet I have found a gammit of options for replacement radiators.
I understand that cooling my baby is one of the most important things for a longer life. Currently, as I bought the car, my mods are;
3" down pipe
FCD
Intake
air pump, ac, and ps removed.
So, with the, electric fan, s-afc, egt, boost gauge, profec-b, turbo timer, block off plates (egr, and such) and j-spec motor going in this next weekend I am going to need to keep the motor cool.
Of the K2rd, Fludine, PWR, Koyo, mazda comp, and stock, which is the best for all around. My car is used both as a commute vehicle, in traffic and city driving, as well as a canyon runner, hill climber, auto-x, and track events. So I need something that is going to keep her cool under the harsh conditions found in the hard driving, and something that is going to have enough flow, to keep things cool sitting at idle in traffic. Cost is not a worry to me, but I want to keep around the $500 mark. Should be easy since all the ones I found are under that.
I also need it to fit in a stock location in my S4 T2, and have all the bungs to mount coolant temp and what ever other sensors that mazda tossed on the radiator (stock replacement)
Thanks again guys!!
I understand that cooling my baby is one of the most important things for a longer life. Currently, as I bought the car, my mods are;
3" down pipe
FCD
Intake
air pump, ac, and ps removed.
So, with the, electric fan, s-afc, egt, boost gauge, profec-b, turbo timer, block off plates (egr, and such) and j-spec motor going in this next weekend I am going to need to keep the motor cool.
Of the K2rd, Fludine, PWR, Koyo, mazda comp, and stock, which is the best for all around. My car is used both as a commute vehicle, in traffic and city driving, as well as a canyon runner, hill climber, auto-x, and track events. So I need something that is going to keep her cool under the harsh conditions found in the hard driving, and something that is going to have enough flow, to keep things cool sitting at idle in traffic. Cost is not a worry to me, but I want to keep around the $500 mark. Should be easy since all the ones I found are under that.
I also need it to fit in a stock location in my S4 T2, and have all the bungs to mount coolant temp and what ever other sensors that mazda tossed on the radiator (stock replacement)
Thanks again guys!!
01-19-03, 02:13 PM
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In my opinion, I like the Fluidyne and the Koyo. I personally have the Koyo, which I got instead of the fluidyne because it is thicker and has dual chambers. But I believe they are both very effective. I don't know much about the PWR or mazdacomp, but I have seen the K2RD one personally, and it looks to be of kinda shabby construction compared to my Koyo.
One thing is the Koyo won't fit into a S4 without slight modifications. Search for rob's (RPeck) post about putting it into his 10AE, I think he may have mentioned what he had to do to get it to fit. It does have all the required bungs though, and the stock radiator cap fits perfectly.
One thing is the Koyo won't fit into a S4 without slight modifications. Search for rob's (RPeck) post about putting it into his 10AE, I think he may have mentioned what he had to do to get it to fit. It does have all the required bungs though, and the stock radiator cap fits perfectly.
