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Old 12-30-14, 04:31 AM
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Thoughts? Any benefits to stock. Think show car, race car. Not daily driver.

http://www.japspeed.co.uk/lexus-is25...-radiator.html

http://www.ebay.com/itm/261137152776
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None. Our cooling system is more than capable for daily street and weekend track use.
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less weight?
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Originally Posted by valeoray
less weight?
Negligible, unless your car is completely stripped.
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Spend the $$ elsewhere.
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Thanks guys, I saw one on a 300 and it looked pretty sweet. Probably could't even see it on our cars with the cooling cover.
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^Exactly! Plus the phrase "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" comes to mind.
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yea since you can't see it it is pointless for show. Also unless you're making massive amounts of power that warrant a larger radiator it won't help since stock one is made out of aluminum and plastic tanks, so doesn't make much of a difference for track.
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