Help with choosing a new radiator
03-05-10, 03:19 PM
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Help with choosing a new radiator
hey guys so it seems my oem radiator is rusting out, so im in the market for a new one! Anyone out there have aftermarket radiators for their stock motors? if so any suggestions/ feedback? please list the brand/price... thanks
03-05-10, 07:35 PM
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^^ Here's a link for one for sale here: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sc4...-radiator.html
Koyo makes a nice radiator too. I installed the Koyo R1856 on a '92 sc300 (w/ manual tranny) and was quite happy with it. It increases cooling capacity by quite a bit and worked out flawlessly. The lower radiator mounts worked fine, but the uppers needed some minor modding to fit. I was even able to fit the stock fan shroud back on with a couple little homemade brackets to mount them and little cutting and belt sanding of the plastic. The stock hoses fit with a little shortening too. I think it ran about $375 shipped from an ebay vendor.
Koyo makes a nice radiator too. I installed the Koyo R1856 on a '92 sc300 (w/ manual tranny) and was quite happy with it. It increases cooling capacity by quite a bit and worked out flawlessly. The lower radiator mounts worked fine, but the uppers needed some minor modding to fit. I was even able to fit the stock fan shroud back on with a couple little homemade brackets to mount them and little cutting and belt sanding of the plastic. The stock hoses fit with a little shortening too. I think it ran about $375 shipped from an ebay vendor.
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thanks for the feedback guys... i priced out some koyo's and mishimoto's online and they are pretty pricey ~450 shipped to hawaii! i also found a couple shops locally selling oem spec replacements w/ aluminum core for ~160.00 as of now im leaning toward these and throw on my electric fans... although it would be nice to have full aluminum.
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uhm... 
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=ebay+koyo+radiator+R1856
then I selected the cheapest one of the three with pics (the middle one for $320)
then I selected seller's shipping tab and entered a Honolulu zip
now I'll probably get in trouble for posting an outside link
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=ebay+koyo+radiator+R1856
then I selected the cheapest one of the three with pics (the middle one for $320)
then I selected seller's shipping tab and entered a Honolulu zip
now I'll probably get in trouble for posting an outside link
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uhm...
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=ebay+koyo+radiator+R1856
then I selected the cheapest one of the three with pics (the middle one for $320)
then I selected seller's shipping tab and entered a Honolulu zip
now I'll probably get in trouble for posting an outside link
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=ebay+koyo+radiator+R1856
then I selected the cheapest one of the three with pics (the middle one for $320)
then I selected seller's shipping tab and entered a Honolulu zip
now I'll probably get in trouble for posting an outside link
http://www.prostreetonline.com/pso/p...&zipcode=96744
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