keep it cool
So after my high water temps on the skidpan last week, I figured I better get it under control ASAP! So I opted for the largest radiator I could find, purely because I no longer have a clutch fan and have the extra space.
After hunting around, I found a 52mm radiator on Ebay for a steal at $169 shipped! Believe it or not, all the Chinease radiators come out of the same factory, Cooling Pro, ASI, Saber you name it … it is all the same!
Here’s a comparison photo of the OEM unit and the new radiator. It’s monstrous! It looks like the core is bigger then what was advertised as too, so I measured it up out of curiosity.
The core is infact 56MM! now let’s compare it to the OEM radiator..
It’s over double the core thickness of the OEM unit, nice! I remember when I fitted a Cooling Pro radiator to my MX-5, the mounts needed slight modifications to get it all sitting nicely.
I’m happy to report I had to do absolutely nothing to this unit, it was a direct bolt in!
While I was at it, I changed the lower radiator hose for a silicone unit. It matches the Billion upper radiator hose to a tee!
Here it is all fitted, this should help keep water temps down.
Not much left to do before Mad Monday, rad!