In need of a radiator - options?
 

To clarify, I need a radiator for my GSL that will have an 88 13B in it. Here we go:
-Are all 84-85 radiators the same?
-Are there any good replacements (like aluminum) out there to buy?
-What should I look for while hunting through junkyard radiators?
-Any chance of putting in my 88 slant-style radiator?
Thanks again.


what would I do if this forum didn't exist?

i donot think that a second gen radiator will fit in our cars.. junk yard is always a good place to look for a stock one.. but i would get a series one radiator, and oil cooler.. that way you can get the better air oil coolers.

as far as aftermarket ones go, i know that there are a couple out there that will fit, but i do not remember were to get them. (that is another one of those things that is on my rather long list of wanted parts)

84-85 radiator are the same. you dont have to replace you radiator if you can find a radiator out of a 84-85 gslse you will be fine. gslse came with 13b.

get a radiator for an automatic tranny first gen.

The radiators are bigger in automagic cars and they will still fit.

hamster. i never knew that the radiators in an auto are larger....how much bigger are they?

about 2x thicker. would be more then sufficient i would presume. it takes my 12A forever to warm up.

No fricken kidding. My '83 GSL takes a good while to warm up. :(

So, would the rad from the automatic RX-7 be more efficient or are we better off getting a aftermarket one for our cars?

The easiest way is to just get it recored with a new three row core.

I was just in a junk yard the other day and there is a 1st gen with a BRAND NEW radiator in it...I wish I had the money to buy it, just so I had a new one :).

~T.J.

I think I saw a fluidine aluminum radiator at nopionline.com I am going to check it out right now.

never mind it isnt there any more.

I wonder how hard it would be to fit a bigger radiator from another car, like from a 6 or 8 cylinder motor. It would be cheap if you found one in a junkyard. I guess it just depends on how much time/ equipment you have. I love having a faster car than my friends do. I especially love the fact that I spent a quarter of the money that they did on modifications because i decided to do it myself. :D

ahhhhh...one of the biggest reasons why bought my first RX-7. I do all the mods myself and learn in the process. :) What more can you ask for?

srx7 sells a 1" core alm short rad. i got 1. LOVE it but 2 things #1 you must cut the mounting points and the oil cooler WONT bolt up #2 the price.... my ass is still hurting but DAM it looks GREAT in there :D

Pics...? :D