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Old 04-06-06, 07:51 PM
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Which Radiator?

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I went FMIC and now have higher temps and need to finally get an upgraded radiator.

Which radiator do you guys prefer?
Fitment, cooling, etc.

Fluidine
Koyo
PWR
Griffin
Other
Old 04-06-06, 08:14 PM
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I would say Koyo. I have one and love it. The radiator was drop in besides having to take my side straps off of the stock radiator and bolt those on the Koyo.
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Koyo and Griffin are the best ones. and some great coolant "Evan's Coolant" its a litte pricy 28bucks a gallon but you dont have to change it for the rest of your cars life. plus its boiling point is 375 degrees instead of water which boils at 215 degrees or somewhere around there
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i would say
koyo or fluidine
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Anyone have the AWR?
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I'd Say Koyo if your just street and maybe abit of autocross.. Griffin if your going to track it.
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I have a Fluidyne and it works AWESOME. The Koyo is the same size as the factory one, I don't know about the others but the Fluidyne is twice as thick. I have had a fluidyne in 2 other cars and been extremely pleased with all of em...Go for the Fluidyne!
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hows taht BOV working for you?
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If you got money, get a fluidyne to be extra safe. The koyo is can be found for pretty cheap on ebay and it works rea good. It gives 30% more cooling over stock, which is good enough for most applications.
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noob question but whats the difference between a intercooler and a radiator(i know very noob question but id like to know)
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intercooler cools air, radiator cools water
Quit jacking my thread, kidding, uhh kind of
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I am probably going to run at the track somtimes (northern california, it's hot here)
so I need more than the Koyo.
I also have a FMIC and a 60-1 Hybrid turbo which produces excess heat.

Anyone running at the track have any suggestions?

I'm leaning towards the Fluidine or AWR.
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I still say go with the fluidyne...I take my to the drag strip alot and have no problems, I drove it from houston, texas to missouri (very spirited driving most the way) no problems.
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koyo is good enough. i have the same fmic and at buttonwillow or thunderhill I havent seen water temps over 92* C after a 30 minute session. This is with the stock clutch fan. coolant/water mix also influences water temps but more importantly proper ducting.
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I have the koyo, fmic, and no AC. I never have water temp problems. That is with the factory fan/shroud.

However, if you have a FMIC you really should have an oil temp gauge...oil temps are going to rise.

James
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I have AC in the car thats why I'm thinking I need more than a Koyo. The AWR seems promising it's the one mazda uses in their race cars. Mazdatrix also uses one.

I know about the ducting I talked to Carl Byck, I'm going to seal everything up this weekend.
I might cut a vent in my FC 2000 front end too the mouth in the kit is very low, lower than the bottom of the FMIC.
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