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Old Sep 2, 2006 | 12:53 PM
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Recomended Radiator?

well i'm in the process of installing my blitz FMIC and was wondering what is the best upgraded radiator i should purchase for my 7...
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Old Sep 2, 2006 | 12:58 PM
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Koyo makes really good radiators. Check their products out
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Old Sep 2, 2006 | 03:58 PM
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Depends on how much work you want to do, I have a koyo and it took a good bit of time to fit in cus its not the greatest fit, but its the largets I do believe. Another popular one is the Fluidyne which is around a $100 more but usually fits a bit better. I got mine from rx7trix.com and they matched the best price i found and shipped for free.
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Old Sep 2, 2006 | 06:06 PM
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i just got done installing a fluidyne radiator from rx7store.net. Perfect fit and had no problems getting it in. Still on stock ic if it matters. Car is a 93 R1
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Old Sep 2, 2006 | 08:37 PM
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https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...idyne+koyo+PWR
^Old thread, but still worth reading. A search will give you more.
Fluidyne= 50% larger stock
PWR=50% larger than stock
KOYO= 100% larger stock (but seems to have more fitment issues)
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Old Sep 2, 2006 | 11:51 PM
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Originally Posted by MR2_spaceMONKEY
i just got done installing a fluidyne radiator from rx7store.net. Perfect fit and had no problems getting it in. Still on stock ic if it matters. Car is a 93 R1
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Old Sep 3, 2006 | 02:23 AM
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thanx for the advise guys... but i decided not to go Front mount and just got a large stock mount... soo i have a used FMIC for sale... any interests?
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Old Sep 3, 2006 | 02:58 AM
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i had an over heating prob because my radiator decided to take a **** so i got a fluidyne n that works really really good
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Old Sep 3, 2006 | 05:41 PM
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i went with the mazda comp radiator, with the FINS on the side, lil more seperation when it comes to airflow. but im very happy, worth the chunk of change lol
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Old Sep 3, 2006 | 06:37 PM
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I also recommend the Ron Davis / Mazda Motorsport radiator. Thinner that both the Koyo and the Fluidyne, but "supposed" to be highly efficient because of the split-fin design. More expensive too.

Never seen any hard data proving the performance advantage, but I'm a big fan of "quasi-OEM" parts. They usually work right out of the box which is more than can be said for a huge majority of aftermarket "doodads".

Example... the "bigger is better" Koyo will require a little bit of extra work if you have other mods going on underhood. Do a search on this. A lot of people have spent an inordinate amount of "swear-grease" putting one in.
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