Aluminium Radiator

FOA Prolite · Rehab Dropout...

Aluminium Radiator

blurredvision · Forum Addict

You cant go wrong with a factory commodore/falcon radiator.
The fans alone move more air than just about all aftermarket ones.
Also the most commodores have the cap on the radiator while the falcon have a remote reservoir.
Hope this helps.

FOA Prolite · Rehab Dropout...

Do the commodore radiators have plastic or alloy tanks, if they do have plastic has anyone had problems with them cracking.

SAracer · In rehab

We have run a commodore radiator for years in 3 different cars and have never had a problem with them cracking, and have been great for air flow and heaps easy to mount

procrastination · Forum Junkie

sa racer im going too use a vt radiator when u mounted yours did u use the fan mounts on the front or the four plastic pins 2 each side 2 at bottom
confused

FOA Prolite · Rehab Dropout...

SAracer what model commodore radiator do you run and do they come with fan mounts

dessert-people · Rehab Dropout...

you cant go passed a afco rad give mark a call at american tire and race service here is there web site www.americanracingtires.com furious

Wolf · Rehab Dropout...

we're using an XR8 falcon rad. Its plastic, no cap but lots of holes to plug up. bought off ebay with fans for cheap cheap cheap.

Next time I'll look at afco.

jones off road · Rehab Dropout...

I used a ford ef (same as xr6 & 8's), mainly because its got really good thermo fans and thermo fan mounts. Also all avail aftermarket and reasonably cheap.
But it has no radiator cap, and the lower radiator mounts are a bit arkward, also it has a fitting in the tank that may need to be blocked.
I since upgraded to a 'bolt-in' PWR radiator to suit, but that was about $1000. PWR make full alloy radiators to suit most production vehicles.

SAracer · In rehab

Sorry it has taken so long to reply, first chance to get to a comp.

We used a VN radiator, and used the two pins at the side and the two at the bottom. Very simple to mount and also very secure.

Cheers

car568 · In rehab

Guys take a look on ebay there are plenty of new Alloy Radiatiors both in OZ and from the US.

I got a 31" wide twin pass all alloy radiator (New) delivered to my front door for $320.00 AUD.

Here's a new Alloy VL Crummy Rad (VL's are twin pas) on ebay $325.00

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/HI-PERF-ALUMINIUM-RADIATOR-VL-COMM-6-TURBO-6-NEW_W0QQitemZ180289153512QQihZ008QQcategoryZ33599QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting

I used a standard one of these with a single thermo and that kept my old 351Windsor cool.

FOA Prolite · Rehab Dropout...

Thanks for all your help guys we ended up buying one off ebay, with free P/H got out of it for under $200- so it wasn't to bad of a result

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/52mm-alloy-aluminum-radiator-Nissan-silvia-S13-SR20DET_W0QQitemZ300258923322QQihZ020QQcategoryZ43807QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
-- Edited by Offroad 241 at 23:02, 2008-09-20

-- Edited by Offroad 241 at 23:07, 2008-09-20

Wolf · Rehab Dropout...

whats your plan for thermos?

boss truck · Rehab Dropout...

Wolf wrote:

whats your plan for thermos?

2 x 10" in a custom ali cowling we will make up