radiator help
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intense240sx
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radiator help
im tryin to put my new radiator i got from a shop. in my car i got a sr20 swap in my s14 so i thought im suppose to get a sr20 radiator but the guy at the shop says im still suppose to use the ka radiator. which radiator am i suppose to use.
You are supposed to order a Koyo from Phase2.http://www.store.yahoo.com/pha....html
Quite frankly both oem radiators are going to be less than ideal, and at least for s13, the upper inlet is opposite side. The Koyo places the inlets in the correct position and is 55mm thick!!
Quite frankly both oem radiators are going to be less than ideal, and at least for s13, the upper inlet is opposite side. The Koyo places the inlets in the correct position and is 55mm thick!!
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Hijacker
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I agree with the koyo being a better radiator than OE, but I'm gonna tackle the issue at hand, and not offer a couple hundred dollar upgrade to fix the issue.
You can use either radiator. The only difference is the upper hose inlet is on different sides. What I've done in the past is just use 2 90 degree radiator hoses and fabricate a cross pipe to cross over the engine bay. You can't use the fan shroud if you do this, and you more than likely can't run the clutch fan either. Again, I've just swapped over to using an electric fan driven by a coolant temp sender.
The S14 radiators are slightly thicker than S13 radiators, but mount differently on the upper portion. When I put an S14 radiator in my S13, I had to fabricate some upper brackets.
You can use either radiator. The only difference is the upper hose inlet is on different sides. What I've done in the past is just use 2 90 degree radiator hoses and fabricate a cross pipe to cross over the engine bay. You can't use the fan shroud if you do this, and you more than likely can't run the clutch fan either. Again, I've just swapped over to using an electric fan driven by a coolant temp sender.
The S14 radiators are slightly thicker than S13 radiators, but mount differently on the upper portion. When I put an S14 radiator in my S13, I had to fabricate some upper brackets.
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intense240sx
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Re: (SR_Smith)
i did order the koyo radiator but the thing is that the hose is on the opposite sides. i order the ka one like the shop told me, i wanted to know if the sr radiator has the hose on the opposite side of the ka radiator.
Re: (intense240sx)
yes the SR radiator has the upper hose on the opposite side where you need it.
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luv2spedup
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Re: (dsm007)
u better off buying a radiator made for sr, i would call them up and make a switchdsm007 wrote:yes the SR radiator has the upper hose on the opposite side where you need it.