SR20DET 180SX radiator installation in a 180SX with CA18DET

[EqualizerCS]

Hi am new here and I have a little question to my new water radiator.

I bought a CA18DET radiator for my 180SX and received the wrong SR20DET radiator for a 180SX.

Instead this one:



I received this one:



I know that the masses are the same and that I can use the same lower hose that the CA18DET radiator has. Is it possible to modify the original upper hose to fit this radiator? Have someone good pictures from a modified hose? I mean I saw that a long time ago here.

Do I think right, that this hose kit fits the S13 SR20DET radiator? It has 2 long silicon hoses and 1 short silicon hose. So it's normally impossible to fit the CA18DET radiator.



EqualizerCS

[Leash]

If they sent you the wrong one, why don't you send it back?

I wouldn't bother trying to make it work, if you keep a look out you might find someone who is doing an SR swap and has an aluminum KA radiator you can trade with.

[Hijacker]

Aside from having them give you the correct radiator (if they give you troubles, ask for one that will work with a KA24DE), you can make a cross pipe out of a hard pipe and 2 ninety degree radiator elbows. I believe you need something near a 1 1/4" outer diameter pipe.

[EqualizerCS]

Quote »If they sent you the wrong one, why don't you send it back?[/quote]It's not that easy. Our german SX community made a group buy and we bought nearly 100 parts for our cars in China. The radiators cost only 100 € / 155 $ and the quality is very good. The effort for a exchange would be too high.

Quote »you can make a cross pipe out of a hard pipe and 2 ninety degree radiator elbows. I believe you need something near a 1 1/4" outer diameter pipe.[/quote]Thanks for that advice Today I heard that too from a member of the britisch SX community. I need 35 millimeter hoses. I think I will do that, because the rest of the radiator fits perfect.

Greetings

EqualizerCS