vendor recommendation for radiator?
vendor recommendation for radiator?
A moderately in-depth search of the vendors forum doesn't show a lot of promise for reputable vendors. Anyone have positive experience with someone who knows the difference between a 2 and 3 row rad?
ahm
ahm
warning, <rant on>
no offense, but MOST (not all, MOST) of the vendors that spend time on the forums are not reputable. they may sell a lot of stuff, but many are fly-by-night operations, or cater to the 'its new, someone is selling it, i must buy it' group. many folks in this forum know of vendors/retailers/installers that build real race cars for a living. they know what works, and what doesn't. they know, and actually do, the right things when installing parts as opposed to bolting things up and sending you on your way. they typically are not the cheapest by any stretch, but because of their knowledge (and, generally speaking, quality fabrication skills), have real value.
<rant off>
i'm looking for a reputable vendor to purchase a larger capacity radiator than OEM. i believe i'm looking for a 3 row koyo, but am not tied to a brand. i understand that with my APS ST kit, I may need to purchase slim fans to make it fit. ideally, a vendor who has done a rad install on an APS ST car and who could tell me if the 3 row will fit with oem fans, or if not, recommend replacement fans would comment here and i could order up the parts i need to solve my problem. clearer?
ahm
no offense, but MOST (not all, MOST) of the vendors that spend time on the forums are not reputable. they may sell a lot of stuff, but many are fly-by-night operations, or cater to the 'its new, someone is selling it, i must buy it' group. many folks in this forum know of vendors/retailers/installers that build real race cars for a living. they know what works, and what doesn't. they know, and actually do, the right things when installing parts as opposed to bolting things up and sending you on your way. they typically are not the cheapest by any stretch, but because of their knowledge (and, generally speaking, quality fabrication skills), have real value.
<rant off>
i'm looking for a reputable vendor to purchase a larger capacity radiator than OEM. i believe i'm looking for a 3 row koyo, but am not tied to a brand. i understand that with my APS ST kit, I may need to purchase slim fans to make it fit. ideally, a vendor who has done a rad install on an APS ST car and who could tell me if the 3 row will fit with oem fans, or if not, recommend replacement fans would comment here and i could order up the parts i need to solve my problem. clearer?
ahm
Originally Posted by John
I think we're pretty limited to Fluidyne and Koyo if I'm not mistaken Adam, but I'm curious as well...
is the fluidyne a 3 row do you know? any vendor you know that carries it?ahm
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Well if you buy the same radiator from a forum vendor than you do from a "race shop" then you still get the same radiator. The race shop nor the forum vendor designed or built it so whats the big deal? Chances are, they both get them from the same place, or maybe even just have it drop shipped straight from the manufacturer anyway.
Originally Posted by six3mike
There was a vendor here selling some larger radiators. I think it was AMS.
This is the one I'm getting, and a few guys on the forum already got thiers in great shape and shipped fast and you can't beat the price about twice the thickness of our stock one.
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