I have no radiator experience. Would someone like to venture on what the stock piece weighs, what its made of, and what the possible weight savings could be with something else?

Thanks,

Mark

 

I would have to say not worth it unless you are hardcore racer guy to the Nth power.

 

It could add about 2-4 hp, it helps cool the engine, it weighs less, basically it is made out of metal & plastic. Just make sure you don't stick your hand in the fan while it is spinning lol.

 

your stock radiator is aluminum as well(well the core is , the tanks arent) aftermarket radiators such as those made by fluidyne http://www.fluidyne.com/pl_radiators.html have thicker, more efficient cores, the aluminum refers to the fact that they are full aluminum construction, not just the cores. this just helps aid in better overall cooling and any actual weight savings is purely incidental. In any case, unless you are going FI or doing some heavy compression raising your stock radiator will be just fine

 

I contacted them months ago and they had no plans of making a raditator for the Z.

thanks,
Greg

 

I was just using them as an example, check Koyo and Eagle, but if you want to aid in cooling the best next step would be an engine oil cooler

 

Greg is your car FI or NA? and do you do any tracking with the car. the weight savings is next to nothing and the added weight of the extra coolant probably will out weight the stok set up with coolent.

 

We have a PWR radiator that we need to sell.

 

You wont find one lighter than stock unless you go physically smaller which would be stupid. The stock rad is a single core aluminum core with plastic end tanks. Very light. All the aftermarket ones are thicker = heavier. They also hold much more coolant = heavier.