Ebay Ally Radiator.

[TiddlesRX7]

Im thinking of upgrading the radiator on my FC (well I have wanted too for a long time). Trouble is I am skint sooooooooooo. Does anyone have any expeariances of these cheap ebay rads?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MAZDA-RX7-FC3S-89-91-ALLOY-RACE-RADIATOR-ALUMINIUM-RAD-/160377431427?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item25573d6583

It looks alright but you do tend to get what you pay for.

[m1tch]

Prof has an ASI rad, its epicly thick but it has leaked quite a bit since he has bought it around where the end caps meet the core. He has sealed it up though, I think the issue is the lack of quality control on some of them, so you might get a good one, you might not. I know profs ASI rad due it its sheer size has helped a look with cooling.

[shaunwil]

The 1st gen one I had broke in little time, although I don\'t know if I was at fault mounting the fan to the core !

Would always say you get what you pay for.

Shaun

[papercutout]

Going by Profs, buy a big tube of flexi chemical metal at the same time, seal all the way up where the core joins to the end tanks before fitting and try it!

[clive]

Its worth bearing in mind that an engine is more expensive than a radiator,


Somebody said many many years ago "if you cook a rotary it will come back and bite you eventually " sadly its true because the rotary is no where near as resilient as a piston engine when it comes to cooking them due to no water in the system.

[TiddlesRX7]

Think I\'ll just give it a miss! Unless someone has a Koyo tucked away they want to give me on the cheap:)

[Prof]

My advice is to avoid it and go with the Koyo - the build quality is what you pay the extra for - and as Clive says, if you overheat the engine for the sake of £100, you\'re looking at the economics wrong.:rollin
 
The rad is proper thick though - shame the welding is so pants.

[TiddlesRX7]

The thing is welding up small hole on it wouldn\'t be a problem. I\'ve got facilities at work for that. Its just the hastle of it blowing in use at some point. At the end of the day I don\'t want to be worried about if it\'ll hold up to the abuse it\'ll get. I mean that the only reason to replace the one thats on is so I know it\'ll cool my engine better than now. If its gonna blow and take out my engine then sod it!

[shaunwil]

Mine didn\'t go in a single spot. The whole of one side cracked !

Shaun