ebay aluminum radiators hold up good ? any advice ?? - Zilvia.net Forums | Nissan 240SX (Silvia) and Z (Fairlady) Car Forum

Jake1992 · 09-13-2011, 06:55 PM

like the title says ... looking for a cheap alu radiator or a good bang for the buck...

thanks ,

Jake

Sleepy_Steve · 09-13-2011, 07:30 PM

Many have good luck with Mishimoto and Koyo.

Jake1992 · 09-13-2011, 07:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sleepy_Steve

Many have good luck with Mishimoto and Koyo.

and otherone's ? problems leaking ??

S14Lee · 09-13-2011, 07:46 PM

Cxracing never had a problem

AceUp · 09-13-2011, 07:55 PM

ISIS radiators are beef cakes and work awesome!

S13x88 · 09-13-2011, 07:59 PM

Currently running a CXRacing unit. No issues thus far.

s13silvia123 · 09-13-2011, 08:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sleepy_Steve

Many have good luck with Mishimoto and Koyo.

Koyo arent ebay

i had my koyo radiator for about 10 years and no problems before koyo change their logo design on top radiator

koyo's have a thicker core and comes with 3-core type while the typical ebays are 2 core type radiators

*fliprayzin240sx* · 09-14-2011, 12:48 AM

+1 on ISIS...

Slammed Assassin · 09-14-2011, 01:05 AM

isis dose the job for me as well.

JSimpson · 09-14-2011, 03:11 PM

I have an older koyo and an ebay. Both do the job, koyo does its job better!

zerocoolalmi · 09-14-2011, 03:22 PM

i just got a ebay 2 row 2" 3/8 rad.. im able to give you news next week !!.. ill do some HARD test drive for you haha

Edwin562 · 09-14-2011, 03:28 PM

mine holds up pretty nice... Koyo Rad... daily driven and a few track events... kepted my engine at stable operational temp....

delado · 09-14-2011, 04:13 PM

Been running cxracing for about a month now. No problems so far.

Jake1992 · 09-14-2011, 05:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zerocoolalmi

i just got a ebay 2 row 2" 3/8 rad.. im able to give you news next week !!.. ill do some HARD test drive for you haha

hahaha thanks man ! how much you end up paying for it ?

PoorMans180SX · 09-14-2011, 06:08 PM

Ummm Mishimoto comes with a lifetime warranty, including crash warranty. Why would you NOT buy a Mishi? So an Ebay one is $100 cheaper. Well then you hit a curb and wreck it and...have to buy a new one. Or Mishimoto would give you one for free.

And they're also a decent company that doesn't make porous knock-off Greddy intake manifolds. So...

Bushido · 09-14-2011, 06:47 PM

i bought the cheapest one on ebay.

works like a charm, for over 2 years now

godrifttoday · 09-14-2011, 06:52 PM

had an ebay on my 450hp civic... no problem

Silverbullet · 09-14-2011, 07:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PoorMans180SX

Ummm Mishimoto comes with a lifetime warranty, including crash warranty. Why would you NOT buy a Mishi? So an Ebay one is $100 cheaper. Well then you hit a curb and wreck it and...have to buy a new one. Or Mishimoto would give you one for free.

And they're also a decent company that doesn't make porous knock-off Greddy intake manifolds. So...

I havn't seen a Mishi rad up close but I've seen their intercoolers. I'm fairly confident they are the same as any other Ebay product. It seems like the extra $100 just covers the cost of another radiator. Most people don't crash their cars, so its pure profit for them.

ZenkiKid · 09-14-2011, 07:27 PM

i have an ebay/cxracing unit. Works great for me.

Ramonesfreak2010 · 09-14-2011, 07:33 PM

Isis for sure. Perfect fitment.

Breitling · 09-14-2011, 07:35 PM

+32134 for CXracing

and their Ic piping is amazingly thick too!!

DallasTXjdm · 09-14-2011, 08:07 PM

Koyo for me

PoorMans180SX · 09-14-2011, 08:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Breitling

+32134 for CXracing

and their Ic piping is amazingly thick too!!

I know when I look for intercooler piping, I look for the thickest possible piping.

huffandpuff00 · 09-14-2011, 11:34 PM

I ran a CXracing (2 core) one for the past year after my koyo was crushed in an accident, and it sucked at cooling. My temp with CXracing was 81* around town and 83* highway. My koyo was 78* or 79* town and highway. Just bought a mishmoto w/ shroud(lifetime warranty) and hope it cools same as my old Koyo!

Also got my Mishimoto for $190 shipped, dont remember exactly what I paid for my CXracing, but on ebay they are around $130 shipped so worth the lifetime guaranty.

Zac

desertKAdrifter · 09-15-2011, 12:17 AM

Been running on one of the cheaper 2row radiators from ebay on my Ka for about 6 months, went ka-t about 3 weeks ago and i havent had an overhating problem yet. For precautions i also installed new pump, nismo stat, belts and megan hoses. I live in the socal desert(115 every day in summer), so i say its holding its own pretty good.

Jake1992 · 09-15-2011, 04:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PoorMans180SX

Ummm Mishimoto comes with a lifetime warranty, including crash warranty. Why would you NOT buy a Mishi? So an Ebay one is $100 cheaper. Well then you hit a curb and wreck it and...have to buy a new one. Or Mishimoto would give you one for free.

And they're also a decent company that doesn't make porous knock-off Greddy intake manifolds. So...

True thanks for the advice on the good stuff.... im on a budget with the car man , school , books and shit kill me man ... so i0f i could pay around 120 to 140 for a dual i would do it but dont have 300 or so ish for a mishi , good stuff though..

thefro526 · 09-15-2011, 06:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Silverbullet

I havn't seen a Mishi rad up close but I've seen their intercoolers. I'm fairly confident they are the same as any other Ebay product. It seems like the extra $100 just covers the cost of another radiator. Most people don't crash their cars, so its pure profit for them.

I have a Mishimoto Radiator and can confirm that they're nearly identical to an Ebay... Warranty and real company are worth the extra $100.

BNASTYs13 · 09-15-2011, 07:52 AM

koyo deffiitly takes it imo. But to he honest i think the real back bone of your cooling system is your fan setup. I had a bolt ons SR with an oem silvia radiator that had a clutch fan and 2 12 inch torq flo pusher fan and it cooled better than my koyo did with altima fans. But then i got a set of dual 12 inch slim FAL fans that worked wonders.

NoPistons! · 09-17-2011, 03:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PoorMans180SX

I know when I look for intercooler piping, I look for the thickest possible piping.

You try too hard. Seriously.

PoorMans180SX · 09-17-2011, 11:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NoPistons!

You try too hard. Seriously.

See my sig? Sorry if you don't like it.

My statements simply reflect the way I was treated in my ignorance, and I am grateful to the people who did so, because that's how I learned. That and I read books, something more people need to do.

So I'm not 'trying' to do anything but help people realize the irrelevance or ignorance of their comments (read: help them). I very rarely get blatantly rude or insulting on an internet forum, and I usually regret it and apologize afterwards.

09-13-2011, 06:55 PM	#1
Jake1992 Leaky Injector Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Caribbean/ Shipping add FL Posts: 137 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	ebay aluminum radiators hold up good ? any advice ?? like the title says ... looking for a cheap alu radiator or a good bang for the buck... thanks , Jake

09-13-2011, 07:30 PM	#2
Sleepy_Steve Zilvia Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Maryland Posts: 276 Trader Rating: (9) Feedback Score: 9 reviews	Many have good luck with Mishimoto and Koyo. __________________ '95 240 \| @SleepySteve72

09-13-2011, 07:55 PM	#5
AceUp Zilvia Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 235 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	ISIS radiators are beef cakes and work awesome! __________________ www.aceupmotorsports.com

09-14-2011, 12:48 AM	#8
fliprayzin240sx Man w/ CTSV & a Car Seat Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Tampa Posts: 17,998 Trader Rating: (19) Rides Gallery: fliprayzin240sx Feedback Score: 19 reviews	+1 on ISIS... __________________ If you think Zilvia has too many assholes... CLICK HERE!!!

09-14-2011, 01:05 AM	#9
Slammed Assassin Nissanaholic! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Oxnard/SV Posts: 2,065 Trader Rating: (34) Feedback Score: 34 reviews	isis dose the job for me as well. __________________

09-13-2011, 07:46 PM	#4
S14Lee Zilvia Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: summerville sc Age: 40 Posts: 160 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Cxracing never had a problem

09-13-2011, 07:59 PM	#6
S13x88 Zilvia Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Miami Age: 32 Posts: 237 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	Currently running a CXRacing unit. No issues thus far.

09-14-2011, 03:11 PM	#10
JSimpson Banned from the Marketplace Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Indiana Posts: 1,009 Trader Rating: (15) Feedback Score: 15 reviews	I have an older koyo and an ebay. Both do the job, koyo does its job better!

09-14-2011, 03:22 PM	#11
zerocoolalmi Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: quebec plessisville Age: 30 Posts: 44 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i just got a ebay 2 row 2" 3/8 rad.. im able to give you news next week !!.. ill do some HARD test drive for you haha

09-14-2011, 03:28 PM	#12
Edwin562 Post Whore! Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Whittier (562) Age: 31 Posts: 4,721 Trader Rating: (35) Feedback Score: 35 reviews	mine holds up pretty nice... Koyo Rad... daily driven and a few track events... kepted my engine at stable operational temp....

09-14-2011, 04:13 PM	#13
delado Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Gunshine State Age: 30 Posts: 1,194 Trader Rating: (11) Feedback Score: 11 reviews	Been running cxracing for about a month now. No problems so far.

09-14-2011, 06:08 PM	#15
PoorMans180SX Zilvia.net Advertiser Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Michigan Age: 33 Posts: 5,431 Trader Rating: (16) Rides Gallery: PoorMans180SX Feedback Score: 16 reviews	Ummm Mishimoto comes with a lifetime warranty, including crash warranty. Why would you NOT buy a Mishi? So an Ebay one is $100 cheaper. Well then you hit a curb and wreck it and...have to buy a new one. Or Mishimoto would give you one for free. And they're also a decent company that doesn't make porous knock-off Greddy intake manifolds. So... __________________ Build: #/f/showthread.php?t=643065 Friends don't let friends buy knock-offs.

09-14-2011, 06:47 PM	#16
Bushido Post Whore! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: SFL Posts: 3,562 Trader Rating: (10) Feedback Score: 10 reviews	i bought the cheapest one on ebay. works like a charm, for over 2 years now __________________

09-14-2011, 06:52 PM	#17
godrifttoday Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: los angeles Age: 37 Posts: 3,120 Trader Rating: (82) Feedback Score: 82 reviews	had an ebay on my 450hp civic... no problem __________________ NEED Bolt kits for your car?

09-14-2011, 07:27 PM	#19
ZenkiKid Post Whore! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Nowhere Age: 31 Posts: 3,248 Trader Rating: (9) Feedback Score: 9 reviews	i have an ebay/cxracing unit. Works great for me. __________________ http://www.nissanroadracing.com/

09-14-2011, 07:33 PM	#20
Ramonesfreak2010 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Silver Spring, MD Age: 29 Posts: 963 Trader Rating: (11) Feedback Score: 11 reviews	Isis for sure. Perfect fitment.

09-14-2011, 07:35 PM	#21
Breitling Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Cols Age: 38 Posts: 586 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	+32134 for CXracing and their Ic piping is amazingly thick too!! __________________ Ls460, 240sx, Super Avenger, Chronofighter, Navitimer

09-14-2011, 08:07 PM	#22
DallasTXjdm Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: USA Posts: 581 Trader Rating: (41) Feedback Score: 41 reviews	Koyo for me

09-14-2011, 11:34 PM	#24
huffandpuff00 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: oregon Age: 35 Posts: 835 Trader Rating: (9) Feedback Score: 9 reviews	I ran a CXracing (2 core) one for the past year after my koyo was crushed in an accident, and it sucked at cooling. My temp with CXracing was 81* around town and 83* highway. My koyo was 78* or 79* town and highway. Just bought a mishmoto w/ shroud(lifetime warranty) and hope it cools same as my old Koyo! Also got my Mishimoto for $190 shipped, dont remember exactly what I paid for my CXracing, but on ebay they are around $130 shipped so worth the lifetime guaranty. Zac

09-15-2011, 12:17 AM	#25
desertKAdrifter Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: coachella, CA Age: 34 Posts: 500 Trader Rating: (10) Feedback Score: 10 reviews	Been running on one of the cheaper 2row radiators from ebay on my Ka for about 6 months, went ka-t about 3 weeks ago and i havent had an overhating problem yet. For precautions i also installed new pump, nismo stat, belts and megan hoses. I live in the socal desert(115 every day in summer), so i say its holding its own pretty good. __________________

09-15-2011, 07:52 AM	#28
BNASTYs13 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: NC Age: 33 Posts: 685 Trader Rating: (50) Feedback Score: 50 reviews	koyo deffiitly takes it imo. But to he honest i think the real back bone of your cooling system is your fan setup. I had a bolt ons SR with an oem silvia radiator that had a clutch fan and 2 12 inch torq flo pusher fan and it cooled better than my koyo did with altima fans. But then i got a set of dual 12 inch slim FAL fans that worked wonders.

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