Heus33
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I was in the market for a new radiator and found a lot of good info on this site but none that really highlighted all of the potential changes that might be necessary so I'm writing up this review to hopefully capture most of my "issues" that I ran into with my new radiator installation.
I recently purchased an aluminum radiator from Radiators4less off of eBay (http://stores.ebay.com/Radiators4Less). its a 3 core aluminum radiator that was listed for all years for the EB. I got this one for $124 plus $30 to ship.
A few things to remember:
1) You'll need new 4 core mounts. The stock mounts are too small, both top and bottom. I ordered a set from JBG.
2) You might need a new fan spacer. My 1.5" spacer was too much, I needed a 1/2" spacer. Got one from my local parts store.
3) Your fan shroud might not line up perfectly. I needed to drill two lower mount holes (better to check this before you mount the rad).
That was about it. The transmission lines bolted up fine and everything else went in fairly smoothly as well. Flushed out the old coolant and put in some new and we've been at 175* in my 351W ever since. ;D
A few pics for your viewing pleasure.
I recently purchased an aluminum radiator from Radiators4less off of eBay (http://stores.ebay.com/Radiators4Less). its a 3 core aluminum radiator that was listed for all years for the EB. I got this one for $124 plus $30 to ship.
A few things to remember:
1) You'll need new 4 core mounts. The stock mounts are too small, both top and bottom. I ordered a set from JBG.
2) You might need a new fan spacer. My 1.5" spacer was too much, I needed a 1/2" spacer. Got one from my local parts store.
3) Your fan shroud might not line up perfectly. I needed to drill two lower mount holes (better to check this before you mount the rad).
That was about it. The transmission lines bolted up fine and everything else went in fairly smoothly as well. Flushed out the old coolant and put in some new and we've been at 175* in my 351W ever since. ;D
A few pics for your viewing pleasure.