Have you made any performance upgrades to your Supra? If so, what are they?
This is my experience: if your auto is a daily driver with intake, exhaust and fuel upgrades, as are in my Supra, and will occasionally see the track, the OEM will work well, as will an aftermarket OEM style replacement radiator like Modene Proline, CSF and others.
I cheaped out on myself, bought a CSF OEM sized aluminum radiator and have already had to have it roded out once in the past four years as the temps were raising on the gauge during track events and very slow commutes in 33c plus ambient temps. I was told by the radiator shop, that they see CSFs more frequently for repairs than most other brands, but wouldn't say that it was because of design or the way I use my Supra. Furthermore, I was told that I might look into thermostatically controlled fans.
Do you have a local performance shop with which to consult further on choice of radiator? Those guys maintain and build a lot of track cars and performance autos for the street. In Portland there are a few shops, and I now use them to help me keep my Supra on the road and track. One recommendation to me is to increase the time the coolant sees the cooling passages, buy converting to either a twin pass, or side end tank radiator. I'm still thinking about it...
Sorry for the long winded paragraphs, filled with items that need my attention. Van
Archon;1045782 said:
I want to buy new radiator. But I don't know what kind is good for quality/price.
I've search on forum, but different opinions there.
Let's discuss one more time.
OEM, Koyo, JVT.. what else...
What is a expedient choice?
