yoeddynz Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Will need a new radiator for the viva. Planning on alloy as these new plastic ones just don't look right plus the issue with them going brittle. I have found this universal one which fits the bill but wondering if anyone has experience with them...Problems? Seems pretty cheap? http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=550306654 I have read that alloy does not conduct heat as well as copper. But the price of copper, the lighter weight etc have made alloy rads more common now.? And number of cores. Ages ago I remember an article stating that one or two cores is fine and extra cores on top of that are not necessarily better due to the extra heat coming off the first cores and just heating the next ones. Better to go bigger overall? I can fit up to 710 wide, 500 + tall and plenty of room for thickness. I need top inlet on right, bottom outlet on left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpr Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 have used a couple of them without any issues. but the one in brothers safari cracked 5 of the cores right at the end tank, so was a throw away, was around 1 year old. like any of the chinese stuff. can be a gamble. cooling wise never had any issues good thing about them, its easy to mod/ weld them. being ali tanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rookie Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Just make sure you don't get one that is glued together, otherwise they fall apart when you weld them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cute wee gem Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 I've got a chinese civic rad in the gem and it's quite good considering the price, even welds nice etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evil_si Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Give the guys at fenix radiators a call, they are based in auckland and do some pretty sharp deals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted January 14, 2013 Author Share Posted January 14, 2013 Yeah I was gonna try fenix when back at work tomorrow cause I think we have a trade account there. I imagine the fenix ones are all Chinese too but that doesn't matter if warranty is ok. How many cores do most modern rads have? One, two? Say like bigger v6 engines. I looked at a load at wreakers today and most seemed one core. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpr Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 wide single core, is always going to work better than a narrow twin core. adding more cores is for space saving. big thing to worry about is the airflow through the radiator, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Call Will @ Fenix, he'll sort you out Say Damo sent you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted January 14, 2013 Author Share Posted January 14, 2013 I have good airflow. I'll ask for will and tell him that Damo with the mighty tits sent me... Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted January 16, 2013 Author Share Posted January 16, 2013 Spoke to will. I mentioned your tits and he knocked off $24. Result. Is your name Damian? He knows a Damian but not a Damo...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Haha, yep that's the one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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