"quality" radiator source...

[ddw350]

i need a new rad as mine is shot,i guess the $99 raduator from india just couldnt handle it...ive used radiator express at work and wasnt real impressed,but thats been awhile ago.local advance auto,auto zone do not carry it as thier supplieres dont have them anymore,any ideas..thanks

[TbirdSCFan]

I think Rock auto had some listed.. I'm pleased with one of my India radiators. It was brand new and seems to be holding up fine.. the other was used from a seller here and I have not been able to seal a crack in one of the cores completely. I specificially told that person I was NOT interested in any rad which leaked in anyway... Oh well.. Got 2 good condensers and the rad for a good deal, so guess I can't totally complain. :rolleyes:

[DougD]

My experience with aftermarket radiators has been mixed---some good, some bad.

Maybe a local radiator shop could fix you up with a Modine or something of known good qaulity....or maybe recore your existing one?

Cheers
DD

[ddw350]

looks as if i can get a rad-cool[?] for like $200 through work,might go with that.i looked for a modine on the web,i cant seem to find one for the car though...mine was repaired once already,its so thin and cheap,its not worth repairing!

[neverfastenough]

I got mine from Supercoupe performance, its some cheap china brand, but it looks good and its holding up fine

[rzibilske77]

Im not sure what you are looking at spending money wise, but this may be an option.
http://www.sccoa.com/forums/showthread.php?t=92758

It will out perform the oem junk by a longshot im sure......i cant wait to get mine, its effing hot in Texas and sc hates it.:p

[ddw350]

looks like im gonna go with the rad-cool,$220 and lifetime warrenty isnt too terrible either..

[ddw350]

well,it ended up being a CSF from india,anyway,seems to be better quality than the last one,fit like a glove too, is india better than china? and where does malaysia and mexico rank in quality workmanship??? anyway,new rad and new belts and lower hose,should be good for another month..

[getblown]

well,it ended up being a CSF from india,anyway,seems to be better quality than the last one,fit like a glove too, is india better than china? and where does malaysia and mexico rank in quality workmanship???

hahahahaha.....

[TbirdSCFan]

After messing with trying to patch my dented Indian radiator for the very last time, I ordered one from RockAuto. Its some off brand Spectra Premium... probably made in India as well :rolleyes: Just hope it has a normal drain petcock.. as that piece of crap plastic plug in the indian radiator should be thrown at whatever 4th grader designed it. :mad: It dribbles coolant out until the last thread is loosened.. then all of the coolant gushes out.

[ddw350]

correct,ive done that as well,a few drips,then..WHOOOOSSH..all over the place! seems to be holding up though,temp in the car read 102 degrees outside and it was under the n in norm...i couldnt find a modine for the car,i looked everywhere for one

[TbirdSCFan]

Well, it seems that I have 2 CSF (made in India) radiators now. The Spectra premium from RockAuto arrived in a box labelled CSF. Guess I'll have to deal with the gush drain plug again. :rolleyes:

[ddw350]

it seems that csf is the main man in sc radiators,i was told mine was gonna be a radcool,then maybe a spi,low and behold it was a csf! this might be a dirty trick,but....im gonna wait like 10 months or so,then return my old csf that is garbage to the place i got it and have them swap for a new one since its a lifetime warrenty,i hate to be like that ,but i feel they owe me for all the work i had to do cause of these cheesy radiators...