[s-cars] What fer brand radiator to get/not get?
dbkase at gmail.com
dbkase at gmail.com
Sat Dec 19 16:26:53 PST 2009
Thanks Fred
On Dec 19, 2009 5:24pm, Fred Munro <munrof at sympatico.ca> wrote:
> I bought OE from the dealer to replace the weeper on my '94 S4, but the
> dealer sourced an "aftermarket" rad that was the OE unit with the 4-ring
> logo ground off. It cost less than half the price of the "official" Audi
> part. I can't recall where they got it - might have been from Autocamping.
> Fred Munro
> '97 S6
> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Taka Mizutani
> Sent: December 16, 2009 8:59 AM
> To: dbkase at gmail.com
> Cc: S-Cars
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] What fer brand radiator to get/not get?
> OE from the dealership- beware of cheap knockoffs from China.
> Otherwise, I'd say Fluidyne, Koyo, etc. if you can find one that will fit
> w/o too much fabrication. I'ma firm believer in OE quality all-aluminum
> radiators if you can get one that works- reduced temps in my Miata
> measurably (now it never gets beyond mid-range even at 95F in a humid
> summer
> with the A/C blasting running extended periods of full throttle)- that
> type
> of abuse used to put temps into the red, I had to cruise and turn the
> heater
> on full blast to cool it down. Same thing with the Corvette- big aluminum
> radiator prevents overheating in bumper to bumper traffic in the
> summertime.
> Taka
> On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 9:10 PM, dbkase at gmail.com> wrote:
> > she's seepin'...
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