Are Mishimoto radiators any good?
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My Godspeed finally **** the bed. Mishimotos are only $240 (before shipping and whatnot) on modacar.com. I don't really know where else to look (besides Ebay at the el-cheapo end of the spectrum and FM at the high end) for a quality rad.
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Can I ask what happened to your godspeed? I have been running mine for 2 years without a problem and was wondering what types of issues I may need to plan for. Also is there any reason why you just are not buying another godspeed?
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It developed a pinhole leak in CA and was fine until today, when I fixed my boost leak and proceeded to test the integrity of my repair. It split a little bigger and is now spraying the hotside parts with coolant.
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Seriously though, I don't think there's really anything wrong with them, but there is a bit of a gamble involved with cheaper parts. I was just unlucky this time.
I think I'm going to go with a Koyo 39mm. I keep reading that it requires a special cap, but I don't see any caps listed on koyorad.com, so I ask ye, oh miataturbo.net brethren:
Where can I buy my Koyo radiator and its cap for a decent price? (other than ebay because it's being glitchy right now)
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My mishimoto is fine, although I also developed a leak with it. I believe it was from when I tried and failed to make a fan shroud from a steel drip pan, which was incredibly sharp. $35 later it was cleaned, repaired, and pressure treated at a radiator shop 15 minutes from my house, one day turn around. I was happy with that.
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It dawned on me to check 949racing, so I did, and they have the radiator and the cap...
...but I can't get the site to put things in my "cart", I can only make a "list" and then can't seem to purchase the items I want to buy. Weird.
EDIT - Holy ****, edit. I am retarded and didn't see the "buy" button above the "add to list" button.
...but I can't get the site to put things in my "cart", I can only make a "list" and then can't seem to purchase the items I want to buy. Weird.
EDIT - Holy ****, edit. I am retarded and didn't see the "buy" button above the "add to list" button.
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So.. for the shrouding.. BSR doesn't seem to carry the plastic everyone's been using here, or maybe I just suck at finding it. It's not "black plastic valence skirting", is it?
http://www.bsrproducts.com
http://www.bsrproducts.com
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This is exactly the radiator I bought after my stock radiator blew its tank:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/03-04...#ht_1912wt_939
Absolutely no problems, and the fit is just like stock.
Not bad for 119 bucks.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/03-04...#ht_1912wt_939
Absolutely no problems, and the fit is just like stock.
Not bad for 119 bucks.
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This is exactly the radiator I bought after my stock radiator blew its tank:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/03-04...#ht_1912wt_939
Absolutely no problems, and the fit is just like stock.
Not bad for 119 bucks.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/03-04...#ht_1912wt_939
Absolutely no problems, and the fit is just like stock.
Not bad for 119 bucks.