Ark Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 I've been told that there are two thickness's of factory radiator, and I have the thin one. Does anyone have a definite line on this? Also: - How much thicker is the thick one? - Why do facelifts seem to get the thin one as standard? - Does the facelift fan-shroud fit the thicker radiator? - Will the thicker radiator fit with the pipework from a Greddy 3 row intercooler? - Part numbers? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveR Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 I have the thin one, but didn't realise until I tried to fit the thicker one. Facelift TTs and I believe ALL NAs has the thinner rad - usually. The difference is maybe 1~2cm. The fan + shroud attachments have different mating points and one won't fit the other without modifications & compromise. I can't answer your intercooler or part number questions though, sorry. Chris Wilson usually has some of each type - that's who I got mine from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedrosixfour Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 There are part numbers listed here, you have to enter the details of the model you are interested in first though. http://www.toyodiy.com/parts/q.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 From what I've seen: NA's and facelift TT's came with the thin radiator Pre-facelift TT's come with the thick radiator Not sure if it's really that simple, but it seems to be consistent on the cars I've checked this on (edit, just seen Steve's post which seems to agree!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ark Posted October 3, 2009 Author Share Posted October 3, 2009 (edited) Thanks for the thoughts so far - this has come up because I'm fitting a fluidyne (about 2 cms thicker), and the fitment quality is shit. I was assured that it would fit together with the throttle pipe from the Greddy and my fan shroud, but no. And it won't take the air-snorkel thing from the stock airbox without fabricating a bracket. So exasperating. The only way I can get everything together is without the fan shroud, and right now I'm thinking of pulling the whole thing out and using a thick Toyota original...but then I have to use an old style single electric fan shroud, rather than the twin fan facelift version, and I've still got no guaranteed fit! In the meantime, I think I'm going to run without the shroud or electric fans and monitor the performance, before regrouping and coming up with a new plan. I thought that since the 2 electric fans are thermostatically controlled and switched off most of the time, half the rad surface area is pretty much blocked, so maybe opening all that up will be better... Oh, and why haven't I seen that website before? It's about a billion times easier than messing with the old "EPC for windows 98"!! Edited October 3, 2009 by Ark (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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