Dgreig555 Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Hello guys, I have a 2ZJ - GTE TT Jap Auto and I am slowly starting to spend some money on it. Today My stock radiator developed a crack and is leaking, so I want to get a new one, but I dont want to just get a stocvk one and throw it ini there. I would like to go to an uprated one. I dont want any new radiator to require too much modifications to get it in, but I would like a much more efficient one, that will lay the foundations for further tuning in the future. Is there a radiator that is generally considered the best/most efficient? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Bailey Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Either a Whifbitz or SRD rad will do the job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
listy Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 (edited) Is there a radiator that is generally considered the best/most efficient? Yes. Stock radiator. People still use a stock rad for big power builds. The only reason to go aftermarket is for the bling factor. The stock rad also has better flow and cooling than equally priced aftermarket radiators. A trader on here (iirc Chris Wilson) did flow tests which found the stock to be better, believed to be due to the copper core. Edited March 24, 2013 by listy (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee P Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Yes. Stock radiator. People still use a stock rad for big power builds. The only reason to go aftermarket is for the bling factor. The stock rad also has better flow and cooling than equally priced aftermarket radiators. A trader on here (iirc Chris Wilson) did flow tests which found the stock to be better, believed to be due to the copper core. That is partly true but unfortunatly you cant buy the copper stock rads from toyota anymore and when you could they were very expensive. The aftermarket alloy rads are larger, hold more water and the cooling is excellent, also more durable than the stock rad. I know which one I would rather have on my own car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackin_n_bashin Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 That is partly true but unfortunatly you cant buy the copper stock rads from toyota anymore and when you could they were very expensive. The aftermarket alloy rads are larger, hold more water and the cooling is excellent, also more durable than the stock rad. I know which one I would rather have on my own car. Stock?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wile e coyote Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 I have my old spare one which I'm going to take to my local radiator specialist to see what they can do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobUK Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 That is partly true but unfortunatly you cant buy the copper stock rads from toyota anymore and when you could they were very expensive. The aftermarket alloy rads are larger, hold more water and the cooling is excellent, also more durable than the stock rad. I know which one I would rather have on my own car. Hopefully an SRD as that's what I have!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee P Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Hopefully an SRD as that's what I have!! Exactly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dgreig555 Posted March 25, 2013 Author Share Posted March 25, 2013 Gonna go with the SRD radiator and single gearbox oil cooler. Cheers for the help and advice again guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Bailey Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Gonna go with the SRD radiator and single gearbox oil cooler. Cheers for the help and advice again guys. Nice choice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheefa Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 SRD rads are excellent. The only way to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Budz86 Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 SRD all the way! Just fitted one and temps are noticeably lower Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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