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Any recommendations on any of the aftermarket/replacement radiator brands,
like Koyo, Modine, Valeo, Visteon, etc.? And a good place to buy one?

Thanks again,
Gondo

"Gondo" <lesswingspaanspam@yahoo.com> spake unto the masses in
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> Any recommendations on any of the aftermarket/replacement radiator
> brands, like Koyo, Modine, Valeo, Visteon, etc.? And a good place to
> buy one?


Get an aluminum-cored rad if you can. They last much longer than the brass
ones.

Brand's not really important. Metal tanks aren't either. It's hard to find
anyone who will recore rads these days, so the metal tank thing isn't the
issue it used to be.

I had a Valeo for several years in my '91 Integra. The fins rotted just
like the OEM one did. The car currently has a Visteon plastic-tank,
aluminum-core one. Visteon is a division of Ford, by the way.

When the fins finally disappeared on the Valeo, I figured I could take
advantage of the metal tanks and get the thing recored. No way José. NO-
body in my area does that any more.

One major advantage of aftermarket for rads is that you can get a dual-core
for less than a single-core OEM rad.

(Where does Honda get off trying to sell me a single core OEM rad for $625
when I can--and did--get a much better dual-core for $200?)



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TeGGeR®

Tegger,
Thanks a ton for the info. What do you think of Koyo aftermarket rads and
are they aluminum and dual-core? Thanks again,

-Gondo

"Gondo" <lesswingspaanspam@yahoo.com> spake unto the masses in
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> Tegger,
> Thanks a ton for the info. What do you think of Koyo aftermarket rads and
> are they aluminum and dual-core? Thanks again,


If it fits, you're fine. As far as aluminum or not, I don't know. They
usually paint the brass ones black. Aluminum ones are left bare.


--
TeGGeR®

I went to performanceradiator.com and got one for about $135 for my 96
Accord Ex. It is a refurbished OEM. It even came with a new cap. It was
exactly like the old one. It was a single core aluminum but for a Honda
engine thats' all you really need.

CaptainKrunch


"Gondo" <lesswingspaanspam@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Any recommendations on any of the aftermarket/replacement radiator brands,
> like Koyo, Modine, Valeo, Visteon, etc.? And a good place to buy one?
>
> Thanks again,
> Gondo
>
>

"Gondo" <lesswingspaanspam@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Tegger,
> Thanks a ton for the info. What do you think of Koyo aftermarket rads and
> are they aluminum and dual-core? Thanks again,
>
I put a Koyo in my '90 Civic and it was pretty much identical to the
original. Cools the same too, and it was cheap. It's aluminum/plastic,
single core.

WW