Originally Posted by MJC
An alloy rad may not help reduce temps but surely its a better quality item than the standard ford item so surely if you can afford one and your due for a replacement, wouldn't it be best to buy an alloy rad?
Not IMO. I can't explain why, in theory an Alloy rad should be better and is better on every other car I have come across. In practise though, a brand-new standard is as good as it gets for the RST.
Look at the spec of mine and it still runs a standard rad that I had recored about 3-years ago.