Who does good alloy rads?
19-08-2012, 07:59 AM
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Who does good alloy rads?
Think I need one in the pug now
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19-08-2012, 08:11 AM
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pace products,airtek there all expensive but proper worth the cash
19-08-2012, 01:52 PM
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19-08-2012, 02:00 PM
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NOT Pro Alloy, my badly repaired leaking radiator pit me off them especially at the extortionate price
19-08-2012, 02:08 PM
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I've had 2 pace ones shit the bed as well :-(
19-08-2012, 02:13 PM
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Brother had loads of shit with his GRS radiator :-( He went with a cheap Airtec one that was bloody heavy but did work well.
19-08-2012, 02:22 PM
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Pro alloy all day long for me ! Wayne is a top guy and will endeavour to help
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19-08-2012, 02:33 PM
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why not just get a bigger core fitted to your original rad?
every bit as good and a probably cost a third of a new alloy rad,
i got a larger core fitted to my cossie rad and the temps are rarely over 70 degrees,
even after a good blast,
just gives you another option
19-08-2012, 02:42 PM
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they make good stuff but by time it arrives you will have lost interest in the car
19-08-2012, 02:59 PM
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If you want a quality product and a name to go along with it, AH fabrications are good.
19-08-2012, 03:34 PM
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why not just get a bigger core fitted to your original rad?
every bit as good and a probably cost a third of a new alloy rad,
i got a larger core fitted to my cossie rad and the temps are rarely over 70 degrees,
even after a good blast,
just gives you another option
Don't you use a thermostat then?
Most cars are still well into the cold start maps at 70 degrees!
19-08-2012, 03:52 PM
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Not airtec - their quality is shite - either Alloy Racing Fabrication or RSM Fabrication
19-08-2012, 05:10 PM
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i had overheating problems with a airtec one on my frst have had no problems since i changed to a pace one
19-08-2012, 05:27 PM
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Don't you use a thermostat then?
I was going to say the same.
19-08-2012, 07:25 PM
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so many contradictions in one thread..lol
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I've got a custom AH Fabrications radiator, and the quality is really good.
19-08-2012, 07:45 PM
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I've had a RadTec one fail on me and I know of a few others as well.
20-08-2012, 05:47 AM
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Forge? That's not been mentioned yet and down the road from me, not cheap though, or maybe a Chinese one from eBay?
20-08-2012, 07:29 AM
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Airtec nice fit work well radtec shite failed twice on me
20-08-2012, 07:38 AM
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Pro alloy all day long for me ! Wayne is a top guy and will endeavour to help
and for me!
amazing customer service and great guys.
20-08-2012, 07:44 AM
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they make good stuff but by time it arrives you will have lost interest in the car
As regards Spec-r if you are after the very best in a top Spec car you will wait or go with an inferior product.
20-08-2012, 08:42 AM
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I've got a custom AH Fabrications radiator, and the quality is really good.
Agreed. AH Fabrications for me, also.
20-08-2012, 10:46 PM
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GRS for me:
http://grsmotorsport.co.uk/index.html
Went round to see him this eve as he's going to be doing some mods to my AMS intercooler and boost pipework.
Top chappy. Makes all the rads for the Ariel Atoms, including the £140,000 Atom V8, so he obviously knows what he's doing.
He's big in the BMW Mini scene, told me he was just making his 1000th intercooler for a Mini
Mad, considering he's a one man band and not on it full time.
20-08-2012, 11:14 PM
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GRS for me:
http://grsmotorsport.co.uk/index.html
Went round to see him this eve as he's going to be doing some mods to my AMS intercooler and boost pipework.
Top chappy. Makes all the rads for the Ariel Atoms, including the £140,000 Atom V8, so he obviously knows what he's doing.
He's big in the BMW Mini scene, told me he was just making his 1000th intercooler for a Mini
Mad, considering he's a one man band and not on it full time.
Havent seen Graham for years, was getting into the mini scene last time i spoke to him years ago, nice chap
21-08-2012, 08:20 AM
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what ever way you go give it a thin coat (so not to interfere with air flow) of MAT BLACK paint! makes them much more efficient, but they don't look quite as nice after. - The just radiate heat better!
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