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Ive been doing some research on this and cant seem to find the answer i need, Im about to pull my hair out haha. Im finishing up on my 600 HP pump gas build and decided im going to go ahead and do an aluminum radiator. I purchased is300 fans a while back and when i went to install them on my factory radiator with custom brackets up top i still didnt like how they fit. What are you guys useing for an aluminum radiator.I know alot are going with mk4 supra radiator but im looking for more of a drop in radiator that will fit well with my is300 fans. Do the is300 radiators fit in our cars? The thought crossed my mind and i couldnt find a answer searching. Also if it comes down to it i might just sell my fans and buy a radiator with fans that are built for it. Does anyone have any suggestions on which radiator and fans i should buy? or a good radiator that will work well with my is300 fans? Thanks in Advance
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Ive been doing some research on this and cant seem to find the answer i need, Im about to pull my hair out haha. Im finishing up on my 600 HP pump gas build and decided im going to go ahead and do an aluminum radiator. I purchased is300 fans a while back and when i went to install them on my factory radiator with custom brackets up top i still didnt like how they fit. What are you guys useing for an aluminum radiator.I know alot are going with mk4 supra radiator but im looking for more of a drop in radiator that will fit well with my is300 fans. Do the is300 radiators fit in our cars? The thought crossed my mind and i couldnt find a answer searching. Also if it comes down to it i might just sell my fans and buy a radiator with fans that are built for it. Does anyone have any suggestions on which radiator and fans i should buy? or a good radiator that will work well with my is300 fans? Thanks in Advance ![Thumb Up](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/thumbsup.gif)
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What Chris said ^^^ Another option if you are using a Supra MKIV radiator is to add a rubber spacer at the bottom about an inch or 1.5" thick to raise it to the factory top mounts. That way you don't need the bent thet top mounts down and make it look like sht.
That's how we did mine, I don't remember the exact height of the rubber spacer but it was around an inch or a bit more.
That's how we did mine, I don't remember the exact height of the rubber spacer but it was around an inch or a bit more.
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I had mine snipped, bent, re-welded, and then re-painted so it looks okay. My PWR radiator is so large that the car has trouble reaching normal temperature in winter and heat don't really come on, so if you drive in winter (I don't), get something normal sized.
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If you want a good quality aluminum one just get the Koyo and do what I told you or what Chris suggested to make it work.
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Looks like Fluidyne has addressed their quality issues...
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I'm considering a Fluidyne for my 2k SC. Have had a Fluidyne in my 92 SC for nearly 10 years with no problems. I replaced the radiator in my GX470 this past summer with a Koyo which has performed like stock so far.
As mentioned above, the fluidyne is not a direct replacment and requires either spacers to adjust the height or modding the top brackets, and the addition of a tranny cooler.
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That's easy, Fluidyne used to do a lot of manufacturing outside of the country and Fluidyne was run by someone other than Gary (old employee NEW current owner) when the problem occurred with the incorrect mounting points on the batch that was produced a couple years ago that got shipped all across the world they were shipping a lot out without it even landing in the house of Fluidyne allowing for errors and lack of quality control. This is something he regrets to ever hear about. Then Gary stepped in and took over the business and changed all that to developing and manufacturing 100% in house (Moorseville, NC)and I will post pics to prove this and has been doing so for over a year now. In fixing the problem with the Supra cores he took the similar dimensional design and are using the 3 row feature and have done away with the single core they had before. I had a long conversation on how to reintroduce the Fluidyne product back into the supra industry and he assures me that as long as he has a reputable company to handle the product then there will be no issues. If problems were to occur, Gary would send a call tag for the core and have it replaced or refunded. The first batch will come here and personally be test fitted by me and will take pics of the perfect fit. Also they were just picked up by JEGS as their newest large domestic distributor.
As mentioned above, the fluidyne is not a direct replacment and requires either spacers to adjust the height or modding the top brackets, and the addition of a tranny cooler.
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i ran the stock radiator works fine, i ran stock sc before and run stock tt now.
i ran the stock sc radiator with the is300 fans , i works fine if its not broken don't fix it.
i ran the stock sc radiator with the is300 fans , i works fine if its not broken don't fix it.
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yea i recently purchased the Supra MKIV Mishimoto X line 3 row radiator and fans with shroud from mishimoto all in all it was around 400 with the radiator and fans.. Should have some pics and possibly a DIY in a few weeks when i return home from my deployment
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