radiator sizes/modding

[pwn3d_69er 166]

As the title says

looking at all the full alloy rads on ebay etc, anyone had used one of them WHILE still keeping A/C?

Reason i as im planning on keeping the A/C with the 4lt in my XF but will be getting the rad modified to suit the EF/EL pipes

DO they clear and are they the same SIZE wise V8/I6 as a whole across XD/E/F?

[hendrixhc 10,921]

I got one of the ebay alloy radiators. cant say how it performs yet cause i havent got the Miss Ephie running yet.,

 

i fits in ok but is a bit wider. Was just a matter of flipping a few brackets around.

[pwn3d_69er 166]

I've got a full alloy rad for an EF but that will obviously be to wide in a x series without cutting

 

do you have any photos on how yours sits in the passenger side with the A/C lines sticking past at all?

 

[Ando81 2,949]

A local mechanic has told me to be wary of buying ally radiators off ebay. He used a cheap one in his speedway car and it is mounted in the back seat of an xf. He said he only got 6 races out of it and the hose outlets started to crack and leak, he put it down to cheap aluminium not coping with the heat cycles.

[pwn3d_69er 166]

All good, i did a bit more searching and can use a Gates Flex & Fit hose with an XG radiator, they do the sizes 38mm (EF pump) to 44mm (xg rad which is really 45mm same as EB)