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copper vs aluminium radiator ?

Posted: September 17th, 2012, 6:26 pm
by metalhead
OEM radiator crack.

need to get a new one.

b16b engine.

is a 3 core necessary? or can i stick to a 2core?
ty :)

Re: copper vs aluminium radiator ?

Posted: September 18th, 2012, 9:08 am
by r3iXmann
oem ftw..if you like fancy ting, you can get a cooling plate :lol:

Re: copper vs aluminium radiator ?

Posted: September 18th, 2012, 2:48 pm
by hatch is best
Koyo!!!

Re: copper vs aluminium radiator ?

Posted: September 23rd, 2012, 7:24 pm
by halfdef
I had a copper in my car before but saw significant improvement after I changed to an aluminum radiator mishimoto btw koyo is also a good radiator

Re: copper vs aluminium radiator ?

Posted: October 12th, 2012, 8:24 am
by JJ16
Agreed with the above, I had a 3 core copper, swapped it out yesterday and used my 2 core aluminum rad and my car is actually running a little cooler ....

Re: copper vs aluminium radiator ?

Posted: October 12th, 2012, 9:44 am
by Damien
copper is a better conductor of heat so aluminum would be best