Radiator Upgrade

[slickd1]

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/like/200906313200?hlpht=true&ops=true&viphx=1&_trkparms=clkid=377223466223807592&_qi=RTM1763580

is this real? under $300 for a copper radiator??!! or is the quality crap. I just blew $300 on a Golpher.

 

[Unco_Tomato]

I'll take the Golpher off your hands if you want to change out for a copper core.

 

[SLY-031]

I just replaced my Golpher 40mm with a Koyorad standard replacement.

The Golpher started leaking where the core meets the plates in two spots. Took 3-4 years but it happened.

Koyorad was $220 from Edwardstown Radiators via AdRad.

Anyone want to buy a leaking golpher? Told it would be $100 to fix the hole but they gave no guarantee that it wouldn't leak from there or somewhere else. Though they said it could also last years...

 

[hooter]

wow good water over there. and hang on to the radiator for at least a year. probaly cost 50 to 70 to patch it but consider the last e bay golpher radiator is now 999bucks

 

[Guest]

they list them at 999 untill they have stock then the lower the price to 299

 

[hooter]

gav have a look at golpher radiator site in china and models listed and the 50 dollar price tags no longer has the ec5w mentioned -- please somebody prove me wrong on this

 

[hooter]

oh k got mine when it was 3 or4 left along with hardhitter78? buy /look at the selling location on ebay/chinese ran out and it went to1k then the sydney guys have no stock left and so there yiu go instant 1k radiator gav the hardhitter78 may have more info

 

[Badger]

My Golpher came from Germany

 

[Unco_Tomato]

Yer I ended up just buying one of these.

Got sick of trying to find anything else, and couldn't be fucked cutting / custom mounting the 56mm rad, even though I'm sure it would have been a nice upgrade from OEM cooling performance.

Now to figure out the cars clutch problems, for the 5th time...

 

[hooter]

Yer I ended up just buying one of these.

Got sick of trying to find anything else, and couldn't be fucked cutting / custom mounting the 56mm rad, even though I'm sure it would have been a nice upgrade from OEM cooling performance.

Now to figure out the cars clutch problems, for the 5th time...

hey i think we are on the same timeline with shit -got the golpher and now a tme clutch [on order]- -well next will be a new rear diff and then it will be rego time and then it will be christmas time

 

[TME_Steve]

Matt already has a tme clutch. Unfortunately it looks like he's needing a new master or slave cylinder now.

 

[hooter]

tme clutch 160kms away-would the car make it if i left at 3 in the morning

 

[TME_Steve]

Maybe give me a ring

 

[Brenton]

Typical! cooling system flush, new thermostat and coolant. Now top tank is split. Who's using a golpher radiator and how the longevity? Any benefits other than appearance? I know from past experience that oem was fine in my galant even at 40+ using a/c etc.

 

[whats_doing]

I'm using it, as is @pretzil having no issues.
Might have to trim fan shrouds.

Have a spare stock rad with no cracks. Pm me if you want.

 

[Brenton]

Thanks for the offer, will get a new one though. Considering my strike rate with 8g's and their rads :-?

 

[pretzil]

I have noticed lower temps on the dash during normal driving with my golpher, it did start to climb high once but that was during a mid-day track session in 30+ temps.
Are you auto or manual?
I'm auto and all the fittings fit up perfectly, that said I am still not sure I trust a 'cheap' radiator to keep 2 fluids separate... If manual then you have nothing to lose, even if the welds leak it wont be the same as a cracked top tank.

 

[VOLK]

Merged new radiator thread into most recent thread discussing aftermarket rads. Radiator upgrades have been well discussed for quite some time now. Search and read and you'll most likely find what you've been looking for.

 

[Unco_Tomato]

Just FYI guys buying rads.

The Winner Racing Radiators off Ebay require trimming of the fan shroud in order to fit, and one of my fan mounting holes was also misaligned. meaning I am now running 7 bolts, not 8. I also had to trim some of the plastic tabs of the back of my headlights.

mine is also a little wonky, so the right side is taller than the left by a couple of mm, plus the extra height makes the bonnet a little harder to close.

 

[Scatterfly]

So I just picked up a Golpher off an importer in Greenacre for $290. Found it on Ebay and asked for a direct contact. Nice guy, and a year wnty. At least I have someone to shoot IF something goes wrong Wish me luck putting it in...

*Update*
Bit of a squeeze with the fans but eventually got it in. AND at least everything lined up nicely. OEM air intake sits a few ml higher but the original clips still work and no trouble closing the bonnet.


http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/MITSUBIS...=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3f274fa31e

PS. Anyone needs one, 02 9709 8883, 53 Rosedale Ave, Greenacre