Mine is busted and from what I've read, oem replacements aren't to great. Anyone upgrade theres? any recomendations?
I know 96 is a crappy year for the radiators..and I'd like to stay away from having to fab a radiator to fit.
Just looking for opinions...
thanks!

 

A buddy of mine just bought a replace radiator at NAPA. 96-97's were 24" long. 98's were 25". I'd probably go that route. The fluidine radiators are much thicker and are a very tight fit especially if you have a/c.

-Mark

 

Psshhhh.... who needs radiators. lol

 

Holy crap Dave does it ever end for you?

 

^haha...NEVER!!! it seems every time i have a decent amount of money saved up for go fast parts...something else breaks

 

I put a Fluidine into my 96' Saleen and it was a nice peice. Fit great and worked great.

 

I would go with the fluidyne. I checked the specs for the factory replacement one and the fluidyne one on summit. The fluidyne looks to be a lot better but if there is a cost issue involved then you might want to go with a junkyard rad. The fluidynes are in the neighborhood of $450ish. The modulars are good engines and dont generally have any overheating problems unless you really neglect them but they are extremely susceptible to heat soak which robs power like crazy. I would maybe go with the fluidyne and a 190* thermostat or a 160* thermostat if you have it tuned.

 

Check Ebay. A stock replacement can be had for about $80, and a nice performance one can be had for around $200.

 

The 96-97 one i got was $110 and the 98 was $150 or so.

How cool do you want the motor to be? Get a stock replacement radiator and electric water pump n call it a day. Temp will probably be 180 or so. My temp was always around 210 with a stock radiator n water pump. Minus the a/c stuff.