What are your thoughts on this? Not a huge supply of radiators down here, worth the risk?
Seems to have all the right bits.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/WINNER-HI-PE ... 1430wt_959" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Chinese Aluminium Radiator
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Chinese Aluminium Radiator
Hi,
What are your thoughts on this? Not a huge supply of radiators down here, worth the risk?
Seems to have all the right bits.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/WINNER-HI-PE ... 1430wt_959" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
What are your thoughts on this? Not a huge supply of radiators down here, worth the risk?
Seems to have all the right bits.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/WINNER-HI-PE ... 1430wt_959" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Matt H
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Re: Chinese Aluminium Radiator
I was looking at these, and could be worth a punt if you need a rad. You should read the seller's feedback though - seems a few people have had ill-fitting parts, but its a tiny percentage.
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Re: Chinese Aluminium Radiator
Sounds spot on, these are the important bits:
"This radiator is high flow and heavy duty designed, come with 2 row 50mm thick core"
"The core of the radiator is welded in vacuum brazing furnace, no epoxy. The tanks are 100% welded by TIG."
If this is correct I don't think you are taking a gamble.
"This radiator is high flow and heavy duty designed, come with 2 row 50mm thick core"
"The core of the radiator is welded in vacuum brazing furnace, no epoxy. The tanks are 100% welded by TIG."
If this is correct I don't think you are taking a gamble.
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Re: Chinese Aluminium Radiator
I'd like to see the PASCAL calculations on that rad before fitting. High flow potentially means poor cooling of the fluid (the coolant doesn't get enough chance to conduct it's heat away). It will probably be fine for normal driving conditions, but i suspect that 'enthusiastic' driving could well result in over heating, especially if you have a condenser in the way too!
There are a lot of other things that make me worried about that ad 'material of the radiator is the same as aircraft manufacture material', what, fibre glass, plastic . . . is they're stating that it is air craft grade aluminium, then why not state the grade.
Maybe i'm too over cautious, but i wouldn't believe the 30% more cooling performance!
There are a lot of other things that make me worried about that ad 'material of the radiator is the same as aircraft manufacture material', what, fibre glass, plastic . . . is they're stating that it is air craft grade aluminium, then why not state the grade.
Maybe i'm too over cautious, but i wouldn't believe the 30% more cooling performance!
