.T. Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 Hi Guys, In the process of putting together a ke25 with 4agte motor & wondering about upgraded radiators. having looked around it seems that mazda rx3/4/7 radiators could & have been retrofitted - the water pipes are in the right places & dimensionally it's pretty close. anyone have any experience with these radiators? or alternative units?? any help greatly appreciated T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parrot Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 Early X2 & X3 Hyundai excel radiators seem all the rage these days, being fitted into everything from TA22's to AE86's etc. Perhaps investigate one of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.T. Posted July 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2010 peter, i have put both camry & excel radiators into ae86's in the past. i have a stock ae86 radiator at home & it is too big for the 25. might just have to take measurements & go wondering around the wreckers i guess!! thanks anyway T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parrot Posted July 15, 2010 Report Share Posted July 15, 2010 Have seen an excel rad, not sure which one, in an AE86 and it looked to be quite a bit narrower than the AE86. Certainly needed some blanking off down the sides. I would imagine that if it fits in TA/RA's it would have to go pretty close in a KE2x? I will also be keen on something for mine at some stage, so shall add it to my list of "things to look out for at the wreckers". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
styler Posted July 15, 2010 Report Share Posted July 15, 2010 recore std radiator with 3 core Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.T. Posted July 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2010 fyi standard rad, re-cored to triple core with bottom outlet mover to other side (to suit 4age) have been quoted between $250-300 T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz_Rx Posted July 21, 2010 Report Share Posted July 21, 2010 fyi standard rad, re-cored to triple core with bottom outlet mover to other side (to suit 4age) have been quoted between $250-300 T Thats not too bad at all! I looked at getting a 3 core put into my RX4's end tanks (without moving an outlet) and was quoted around $400!!! I ended up getting an ASI performance alloy cooler for about the same price as this one.... http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ASI-52mm-aluminum-a...=item45f3fede8f You'd just want to make sure it would fit in the KE2X width wise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.T. Posted July 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2010 got a standard ae86 one sitting in the engine bay right now. too wide other options to be explored: mazda 626 rwd ford laser kb type suzuki vitara all look possible - but some will need tank mods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azz Posted July 23, 2010 Report Share Posted July 23, 2010 i got mine recored with a three core for 240 i think never even hinted any heat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phife Posted July 25, 2010 Report Share Posted July 25, 2010 EK-EG Civic radiators are a smaller size, might be a good fit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13BT_KE20 Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 i use a V8 torana radiator which has had the outlets moved to suit a rotary. Sorry don't have any other details Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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