
 Originally Posted by 
Tombie
					 
				 
				Factory radiators do a great job up to 200kw, in the heat of summer, towing...
Why people insist on "upgrading" something more than suited to the task - usually at large expense - has my puzzled.
A factory radiator is a couple of hundred dollars and with proper servicing (which they all need) will go 10+ years without failure.
			
		 
	 
 
	
		
			
			
				
					
 Originally Posted by 
gusthedog
					 
				 
				Wouldn't the factory radiator be dearer than a performance replacement one though?  And any added cooling can't be bad.
			
		 
	 
 The thing I always ask myself is "Do I know more than the collective 100 engineers that designed this automotive system (at the expense of millions of dollars, and years of )???"
OE is the only way to fly for some components. Other's (puma turbo hose, lol) are probably better aftermarket!
Radiators for example work on pressure differential. You put a 50mm core on a radiator and it's 3 times more resistance to airflow actually going thru the core and dissipating engine heat.
				
			 
			
		 
			
				
			
			
				-Mitch
'El Burro' 2012 Defender 90.
			
			
		 
	
Bookmarks