New Race Rad fitted to YRV Turbo

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Just had a new Radiator fitted to my YRV Turbo (See 'Image Galleries' -> 'Modifications'). Also had a new water pump fitted. Apparrently the original was showing signs of failure Sad

Ah just seen the radiator in

Ah just seen the radiator in the images.

This is just the same as a Honda Civic alloy radiator, available for about £50 off the Ebay.

I discovered they fit OK a few years ago and a few use them on the GTti, they look nice.

Looks like the Sirion one has the bottom hose outlet slightly further across, but that's a very easy mod to do, just use some superflex hose to make it reach.

(Or even if taken to a radiator or intercooler repairer it would'nt cost much for them to reweld the outlet)

Bear i mind i also did some temp checks with a probe, and the alloy rad offered no extra cooling benefits to the standard radiator. But they are nicer to look at and at £50 cheaper than a standard recored radiator.