Primecooling Radiator
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I ordered the PrimeCooling three row radiator. But, unfortunately it was damaged in transit. It appeared to be a well belt assembly. They were out of stock, so I ordered a Radiator Express all aluminum radiator. It was not like the one on their website. It was not polished aluminum and did not have 'fabbed' tanks. They were formed tanks very similar to the stock tanks, except aluminum. Fitment was good, no modifications needed. I finished installing it this weekend. Also, I replaced the thermostat with an Alliant Power thermostat. So far, the coolant temp has been holding steady at 190 df.
Also, here were the transmission cooler port id sizes:
Mishimoto radiator that I removed:.21 inch
Radiator Express: .37 inch
The factory transmission cooler pipe id was .41 inches.
Unfortunately, I did not measure the port size on the Prime Cooling unit, but it was larger than the Mishimoto and smaller than the Radiator Express unit.
The Mishimoto radiator was not a clone, it shipped directly from Mishimoto. But it was the $300 unit listed on Amazon. I never had an issue with trans temps, but did not like the fluid restriction to the cooler. Not bashing anyone's radiator, just reporting what I observed.
I ordered the PrimeCooling three row radiator. But, unfortunately it was damaged in transit. It appeared to be a well belt assembly. They were out of stock, so I ordered a Radiator Express all aluminum radiator. It was not like the one on their website. It was not polished aluminum and did not have 'fabbed' tanks. They were formed tanks very similar to the stock tanks, except aluminum. Fitment was good, no modifications needed. I finished installing it this weekend. Also, I replaced the thermostat with an Alliant Power thermostat. So far, the coolant temp has been holding steady at 190 df.
Also, here were the transmission cooler port id sizes:
Mishimoto radiator that I removed:.21 inch
Radiator Express: .37 inch
The factory transmission cooler pipe id was .41 inches.
Unfortunately, I did not measure the port size on the Prime Cooling unit, but it was larger than the Mishimoto and smaller than the Radiator Express unit.
The Mishimoto radiator was not a clone, it shipped directly from Mishimoto. But it was the $300 unit listed on Amazon. I never had an issue with trans temps, but did not like the fluid restriction to the cooler. Not bashing anyone's radiator, just reporting what I observed.
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