Aluminum Radiators with 5 pass trans cooler!

[lhopp77]

Originally Posted by TomsSVX

If you guys have such issues with them why not return it and get a chinese radiator of 1/4 of the price from ebay?? I mean I understand your frustration... I have had 3 of them already. I continue to use them because they are good radiators.

Tom

Reread my last sentence in my previous post.

(I have two of them)

Lee

[Treppiede]

If you guys have such issues with them why not return it and get a chinese radiator of 1/4 of the price from ebay?

I didn't even know they offered chinese aluminum radiators for our cars! I wish I knew when I shelled $500+ for mine back then!

j/k, the only chinese thing I put in my car is probably the Kenwood MP3 player (actually that may be taiwanese, there's a difference) and the sun-shield I got from Walmart...

Originally Posted by TomsSVX

Walter I understand the frustration... You drive an extremely limited production vehicle with an even smaller aftermarket interest.
You must realize most SVX owners don't want to pay more than what they can get a silla(1) for. So, we must do what we can with what we have [...] To be totally honest, we should be happy that there is an alternative to plastic radiators at all.

Very well put Tom, tip of my hat to the above statements.

Like I said, mine does not leak for a second and I have not cut the cap. I have trimmed my bushings and that is all.

Correct, and I am willing to trim my bushings as well, reluctantly but I am indeed thankful for the suggestion, which I prefer over the cap-shaving one.

I also happen to believe that a $500 radiator should at least be a dimensionally correct fit. Its a very good radiator but could be great with just a little attention to detail.

I am grateful someone makes beautiful, high quality aluminum radiators for our poor, aftermarker-world neglected cars, but I can't help but agree with Lee's statements above as well.

-Walter

(1)= what does "silla" mean? Remember, english is not my native language so sometimes I might not catch certain terms.

[TomsSVX]

Originally Posted by Treppiede

I didn't even know they offered chinese aluminum radiators for our cars! I wish I knew when I shelled $500+ for mine back then!

j/k, the only chinese thing I put in my car is probably the Kenwood MP3 player (actually that may be taiwanese, there's a difference) and the sun-shield I got from Walmart...

Very well put Tom, tip of my hat to the above statements.

Correct, and I am willing to trim my bushings as well, reluctantly but I am indeed thankful for the suggestion, which I prefer over the cap-shaving one.

I am grateful someone makes beautiful, high quality aluminum radiators for our poor, aftermarker-world neglected cars, but I can't help but agree with Lee's statements above as well.

-Walter

(1)= what does "silla" mean? Remember, english is not my native language so sometimes I might not catch certain terms.

Silla is the company that sells the chinese radiators... They are aluminum cores but still plastic end tanks...

Tom

[Treppiede]

Originally Posted by TomsSVX

Silla is the company that sells the chinese radiators... They are aluminum cores but still plastic end tanks...

Yup.

Thanks Tom.

-Walter

[lhopp77]

Originally Posted by TomsSVX

Silla is the company that sells the chinese radiators... They are aluminum cores but still plastic end tanks...

Tom

Silla is a cheap alternative to the OEM or the pricey PWR, but I have only seen good comments about the unit. Maybe I missed something though.

Lee

[TomsSVX]

Originally Posted by lhopp77

Silla is a cheap alternative to the OEM or the pricey PWR, but I have only seen good comments about the unit. Maybe I missed something though.

Lee

There have been reports of tank-core leaks and no long-term reports to their plastic longevity, so yes, it is a cheap replacement and I recomend them to people who just want to fix their radiator... I would not suggest them for performance oriented cars

Tom

[Nemesis Destiny]

I have a PWR. It doesn't leak at the tank, fit without modifying the brackets or bushings (though it was TIGHT), and performs as well as a stock unit under normal conditions. I have not tested it at any extreme, but have no doubt it would work flawlessly, based on the reports of others and its design.

However, it does leak from the overflow nipple. This could be due to the 17-year-old rubber hose though, so until I replace that, I won't know for sure. The leak is minor and I'm lazy.

[major7venth]

I need two.
M7

[Mensaf]

Originally Posted by major7venth

I need two.
M7

So this is still going on?

[NikFu S.]

No? Call PWR directly and ask for them or find them on Ebay.

[SilverSpear]

I think you should contact svxfiles for PWR's...

[dromano]

I now know more than I ever wanted to know about SVX radiators.

This one long a$$ thread.

[green_eyed_lady]

Originally Posted by dromano

I now know more than I ever wanted to know about SVX radiators.

Ditto.......

As well as transmissions, bushings, wheel bearings, brakes, MAFs, etc., etc., etc., ................

[Tim]

Originally Posted by TomsSVX

There have been reports of tank-core leaks and no long-term reports to their plastic longevity, so yes, it is a cheap replacement and I recomend them to people who just want to fix their radiator... I would not suggest them for performance oriented cars

Tom

I sent one back already, but it failed due to a sticky thermostat.

[svxfiles]

I did some testing recently, and here are my results;

"I was recently road testing an SVX with a bad head gasket and made a series of runs up a mountain (8° incline, 2810 elevation, ambient temps were about 82°f, at the bottom of the mountain, and about 74°f at the top.)
With a Chinese (I believe a Silla) radiator, the engine peaked at 239°f by the top of the mountain, with the transmission temp at 199°f.
The following run with a PWR radiator netted 199°f engine temp, with a 174°f transmission temp.
The PWR is not for everyone, but they will not crack two years later, and will do a much better job of protecting your engine and transmission.
Tom"