ok i been buying parts for my 84 for the last few weeks ( fuel pump, fpr, electric fan, fuel lines, turbo manifold, and msd ingnition) but theres only one part i cant find. i want and need a performance radiator because the stock one wont due with the hp figures im calculating and i cant put the car together without it. does anyone know where you can get a good performance radiator for 1st gens? it seems everywhere i look they got em for 2nd and 3rd gens but not 1st

 

cant you have one made. i was talking to my dad and he saud they were gonna charge him like 40 bucks to make one outta aluminum. and thats around how much the ones for 2nd and 3rd gens go for.

i also heard that a rad from a scirocco, maybe a corrado, will fit.

these are things i heard, never actually seen them.

 

i heard the same thing from a good friend but im not sure if a scirocco's radiator will run cold enoug for a bp 12a turbo but i guess i'll have to investigate some more



ohh i did find a radiator earlier today but look at the price

 

I haven't seen any performance radiators for 1st gens in years. Most people I know are using 2nd and 3rd gen radiators. I'll probably get get one myself once I get mine put back together.

 

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For a BRIDGE PORT 12a I would go with a 4 core...any radiator shop can custom make them ..BUT remeber to get one the same width ..not taller and narrower...3-4 core will work good..and you can make a restrictor with your thermostat..It will keep your car cooler..if you want to know hot to make a resticctor message back

 

84 will only fit a 2 row radiator, not a 3 row.



Also, I think your looking at the "short" radiator that fits the 12a



sorry I can't help more

 

What about a 2nd gen radiator will it work I was thinking about that on my 84 maybe some custom brackets that about it right? if so there is a K2RD on www.rx-7store.net its $400 it looks just like a Fluidyne but cheaper