hey guys, i need a new radiator for my 95 R2.

i have heard good things about the Koyo and Fluidyne. But i want one that bolts on with no modification. alot of ppl have installed the koyo with minor modifications. but they're mostly base/touring models.

another one is the fluidyne, which should bolt on with no modification at all into the stock location. BUT, the oil cooler line will be in kindering the extra 1/2 inch...



does anyone with an R1/R2 model got something in mind for a real BOLTON radiator?



thanks in advance.

George

George your not gonna have alot of luck finding one that requirs absolutely no fitting.

Almost anything is going to require a small amount of work to fit it into place.

I have the large m2 race rad. I had to mount the brackets on the radiator to mount it in the car.

I spent about an hour getting mine to fit.

I installed an SR Motorsports Ultimate Radiator a month ago and it actually required ZERO modifications of any kind.

i had the mazdacomp radiator and you have to trim the baffles off one side (it was designed for a non ac car), and then it fits like stock



mike

is that the 2" thick radiator? are you running everything else stock like the intercooler? how's that rad working for you?



fritz

Fluidyne fits nearly perfect.

Yes, the SR Motorsports radiator is the 2" thick one. It seems to work fine.



I took the car for a spin up a really long and steep mountain road a few weeks ago.



I never took it up with the stock radiator. Most cars will overheat if you push them super hard on this mountain.

My FD started to get a bit warm about 3 miles into it. It didn't overheat but the temp gauge did move a bit above the middle position. Which on the FD means it was pretty hot.



The car has not intercooler or airbox mods.

hm... a little off topic, but... why do our cars have such a cooling problem.

a little mountain running will cause the car to heat up so bad.

like RX73rdgen have stated.

most FD will overheat on the mountain runs...

it just makes me worry a lot if i do take it up for some fun without modding

my car....



anyways,

RX73rdgen, did you do the intercooler duct mod? it's just sealing the gaps

between the airduct and radiator and intercooler. it might help cooling.



i hope the oil cooler lines wont hinder me from installing my

SR 2" radiator.



George

they have an overheating problem because the stupid mazda engineers designed the fans to turn on at appx 100c...way too hot. I've got mine set at 85