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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 01:11 PM
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Who Makes A Good Aftermarket Radiator That Will Help To Run Cooler Than Stock
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 01:39 PM
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Have you tried a lower thermostat or programming your fans to kick on earlier? Also water wetter is good. These are all ways of maybe saving you some $ and doing the job.
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 01:58 PM
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Who Makes A Good Aftermarket Radiator That Will Help To Run Cooler Than Stock
DeWitt makes a great replacement radiator for the C5.
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 02:34 PM
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G2 supercool radiator by LG Motorsports. It features a built in oil cooler, very good bonus. I have it on my car and love it. As far as getting a stat and reprogramming the fans that will help greatly. If you require additional cooling capacity get the G2 supercool radiator. I rarely see my coolant temps get above 167-171 degrees. Even when racing. I do see them get as high as 199 degrees when stuck in bumper to bumper traffic with temps in the high 90's low 100's. Thats only because there isn't any air flowing over the radiator. As soon as I get moving it drops back into the 160's.
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 07:42 PM
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I have a DeWitts and it works great!
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Originally Posted by DBN
DeWitt makes a great replacement radiator for the C5.
That was my suggestion as well. They make some great stuff over there and Tom is good to deal with.
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Old Aug 9, 2007 | 09:13 AM
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Unless you have significant engine mods you probably don’t need one. I’d try a 160 thermostat and changing the fan settings first. I have heads, cam, headers, 11.4:1 compression, etc and my car runs nice and cool (178-180) with the stock radiator.
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There is also BeCool and Ron Davis. Both are very good along with the LG and DeWitt ones.

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Old Aug 20, 2007 | 10:29 PM
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I second the DeWitt radiator.
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Old Aug 25, 2007 | 06:00 AM
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I have a brand new Ron Davis C5 radiator in stock, with the optional built in oil cooler.
http://www.exoticperformanceplus.com...html?item=1236 Bob
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[QUOTE=Emuffinman]I second the DeWitt radiator.[/QUOTE

Dewiits here. Very nice quality.
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I have a Dewitts for sale that will fit a '97-'00 A4 without oil cooler. It is less than a year old, has 3K miles on it and is located at The Vette Doctors in Amityville, NY for pickup. I paid $620 when new and I am willing to let it go for $350.
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Originally Posted by Pewtavert
I have a Dewitts for sale that will fit a '97-'00 A4 without oil cooler. It is less than a year old, has 3K miles on it and is located at The Vette Doctors in Amityville, NY for pickup. I paid $620 when new and I am willing to let it go for $350.
If you are willing to ship, let me know. I am very interested.

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