New Radiator
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New Radiator Power steering cooler went out a while back and mucked up the stock radiator. So I decided to replace it with one from Pepboys. The new radiator is almost twice the size in the cooling fin area! Cost me 85 bucks! Temps don't budge above 198 even in heavy traffic now.
Funny thing about the coolant it didn't look oily at all but if you looked inside the rad was covered with blk oily crap.
Funny thing about the coolant it didn't look oily at all but if you looked inside the rad was covered with blk oily crap.
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The zap racing radiators aren't on ebay for 98-02 cars anymore I tried to get one awhile back ended up with an advanced one instead. Didn't really trust the other ebay ones.
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From: Turnin' Wrenches Infractions: 005
If you look carefully, there is only about 2 versions of cheap aluminum radiators listed for fbodies. Then, those one or two are sold by about 20 vendors. If you pay attention to the design of the radiator, you will see they are all identical, meaning made by the same manufacturing place. They have started making them for trucks and other applications as well, and checking there they have good feedback also. I usually don't push cheap versions of products but compared to the cost of say a Griffen or something, these are good deals!
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From: Turnin' Wrenches Infractions: 005
Here's one
http://www.ebay.com/itm/98-99-CHEVY-CAMARO-Z28-PONTIAC-FIREBIRD-F-BODY-THREE-ROW-CORE-ALUMINUM-RADIATOR-/400829153756?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&fits=Model%3ACamaro&hash=item5d534781dc&vxp=mtr
Same one sold by someone else: the list goes on for miles
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1998-1999-CAMARO-Z28-FIREBIRD-3-TRI-THREE-ROW-CORE-ALUMINUM-RACING-RADIATOR-CAP-/161529295159?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&fits=Model%3ACamaro&hash=item259be57137&vxp=mtr
http://www.ebay.com/itm/98-99-CHEVY-CAMARO-Z28-PONTIAC-FIREBIRD-F-BODY-THREE-ROW-CORE-ALUMINUM-RADIATOR-/400829153756?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&fits=Model%3ACamaro&hash=item5d534781dc&vxp=mtr
Same one sold by someone else: the list goes on for miles
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1998-1999-CAMARO-Z28-FIREBIRD-3-TRI-THREE-ROW-CORE-ALUMINUM-RACING-RADIATOR-CAP-/161529295159?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&fits=Model%3ACamaro&hash=item259be57137&vxp=mtr
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I take for granted that these HAVE TO BE made in China for that price, correct??
(But yes, IF they are reliable and get good reviews that may be OK from a quality/value standpoint, if not from a trade/country of origin one.
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(But yes, IF they are reliable and get good reviews that may be OK from a quality/value standpoint, if not from a trade/country of origin one.
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