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Radiator comparison: Mishimoto v Fluidune
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<blockquote data-quote="BurninRubb3r" data-source="post: 8400320" data-attributes="member: 84487"><p><strong>Radiator comparison: Mishimoto v Fluidyne</strong></p><p></p><p>A customer at my uncles shop I work at was torn between the Mishimoto and Fluidyne radiators, so we ordered both and decided to write up a comparison for everyone.</p><p></p><p>These are for the 94-95 and 97 stangs, although I'm sure the rest are the same. We looked at 3 areas - the support plate, the shock resistance, and the radiator core. This was meant to be non-objective side-by-side comparison. </p><p></p><p></p><p>The Fluidyne:</p><p><img src="http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/9599/fluidyne1.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>The Mishimoto:</p><p><img src="http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/1732/mishi1.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>1: Support plate</p><p></p><p><img src="http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/333/fluidyne2.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/2081/mishi2.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The Fluidyne's support plate was 0.2mm in thickness, and the Mishimotos was 2.0mm (measured with a micrometer)</p><p></p><p>The Fluidyne also had no welding in the support plate, while the Mishimoto's was strongly welded.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/8711/fluidyne3.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/8212/mishi3.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The Mishimoto radiator plate has two layers, one is the support plate and the other is the side plate. The Mishimoto unit is much stronger.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/2071/together3.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>2: Shock resistance </p><p></p><p>The Fluidyne has a hollow tube design, and the Mishimoto is a solid tube</p><p></p><p><img src="http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/931/fluidyne4.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/6193/mishi4.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>3: The core</p><p></p><p>Mishimoto has a three row core as opposed to the Fluidyne's two row, enforcing the shock resistance of the Mishi even more. </p><p></p><p><img src="http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/1093/fluidyne5.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/6272/mishi5.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>Our conclusion:</p><p></p><p>Based on these factors in the visual side-by-side comparison, the Mishimoto appears to be the stronger unit and the better choice. From what I understand, Mishimoto used to have a two-row design, but changed it to the three row because the two-rows kept breaking. Fluidyne's were having the same problem, but clearly they have not yet switched designs to the more resistant three row.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BurninRubb3r, post: 8400320, member: 84487"] [b]Radiator comparison: Mishimoto v Fluidyne[/b] A customer at my uncles shop I work at was torn between the Mishimoto and Fluidyne radiators, so we ordered both and decided to write up a comparison for everyone. These are for the 94-95 and 97 stangs, although I'm sure the rest are the same. We looked at 3 areas - the support plate, the shock resistance, and the radiator core. This was meant to be non-objective side-by-side comparison. The Fluidyne: [IMG]http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/9599/fluidyne1.png[/IMG] The Mishimoto: [IMG]http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/1732/mishi1.png [/IMG] 1: Support plate [IMG]http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/333/fluidyne2.png[/IMG] [IMG]http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/2081/mishi2.png[/IMG] The Fluidyne's support plate was 0.2mm in thickness, and the Mishimotos was 2.0mm (measured with a micrometer) The Fluidyne also had no welding in the support plate, while the Mishimoto's was strongly welded. [IMG]http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/8711/fluidyne3.png[/IMG] [IMG]http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/8212/mishi3.png[/IMG] The Mishimoto radiator plate has two layers, one is the support plate and the other is the side plate. The Mishimoto unit is much stronger. [IMG]http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/2071/together3.png[/IMG] 2: Shock resistance The Fluidyne has a hollow tube design, and the Mishimoto is a solid tube [IMG]http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/931/fluidyne4.png[/IMG] [IMG]http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/6193/mishi4.png[/IMG] 3: The core Mishimoto has a three row core as opposed to the Fluidyne's two row, enforcing the shock resistance of the Mishi even more. [IMG]http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/1093/fluidyne5.png[/IMG] [IMG]http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/6272/mishi5.png[/IMG] Our conclusion: Based on these factors in the visual side-by-side comparison, the Mishimoto appears to be the stronger unit and the better choice. From what I understand, Mishimoto used to have a two-row design, but changed it to the three row because the two-rows kept breaking. Fluidyne's were having the same problem, but clearly they have not yet switched designs to the more resistant three row. [/QUOTE]
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