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<blockquote data-quote="94 Cobra R" data-source="post: 16130282" data-attributes="member: 5100"><p>My pristine original radiator sprung a leak. So I’m doing two things:</p><p></p><p>1) Getting the original repaired</p><p>2) Bought a champion aluminum radiator. Similar to the Mishimoto. I’ll keep everyone posted on the figment and we’ll see. I used to work at National Parts Depot and still know a lot of people there, so we all wanted to see what the 3 radiators are like compared to the original. This is what we found:</p><p> 1) Spectra OEM for 1997-2004 Mustangs has a 1” core with plastic tanks that have no need for the factory Cobra radiator cage. (Factory radiator has a 1.5” core)</p><p> 2) Spectra OEM for 2003-2004 Cobra.....This one really surprised us. It’s over twice as much in price....and is the exact same radiator. They weren’t happy about this.</p><p> 3) Champion 2-row Aluminum radiator. I can foresee this having the same “fitment issues” as the Mishimoto. I know the fan will have to have some weatherstripping added to seal the gap. No big deal. I’ll know more toward the end of this week after I pull the lower pulley to perform an accessory belt change and water pump swap (figure I should go ahead while I’ve got a ton of room up front) (installing a Stewart pump, thanks to @jrgoffin’s website recommendation) and alternator swap (3G) (and I have to ge the old battery tray out, the bottom tray hold down bolt is rusted and stripped). </p><p></p><p>The original radiator can hopefully be fixed and if the champion fits, I’ll just store the OEM radiator but if the Champion requires too much to move, then I’ll put the OEM back in because I’ve never had an issue with it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="94 Cobra R, post: 16130282, member: 5100"] My pristine original radiator sprung a leak. So I’m doing two things: 1) Getting the original repaired 2) Bought a champion aluminum radiator. Similar to the Mishimoto. I’ll keep everyone posted on the figment and we’ll see. I used to work at National Parts Depot and still know a lot of people there, so we all wanted to see what the 3 radiators are like compared to the original. This is what we found: 1) Spectra OEM for 1997-2004 Mustangs has a 1” core with plastic tanks that have no need for the factory Cobra radiator cage. (Factory radiator has a 1.5” core) 2) Spectra OEM for 2003-2004 Cobra.....This one really surprised us. It’s over twice as much in price....and is the exact same radiator. They weren’t happy about this. 3) Champion 2-row Aluminum radiator. I can foresee this having the same “fitment issues” as the Mishimoto. I know the fan will have to have some weatherstripping added to seal the gap. No big deal. I’ll know more toward the end of this week after I pull the lower pulley to perform an accessory belt change and water pump swap (figure I should go ahead while I’ve got a ton of room up front) (installing a Stewart pump, thanks to @jrgoffin’s website recommendation) and alternator swap (3G) (and I have to ge the old battery tray out, the bottom tray hold down bolt is rusted and stripped). The original radiator can hopefully be fixed and if the champion fits, I’ll just store the OEM radiator but if the Champion requires too much to move, then I’ll put the OEM back in because I’ve never had an issue with it. [/QUOTE]
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