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Originally Posted by Quicksilvers I purchased a Ron Davis radiator before and when I went to install it with the condenser it would not fit. I heard of the cooling

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Old 03-05-2019, 08:24 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I purchased a Ron Davis radiator before and when I went to install it with the condenser it would not fit. I heard of the cooling benefits from the Ron Davis radiator but,without major modifications it will never fit with the condenser there is not enough room. I would not purchase the Ron Davis radiator unless you don’t mind driving your Z with no air condition or your Z is a track only vehicle. Also I seen that the price of the Ron Davis radiator is high with shipping. I ended up installing the CSF radiators on all my Z’s and I never had an issue with any of them leaking coolant. I did notice cooling benefits after installing the CSF radiators though with the CSF all aluminum triple pass design the CSF radiators will cool your VQ37HR engine very efficiently and when I used my heat gun I observed a drop in coolant temperature over the Genuine Nissan OEM radiator. Also I purchased intercooler cores and radiator caps directly from CSF radiators they gave top notch customer service I would purchase a CSF radiator again.
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You should have purchased CSF all aluminum triple pass radiator I purchased one for all Z’s they are a direct fit,excellent quality,and all the CSF radiators I had never leaked coolant.
How many CSF radiators have you had? Cause I know more than a few people who have had to replace leaking CSF radiators more than once. The research does not back up an "excellent quality" claim.

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Did you do anything extra to the CSF radiators? Brass bleed valves, etc. Lots of folks have had issues at the 2 year mark.
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How many CSF radiators have you had? Cause I know more than a few people who have had to replace leaking CSF radiators more than once. The research does not back up an "excellent quality" claim.



I have a CSF going in my car also. I am just treating it like a maintenance item and will replace every 2 years or so.
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