Aluminum Radiator

Ok shit happens and i got a cracked radiator. I was thinking since i had to install a new one to just go with an aluminum one. Good idea or bad. i searched around a little but prices didn't seem to pop up. where is also a good place to buy one

hmm not a very popular topic

yes they are good to buy if you going to be a serious modder... i can get you some info but it will take me some time to dig it up out of JBO where i saw a post about it. I'm doing my calc HW for college right now and i don't have the time.

yuck glad i don't have to take that class again. yea i am looking around online now but it's ruff luck

here ya go bro...

read this post on JBO

http://www.j-body.org/forums/read.php?f=2&i=277812&t=277390#277812

Ok there is one with aluminum insides at www.radiator.com for like $170 and i also found one at a local shop for the same price so thats all cool. I found one that was all aluminum and not have plastic sides but it is $700

Ok shit happens and i got a cracked radiator. I was thinking since i had to install a new one to just go with an aluminum one. Good idea or bad. i searched around a little but prices didn't seem to pop up. where is also a good place to buy one
Chances are if you have the newer body,you already had a aluminum rad. :confused:

Just an idea, but if you want to save a buck, I have seen good radiators in the junkyard for 35 bucks with a guarantee that it won't leak for 90 days. Around here it doesn't take much to total a Cavalier so there's lots of good pickins. Look closely at the outside of the unit for corrosion as road salt will eat the radiator from the outside-in.

You'll already have ally. If you want to mod you car big time then go with a full ally unit from say fluidyne! If you buy a cheapy ally unit with the plastic sides, beware some have a tendency to seperate! That's more money wasted. You sound scared off by the $700 and that's for a PROPER racing rad. You probably wont need that/. Just a good one and if you do mod it you can always get a lower temp fan switch do that comes on sooner! Also full ally racing units are usually larger and need some fernangling to get in right!