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    Is it time to change oil viscosity?

    Personally, I will listen to what a tribology engineer has to say about oil over that of a straight up mechanical engineer every day. Tribology is a very specialized discipline of engineering. Tribology engineers exist with the explicit goal of minimizing friction and wear and optimizing...
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    Is it time to change oil viscosity?

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    Cold Case Radiator Top Plate

    Radiator update. I wound up having the original radiator re-cored at a great radiator shop in Daytona Beach. They did a fantastic job. I installed it last Friday and the fitment was perfect. They were able to add another row of tubes and utilized high efficiency fins. It cost me about $200 more...
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    Cold Case Radiator Top Plate

    Thanks for the additional info and photos. For the record I didn’t say it was difficult. What I did say is it isn’t what it’s advertised to be. The use of the term “direct fit” is dreadfully abused in the aftermarket and the Cold Case unit is one of the worst examples I’ve seen in nearly 50...
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    Cold Case Radiator Top Plate

    I did take it to a local radiator shop and they quoted me $950 to re-core it, which I thought at the time was outrageous. I live in central Brevard County Florida, and the next closest shop is in Daytona, so I may have to bite the bullet and have them do it. They will do it for a little less...
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    Cold Case Radiator Top Plate

    I decided to return my CC radiator. The claim of “OEM fitment” is simply a bold face lie. I could get past the rework to the get the top plate to fit (albeit not correctly), but the interference between the trans cooler brass fitting and the condenser line bracket is just poor design. The worst...
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    Cold Case Radiator Top Plate

    Thanks Hunter Dog. I thought I was losing it. I'm very disappointed in the fit of this thing and plan on returning it to Summit. I guess I'll have to break down and get the US Radiator unit.
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    Cold Case Radiator Top Plate

    I just installed a CC unit in a bone stock 40k mile 87 GN. I found the fit to be very much sub-optimal. The lower fan bracket does not fit like it should. Probably the worst thing about the fit is the fact the stock transmission cooler lines do not mate to the stock lines as the front plane of...
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    Is this an original radiator?

    Yes, that is the original. Mine just sprung a leak yesterday and I pulled it out today. Same tag, etc. I'm now evaluating re-coring or replacement options. My car has the original upper and lower hoses on it too. I'll probably replace them, but I hate to lose the originality.
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