spt

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EvolvedMR

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In an earlier review you raved about the CBRD unit. I'm curious. How would you compare the two? Which did you prefer? What were your race temps on both? You mention a 7 degree drop, and a 16 degree drop. is this from the same starting temp?

Thanks

EvoIXMR

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good to know - did you guys re-use stock fans? I got the 2 lightweight fans from them as well, I just need to figure out how to install the fans...hate using the clips...

spt

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For my purposes I prefer the CBRD radiator simply because I track my evo a lot (more so then I drive it on the street). The CBRD is much more expensive but it is thiner and lighter and provided slightly better cooling performance. When you track your car it's all about how much weight you can save without sacrificing performance, which is a great recipe to spend a ton of cash. The mishimoto radiator is a great radiator for the money especially if you want to spend less then $300 for a new radiator and still get better performance over oem.

As far as temps are concern, I measured it by monitoring water temps on my Defi gauge. Usually 205 F is the highest I've seen. With the mishimoto it was in the mid 190's. CBRD was slightly cooler.

spt

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I used the lightweight fan.

EvolvedMR

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Thanks! great feedback - I'm sold on the CBRD unit. Yeah I see you out there from time to time.

CBRD

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yeah, we cant compete on price with those...

looks nice for the money though.

cb

EvoIXMR

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any pics of the fan install, please!

EDIT - Did you weigh it vs the CBRD one as well. Curious what the diff was in weight....

spt

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No I actually don't have pics of the fan install. It's really simple though. I basically cut the existing wires that went into the stock fan and reattached it to the new fan wires (using a soldering gun and wire insulation). I'm sure if you do a search here you should find something.

I didn't weigh it against the CBRD unit because to me they are two totally different concepts. The CBRD is definitely lighter then this unit just because the whole idea behind the CBRD unit is to be as thin/light as possible and still providing maximum efficiency. The CBRD unit also uses more expensive materials to accomplish that goal and required more engineering thought, which is why it is more expensive. The mishimoto was meant to be cost effective replacement from the oem unit. If I had a koyo unit to compare this two then I would think that would be a better comparison.

Vostok 7

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Can you elaborate on the "Evo 9 owners will need to modify their hoses" comment? Will OEM sized hoses work or do you have to use their hoses?

Are their slim fans any good?

And why does the review state the radiator is "under $300" when Mishimoto's website says it's $320?

I've been looking for an aluminum radiator more as a reliability upgrade than a performance/lightweight upgrade. I love CBRD's unit but I don't need something that extreme, I just want rid of the plastic end tanks.

- Patrick

SRT-TO-EVO

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Ordering a mishimoto right now.

spt

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When I was referring to the hoses needed to be modified, I was referring to the Mishimoto hose kit. The hose we got was too long so I just cut some of it back to make it fit. The mishimoto radiator has the same location for their hose outlet as the oem unit so stock hoses should be easy to fit on.

I didn't use their slim fan. I had one of my own.

As for the price, if you look at the prices vendor's are selling them for, most are under $300.

As for reliability, I honestly can't tell you if it will last past a year because I've had the thing on my car for a couple of months now. I can't see why it wouldn't last a long time, just based on how it is built. Anything aftermarket should always be watched under a careful eye since you can't really take it in to the dealer to get it fixed under warranty. I do recommend getting yourself a set of gauges just so you can monitor temps before you install something like this, just so you have a basis to make sure nothing strange is going on.

partsman t

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I have been running my mishimoto rad for 4 months now without problems, very nice rad. Yes it does fit an Evo 9 and you can use the stock rad hoses if you want, I used the stock fan as well.

EvoIXMR

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spt - I was asking how you attached the mishi fans to the radiator itself. Thanks!

mrboost05

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i also have one of there half size in my honda if that helps the mishimoto that is and going from a full size to half size with a turbo next to it my car has never got any hotter then before and ive had mine less then a year so far so good tho i dont see y it would be any less performance for a evo i would deff put one on mine