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    As for the expansion tank, the Zionsville shroud has this already bolted in place, so once I got the shroud secured to the radiator, the tank was also held steady. I ran a small piece of hose down the side of the radiator for the blow-off.

    I'll see if I can snap a few more pics over the upcoming holiday week; I'll be doing some more work on my car then, at home where my better camera is.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 99MPower View Post
    DO NOT GET THE CxRacing!!!!!!! installed it in my sisters 328 and it started leaking. Replaced with OEM (street car only) and then had the CX pressure tested. Found out it was leaking in 8 different locations. (8 different cracks)
    Both me and a friend have had cxracing rads for 6+ months with not a single issue.

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    Go mishimoto, never buy another rad for your e36. done and done.

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    Bump, How are everyone's radiators now?

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    Bump, Is anyone running a mishimoto radiator with a supercharger? I am in need of a new radiator since my bwsport one has started to leak. I am concerned with the clearance for the top hose as well as electric fan being too close to the crank pulley? TIA

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    Quote Originally Posted by ptsbmw View Post
    Bump, Is anyone running a mishimoto radiator with a supercharger? I am in need of a new radiator since my bwsport one has started to leak. I am concerned with the clearance for the top hose as well as electric fan being too close to the crank pulley? TIA
    Friend of mine ran a Fluidyne with his Dinan SC E36 M Sedan, never had an issue with it. Wouldn't see why any other aluminum rad would give you any issues
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    Quote Originally Posted by cgrphotos View Post

    Both me and a friend have had cxracing rads for 6+ months with not a single issue.
    I also have a cxracing one and no issues with it for over a year/26k miles
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    Quote Originally Posted by Compactive View Post
    Friend of mine ran a Fluidyne with his Dinan SC E36 M Sedan, never had an issue with it. Wouldn't see why any other aluminum rad would give you any issues
    The clearance between the electric fan and the crank pulley is very minimal. The mishimoto radiator specs states that it is thicker then stock which is same size as current radiator. Therefore i'm concerned with the clearance.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Schultz28 View Post
    so i need to buy a new radiator and i was either going to pick up the vsl performance one
    http://www.bimmerzone.com/VSL_Perfor...diator_E36.htm

    or the mishimoto one
    http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MISHI...Q5fAccessories.

    what should i get? which one is better? they are both $240 and free shipping.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Drkjedi View Post
    Hey Schultz where’d you buy those wheels at? They’re nice
    Welcome to the forum. This thread is 9 years old

    Those are Dinan/Fikse wheels, looked like 18" size, they are hard to find and expensive. I saw a set used in the wheel classifieds recently though.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ptsbmw View Post
    The clearance between the electric fan and the crank pulley is very minimal. The mishimoto radiator specs states that it is thicker then stock which is same size as current radiator. Therefore i'm concerned with the clearance.
    Yes my shop grind down the crank bolt for more clearance with electric fan. Took 5min tho


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    Mishimoto Aluminum Radiator
    Purchased brand new and installed Oct 2020
    Started leaking Feb 2022 (16 months)

    I've been hearing more and more horror stories about Mishimoto radiators for the E36. I'll be claiming the lifetime warranty to replace the rad from Mishimoto, but I plan on switching to a CSF aluminum radiator going forward.
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    CSF is available at FCP euro
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    I had terrible results running CSF on my E46 M3. Basically Mishimoto with some bullshit polish job and a lot more technical talk to entice buyers.

    Pay the extra money for a quality offering from Zionsville tier and such if you really want aluminum that bad.

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