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GQ radiators

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GQ radiators

Post by DanielS »

Gday lads,

I have been told that a certian GQ came out with an aluminium cored radiator, is this true?

And if so does anyone know the part number for this?

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I was told the later model GQs came out with Alloy cores in both Diesel and petrol. I am about to start searching for onw to suit a petrol
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Post by DanielS »

Thanks Turps,

I was on the phone to nissan and they didnt have a clue, quote " there was one but not to sure of what year it came of..." :?:

If you find out anything please let me know.

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PM Awill4x4...
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will do thanks bogged
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Post by GQ Toy »

Have a 96 diesel rad in my shed it has Al core and plastic tanks
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Post by DanielS »

Thanks for that GQ TOY I will ring Nissan and find out how much they are.
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bogged wrote:PM Awill4x4...
Not really a factory GQ rad though is it. And I would hate to know what the RRP would be. But yes if he was doing them for retail I would be interested to hear a price.
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Post by GQ Toy »

DanielS wrote:Thanks for that GQ TOY I will ring Nissan and find out how much they are.
How is Ash's GQ coming on?
Getting there - not happy with rollcage and had to modify it. They have got a bit to do still
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Post by bogged »

turps wrote:
bogged wrote:PM Awill4x4...
Not really a factory GQ rad though is it. And I would hate to know what the RRP would be. But yes if he was doing them for retail I would be interested to hear a price.
'na but he would know.


Why this dude is looking at a Genuine Nissan one anyway is beyond me, you could get a custom Andrew one, Intercooler and turbo for the price of a Genuine Nissan one probably....
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Post by InSanE »

i have a 95 GQ TD42 and it has a alloy radiator with plastic tanks
GQ LWB TD42, boost, lockers etc

http://forum.mudrhino.com.au/viewtopic.php?t=262&start=30
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Post by GQ Toy »

Why this dude is looking at a Genuine Nissan one anyway is beyond me, you could get a custom Andrew one, Intercooler and turbo for the price of a Genuine Nissan one probably....[/quote]

Genuine GU rad for turbo diesel is approx $850
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Post by DanielS »

bogged wrote:
turps wrote:
bogged wrote:PM Awill4x4...
Not really a factory GQ rad though is it. And I would hate to know what the RRP would be. But yes if he was doing them for retail I would be interested to hear a price.
'na but he would know.


Why this dude is looking at a Genuine Nissan one anyway is beyond me, you could get a custom Andrew one, Intercooler and turbo for the price of a Genuine Nissan one probably....
The reason bogged is, that thru discussion with a few people running the same mods as I am- it seems bigger (58mm) radiators lose air flow through the core- due to the thickness although they do take a bit longer to get hot they do take alot longer to cool down. Were as a standard cored radiator get more air through the core. Trent Leen is running a standard GQ radiator because of this.

But I'm open to all opinions and feed back.

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Post by fnqcairns »

I have the alum one in my 96 from genuine, I cannot get this engine to run hot! not even enough to properly pressurise the hoses, got it pressure tested because it worried me and all is good. Shows how well the standard design can run when doing it as designed on the diesels.

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Post by DanielS »

fnqcairns wrote:I have the alum one in my 96 from genuine, I cannot get this engine to run hot! not even enough to properly pressurise the hoses, got it pressure tested because it worried me and all is good. Shows how well the standard design can run when doing it as designed on the diesels.

cheers fnq
Thanks for that fnqcairns, it sounds like its running really well.
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Post by GQ Toy »

DanielS wrote:
bogged wrote:
turps wrote:
bogged wrote:PM Awill4x4...
Not really a factory GQ rad though is it. And I would hate to know what the RRP would be. But yes if he was doing them for retail I would be interested to hear a price.
'na but he would know.


Why this dude is looking at a Genuine Nissan one anyway is beyond me, you could get a custom Andrew one, Intercooler and turbo for the price of a Genuine Nissan one probably....
The reason bogged is, that thru discussion with a few people running the same mods as I am- it seems bigger (58mm) radiators lose air flow through the core- due to the thickness although they do take a bit longer to get hot they do take alot longer to cool down. Were as a standard cored radiator get more air through the core. Trent Leen is running a standard GQ radiator because of this.

But I'm open to all opinions and feed back.

Thanks Daniels
When I put a 2003 td42T intercooled motor in my ute the standard rad (AL and plastic) it was not up to the job. Replaced it with a full Al rad from PWR that is 58mm wide but still only has two cores. When I am coming off full noise I can see the temp gauge fall back down.

When I first put it in I set up a circuit in the dunes and flogged around for about half hour full noise. Stopped and drove about 500m back to the road and temp gauge was back to normal by the time I got to the road
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Post by big ben »

Aluminium has a better heat exchange rate than steel / brass radiator
Same size = runs cooler
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Post by matthewK »

i just got a 3 core steel/brass ive never seen it go over 1/4 and on the hostest of days its only maybe 1/2
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i just got a 3 core steel/brass ive never seen it go over 1/4 and on the hostest of days its only maybe 1/2
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