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na6 radiator info . standard/auto/pwr/cooling pro etc
Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 9:13 pm
by Fatty
hey guys. i thought it would be interesting to gather some info about our radiator options.
i'm interested in the capacity (as in, how many litres of coolant held) in the following.
standard na6. na6 automatic rad (reason being is that these are available on ebay from a seller in QLD, very cheap! ) compared to the cooling pro, and pwr.
could be interesting to compare the specs / prices. i am a happy customer with my recent cooling pro purchase. i just thought it might help other people out to compare their options.
Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 10:25 pm
by Juffa
NA6/8 Cooling system capacity = 6 litres.
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Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 10:47 pm
by Fatty
Juffa wrote:NA6/8 Cooling system capacity = 6 litres.
but hang on a minute, surely the different size radiators hold different amounts of water?
Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 12:48 pm
by Juffa
I would have thought so, however I took this information from my Haynes manual which covers all NA models.
Also confirmed in the miata.net garage.
http://www.miata.net/garage/fluid.htmlSo na na na.
J
Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 11:13 pm
by Sean
The differences would be minimal, the majority of the water/coolant is held in the tanks and the engine and piping. The tanks are the same on each radiator, it's the thickness of the core that is different, which really means there is more area for the heat to transfer on. At least that's my understanding.
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:04 pm
by Dweezle
so just curious as i need a new radiator, if anyone has bought one of these CHEAP ebay ones from QLD
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/MX5-Mazda-MX-5-8 ... dZViewItemIf anyone has used it, how is it? just for road use, wondering if i can get out of it a bit cheaper.
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:11 pm
by kula
I just got a koyo one from the US for about $450 landed.
IMHO its better than a PWR.
Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 7:22 am
by Steampunk
I just bought a radiator from an auto NA a few days ago and will fit it hopefully this weekend.
If the standard capacity is +/- 6 litres, I will carefully measure how much more is needed as the core is approx 4mm thicker.
I was close to buying that one on the Sunshine Coast too.
Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 11:05 am
by wun911
I think...
More coolant = takes longer to heat up
Thicker rad = better ability to disipate heat quickly
Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 11:27 am
by fattima
I have a
Koyo auto radiator in mine. Fits fine and works as it should, I did not measure capacity but it looks no different to the manual one