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I was thinking about upgrading my radiator to SVT spec. Is this a simple bolt in, or do I need new hoses/brackets too?
Any info would be appreciated.
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Direct bolt-on I'd believe. There are only two radiator hoses plus the oil cooler lines on the SVT radiator. The '95 has two radiator hoses, less the oil cooler lines. I'd assume all you need to do is to plug up the two oil cooler lines or add a sandwich plate for oil cooler then you'll be all set.
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Ray McNary (RIP) reported that it was a bolt in. It won't work on an automatic trans car though as there is no trans cooler. Since yours is a stick it should work just fine.
What you probably don't want to hear is what you need to do to change it. The radiator does not come out from the top. It must be dropped out from the bottom. That means that if you are doing it at home, you must jack up the car high enough to get it out once you have disconnected everything.
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Originally posted by AirKnight:
There are only two radiator hoses plus the oil cooler lines on the SVT radiator.
Oil cooler lines??? For what?
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Originally posted by DemonSVT:
Originally posted by AirKnight:
There are only two radiator hoses plus the oil cooler lines on the SVT radiator.
Oil cooler lines??? For what?
for to cool the oil? 
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Originally posted by Kremithefrog:
Originally posted by DemonSVT:
Originally posted by AirKnight:
There are only two radiator hoses plus the oil cooler lines on the SVT radiator.
Oil cooler lines??? For what?
for to cool the oil?
but the oil cooler is seperate...not a part of the radiator iirc...
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Originally posted by chrisilversvt:
Originally posted by Kremithefrog:
Originally posted by DemonSVT:
Originally posted by AirKnight:
There are only two radiator hoses plus the oil cooler lines on the SVT radiator.
Oil cooler lines??? For what?
for to cool the oil?
but the oil cooler is seperate...not a part of the radiator iirc...
Exactly. The oil cooler is a sandwich style that mounts between the filter housing and the engine block.
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And IIRC, the coolant lines to the oil cooler come from the heater core, not the rad.
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Thank you all, I'm not planning on including the oil cooler though. Now, I just have to decide if my radiator is actually leaking, and if I feel like changing it.
-FD
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