Aluminum rad on a forester

hybrid gti 2 · 04-23-2009, 01:46 PM

Well I am fixing mom's forester again. She has already replaced the radiator once. So I was thinking there has to be a aluminum replacement for this. Yet there is not direct replacement I can find. Can a n/a impreza one fit? Is there any potential problems to watch for?

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rougeben83 · 04-23-2009, 01:50 PM

where are your rad hoses? Is your top rad hose in the middle of the radiator or on the passenger side? Is your bottom hose on the driver's side?

00LGTP · 04-23-2009, 01:54 PM

depends on what the hoses look like.

what year forester? if the hose is in the middle on both the OEM rad and the aluminium one, then i wouldnt see what it would not FIT. the bottom mounts will line up, but im not 100% sure on the top mounts.

dont forget about the PSI/bar of the rad cap, i wouldnt get anything over what OEM pressure is.

hell i put a lower PSI rating cap on my car (its rated for a 1.1 bar, i put a .9 bar cap on) and its fine.

i put a 04 WRX rad in my 95 RS, i had custom mounts made for the top, and i needed to get a different hose. NAPA part # 9128

00LGTP · 04-23-2009, 01:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rougeben83

where are your rad hoses? Is your top rad hose in the middle of the radiator or on the passenger side? Is your bottom hose on the driver's side?

IIRC all EJ motor rads have the bottom hose on the drivers side

hybrid gti 2 · 04-23-2009, 02:00 PM

01 forester

00LGTP · 04-23-2009, 02:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hybrid gti 2

01 forester

i dont know what it looks like off hand, but does it look like this?

if it does i would say that you can use a RS radiator (with the hose on the passenger side.

(if it was my car, i would try to get the alum rad, i would take the chance, but then again i am cheap so i would shop around for a used one that i know for a fact will work and will be a true plug and play)

hybrid gti 2 · 04-23-2009, 03:17 PM

^ yes that looks like it

rougeben83 · 04-23-2009, 03:59 PM

alum rad for a GC impreza will fit then.

04-23-2009, 01:46 PM	#1
hybrid gti 2 Scooby Guru Member#: 67004 Join Date: Jul 2004 Chapter/Region: SCIC Location: (818) 200k+ ej205 ppg 5mt Vehicle: 02 vf30 pnp wagon silver and cf	Aluminum rad on a forester Well I am fixing mom's forester again. She has already replaced the radiator once. So I was thinking there has to be a aluminum replacement for this. Yet there is not direct replacement I can find. Can a n/a impreza one fit? Is there any potential problems to watch for? * Registered users of the site do not see these ads.

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04-23-2009, 01:50 PM	#2
rougeben83 Scooby Guru Member#: 115154 Join Date: May 2006 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: NYC Vehicle: 2003 Legacy L Turbo silver	where are your rad hoses? Is your top rad hose in the middle of the radiator or on the passenger side? Is your bottom hose on the driver's side?

04-23-2009, 01:54 PM	#3
00LGTP Scooby Newbie Member#: 172618 Join Date: Feb 2008 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Vehicle: 2000 RS BRP	depends on what the hoses look like. what year forester? if the hose is in the middle on both the OEM rad and the aluminium one, then i wouldnt see what it would not FIT. the bottom mounts will line up, but im not 100% sure on the top mounts. dont forget about the PSI/bar of the rad cap, i wouldnt get anything over what OEM pressure is. hell i put a lower PSI rating cap on my car (its rated for a 1.1 bar, i put a .9 bar cap on) and its fine. i put a 04 WRX rad in my 95 RS, i had custom mounts made for the top, and i needed to get a different hose. NAPA part # 9128

04-23-2009, 02:00 PM	#5
hybrid gti 2 Scooby Guru Member#: 67004 Join Date: Jul 2004 Chapter/Region: SCIC Location: (818) 200k+ ej205 ppg 5mt Vehicle: 02 vf30 pnp wagon silver and cf	01 forester

04-23-2009, 03:17 PM	#7
hybrid gti 2 Scooby Guru Member#: 67004 Join Date: Jul 2004 Chapter/Region: SCIC Location: (818) 200k+ ej205 ppg 5mt Vehicle: 02 vf30 pnp wagon silver and cf	^ yes that looks like it

04-23-2009, 03:59 PM	#8
rougeben83 Scooby Guru Member#: 115154 Join Date: May 2006 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: NYC Vehicle: 2003 Legacy L Turbo silver	alum rad for a GC impreza will fit then.