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Perth
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September 2004
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RAD upgrade for a 71 with gte
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Fri, 12 November 2004 10:25
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Hey guys, was wondering what type of rad would be good upgrade for my ae71 with a gte. Maybe recon sprinter unit? or is the standard 71 rad the same thing?
i dont have any cooling issues at the moment cause the motors not running yet 
thanks for any help
-bc
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Location:
Hornsby, N.S.W
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September 2002
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Re: RAD upgrade for a 71 with gte
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Sun, 14 November 2004 00:33
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i have a ae71 with a 4agte and the standard radiator, the best thing you can do is increase air flow through the radiator by using a fan shroud from the ae71 with air con fitted or you can install a 12" or larger thermo fan!!
goodluck
Justin
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S.E suberbs, Vic
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December 2003
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Location:
Canberra
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: RAD upgrade for a 71 with gte
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Sun, 14 November 2004 05:09
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The sprinter radiator is wider, and a bit of a pain to fit. They're also not too easy to get hold of, and most are corroded to buggery 
I still use the factory style AE71 radiator in mine, just reco'd (still 2 core) with a new core.
Has no real issues with overheating with my 4AGTE. Gets warm on the dyno with extended tuning sessions (as you'd expect), but doesn't boil.
I think the best improvements would be to channel more air through the radiator with shrouding, as juzzo mentioned.
Cheers
Phil
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Location:
Perth
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September 2004
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Re: RAD upgrade for a 71 with gte
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Sun, 14 November 2004 12:16
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cool, thanks for the info guys, ill have a play around, prolly end up reco'ing mine.. ill look into the excel rad thou for sure
thanks 
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