will an e36 m3 radiator fit??

[bimmers4life]

will an e36 m3 radiator fit my e30 with a little modifications?? I am asking because i would think i need more cooling capacity for my ls1 than the current late model 318is e30 radiator will support. Or do you think the e30 one will be fine? thanks!

[02stu]

The e36 325i radiator fits and I believe its the same radiator that the m3 has, you just need to secure the top of it. However the e30 radiator cools alot better then the e36 unit and does not have the fragile plactic that the e36 has. There are a couple of people on the board that have aftermarket aluminum radiators for their s50/m50 motors, that would problable be your best bet.

[bimmers4life]

The e36 m3/3 series radiators supposedly have ~25% more cooling capacity than the f body ls1 radiators. So then your saying then an e30 radiator would cool even better than that? If so then i wouldn't even have to upgrade my radiator.

[BrandC]

bump, i'd like to know this as well.

[asubimmer]

I have always heard the e30 ones are better. Just do a custom aluminum one though. I'll do it eventually, its not hard at all.

[E30_pilot]

Just do a custom aluminum one though. I'll do it eventually, its not hard at all.

How do you go about of making a custom aluminum one?Details?

[asubimmer]

you don't make the radiator just the brackets. Don't know if thats what you ment. But making the brackets isn't hard either. But then again I have acess to quite a few machine shops :twisted:

When I eventually put mine in I'll do a write up, maybe even make a few extra brackets. We'll see, I may do it next summer.