People with msp's who put in the p5 radiator.

[terbow]

Ok so i have this oem rad i bought , and with the msp rubber stoppers and msp brackets the radiator wont fit. the radiator seems too short, am i suposed to use some p5 hardware of any sort or is the radiator made too short? I have nothing to reference it too.

thanks

 

[ForceFed]

I dont have a concrete answer but i think the support brackets are different at the top....And what are you doing with the old radiator?

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What other stock MSP parts you got lying around
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[hesitationhater]

You need the P5 upper brackets.

 

[ForceFed]

You need the P5 upper brackets.

Dats what i said....Bootie Traps!

 

[hesitationhater]

Dats what i said....Bootie Traps!

50 dolla bills?

 

[ForceFed]

50 dolla bills?

Ummmm...Nope....+Rep for whoever figures it out....Its easy..(yawn)

 

[terbow]

goonies.

 

[terbow]

and thanks guys.

 

[terbow]

I dont have a concrete answer but i think the support brackets are different at the top....And what are you doing with the old radiator?

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What other stock MSP parts you got lying around
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i sold my stock kit i think all i have left is a fuel rail and some other small pparts.

 

[boomergt]

This has been answered. But you do need the p5 Radiator brackets. I also recommend the p5 upper radiator hose. It is a bit longer and will fit better. The stock one has to stretch a little bit.

I bought the items from mazdastuff.com
Here are the part numbers:
ZL01-15-240A Right radiator bracket $7.13
ZL01-15-250 Left radiator bracket $7.13
FP47-15-186C Upper radiator hose $12.94

Shipping by UPS ground in the 48 states $7.00
Total $34.20

-Tom

 

[terbow]

thanks bud

 

[boomergt]

No problem.

thanks bud

 

[ForceFed]

goonies.

+Rep for you....HEY you Guyssssssss......!(headbang)

 

[low_psi]

I never noticed the top hose stretching... I'd keep the MSP silicion hose instead of buying a rubber P5 hose. Just my thoughts.

 

[boomergt]

Here is a couple pics of the stock MSP hose and the p5 hose on the car.
The first pic is the stock hose which you can tell is a bit short. Look at where the hose connects to the radiator you can see the gap from the stopper. It also looked the same on the block side. If I pulled it to both stoppers the hose was stretched. I didn't like it.

The second pic is the P5 hose. you can tell it is a bit longer, and fits much better IMO.

Now the MSP hose is probably a hair better but none of us should have any issues with either. I figured for $12 might as well get the correct length hose. The MSP hose would have been fine but it was just my choice.

 

[Pretzellogic]

 

[low_psi]

Werd, I'll look at my hose tomorrow. Now that I think about it, there might be a small gap between the endtank tube's stopper and the hose...

 

[hesitationhater]

Ummmm...Nope....+Rep for whoever figures it out....Its easy..(yawn)

Ummmm, duh? I thought it was obvious that I knew what movie we were talking about when I quoted another line from it.

Oh and terbow, just in case you didn't get it from me or the other 3 people who told you... you need the P5 upper brackets, mmkay?

 

[hesitationhater]

Oh and BTW, try a local wrecking yard first for the brackets. I picked up a pair for 5 bucks, and after a quick solvent bath and a little touch up with a rattle can, they are good as new.

 

[terbow]

Ummmm, duh? I thought it was obvious that I knew what movie we were talking about when I quoted another line from it.

Oh and terbow, just in case you didn't get it from me or the other 3 people who told you... you need the P5 upper brackets, mmkay?

ok so the rubber bushings on the bottom need to be from the p5 cool. thanks guys ill go to the dealer and order them tommorow.