Going to be shortly replacing all hoses with Samco alternatives . Then I've been thinking about the radiator itself.

No plans on BHP improvement over the standard Prodrive factory spec. Just looking at long term reliability on weak links. So would the Japspeed be a reasonable choice over the OEM

https://www.japspeed.co.uk/subaru-im...-radiator.html

 

OEM not dear new.

 

I know they are cheap. referring more toward the all aluminium construction so less weak points than the OEM plastic

 

My OEM plastic lasted 14 years.

 

I've an 06 so could go at anytime with the labour involved in bleeding it would be better to do it all at once rather than wait to it goes or not

 

I've an 06 so could go at anytime with the labour involved in bleeding it would be better to do it all at once rather than wait to it goes or not

 

OEM has better cooling than the 40% extra capacity offerings unless your going for top of the range i.e. Mishimoto etc. Trust me been there and done it with more sensors and gauges than enough.

 

i snapped off the top overflow connection on my oem (plastic). put a japspeed in, fit easily enough, no plastic connections, works fine.

no idea about oem having better cooling. probably others on here that are in a better poisition to say.

though i will say radiators arent complicated bits of kit, so i cant see why japspeed would be worse on cooling.