DO I need to swap out my radiator for the 20v BT swap?

[JoeJITSU]

I have a pic of my redtop engine...Notice the Radiator hose on the left
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NOw notice on my BT 20v that the hose is on the right.
WTF now?

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[REN69]

Not really, you can find a hose that will fit, OR you can use a rad from an SR5 or Sedan OR you can make your own piping which is what most guys do.

[punter]

Is probably easier to swap it. My one is out of a 4afe ae101, it's the exact same item as the factory 20v.

[cakky]

you are better off using the blacktop or silvertop radiator as these have the top hose entry in the middle of the radiator, you could try and use your radiator with a longer hose but the hose would be sitting directly above the headers and the water would also have to travel further.

The blacktop radiator and silvertop do not sit straight in, however if you are handy with an angle grinder ( i'm not, my mounts are a mess now lol ) you can make the hole in the mounts a little bit bigger, and use a block and hammer to angle them down slightly.

thats a nice looking blacktop you have there? specs on it?

thats my bay

[PhatRoyale]

those ITB's look mighty fine

[broke]

If you are worried about the headers you can get some DEI header wrap, and wrap up the headers, then you can get some of the reflective heat wrap to secure around the radiator hose