HiiiFiii Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 I've been looking for an all aluminum radiator for my 98 Legacy Outback. Does anyone know of a source for one? Or if the 99-01 Impreza 2.5rs alloy radiators would bolt in without much fuss? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton96 Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 (edited) If you look on ebay there are a few unbranded ones for our gen cars, I have one waiting to be installed but haven't tested yet. I will probably replace the fans it comes with so I have some proper ones in that I trust, but otherwise seems fine. The 1st gen legacy also works and you can get legit branded rads. However they are an inch or so taller than ours so you will have to fabricate a way to mount it. This is the one I bought This is the one for the 1st gen Edited September 23, 2020 by Brighton96 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choover1101 Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Do not try the 2016 BRZ radiator... I did it, fit is ok, but lower hose location is a few inches higher. Also, no trans cooler. Not worth the effort. Sent from my SM-N950U1 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiiiFiii Posted September 24, 2020 Author Share Posted September 24, 2020 If you look on ebay there are a few unbranded ones for our gen cars, I have one waiting to be installed but haven't tested yet. I will probably replace the fans it comes with so I have some proper ones in that I trust, but otherwise seems fine. The 1st gen legacy also works and you can get legit branded rads. However they are an inch or so taller than ours so you will have to fabricate a way to mount it. This is the one I bought [ATTACH]287182[/ATTACH] This is the one for the 1st gen [ATTACH]287183[/ATTACH] Saw those.. Glad you posted about them. I figured I'd stay away from ebay garbage. How's the build quality? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton96 Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Saw those.. Glad you posted about them. I figured I'd stay away from ebay garbage. How's the build quality? Normally I'm hesitant too, the redeeming thing with it is it's aluminum and thus weldable, so if something breaks I can just fix it. The welds look nice and build quality is respectable. The coolant cap is weird and I had bought an OEM sti one for it because I don't trust the cap it comes with, but the filler neck isn't a Subaru one so I can't use the OEM cap which kinda sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doublechaz Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Time to get an aluminum Subaru fitment neck and weld it on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyRuu Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 Stock fan fitment becomes tight, as well as top hose fitment they my rub and rupture. Zip ties are life if that becomes a worry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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