Engine radiator Koyo or OEM Volkswagen

Koyo radiator is the move, it’s all aluminum, no plastic to worry about, the drain plug is legit and there’s a port to add a coolant temp sensor if you want gauges. It has an extra row for better heat exchange and dissipation my only complaint is there’s no aftermarket specific dual cooling fan set up which I feel would do wonders for cooling the engine bay at idle .

I run a 190 in my Honda v6 swapped Miata with a koyorad and it never overheats even in hot weather

I looked at what I bought like 165k and it was KOYO Radiator A1998 for $175 and I'm like 100k miles later and it still looks good. I just wanna change it for preventative maintenance since I'm gonna have my mechanic add the external cooler

I run a Koyo 37mm radiator... and I will hit 200+F under hard driving. Under normal driving, my coolant temps are in between 178-185F.

Koyo N flow. Only rad you’ll ever need. Even though you want to keep it “stock” the OEM style plastic crimped end tank design is a time bomb and should be avoided.

Koyo is definitely one of the best available as a stock replacement. They make 2. The n flow is a little harder to fit but is “better”.

Koyo rad is top tier, as I’ve used them on all my drift builds.

Didn\u2019t take many pics but I installed a new thermostat, radiator, upper and lower hoses today.

I just bought a koyo and it's a bit of a learning curve installing it. It took a few hours to burp the system of air but now I'm chasing small leaks. The OEM cap doesn't fit the radiator

I traded my mk8 GTI (early Canadian model) for a mk7.5R recently because my mk8 GTI was so problematic: the rad fell out at speed and left me stranded (this should no longer be an issue on these cars)