Engine radiator MISHIMOTO or Denso

I got the mishi rad and racing thermo in mine for vegas. Love it, no issues thus far after 2 years.

Later I came across a deal for a Mishimoto radiator and had that installed. I’ve had no issues with my Mishimoto, and I bought it before seeing most recommending the Koyo Radiator over Mishimoto.

In my particular situation I went with the Mishimoto radiator. Idk why it gets so much flak. Had no issues with install and it has been great. Now I use my 8 for autox so I needed the extra cooling. I can say that last weeks event it was 89 degrees out and even after a 2 hour drive and fielding for 4 mins to make my run; my ect was 200.

I would bite the bullet and buy a Mishimoto all aluminum radiator that is literally plug and play, its way better than stock and there's no plastic to crack.

I have Mishimoto radiators in both my Miata and E36 and I haven’t had a single issue with either one.

Have had no issues w my Mishimoto radiator and it's been on my car for 2 years.

Replaced it with mishimoto and haven't looked back. Holds much more coolant that OEM and does a much better job cooling.

I put a Mishimoto rad in the R53 on the same terms as you @whalemingo - and only learned of Mishi's QC decline after I put it in the car. So far, it's been just fine.

stay away from mishimoto, their radiator quality is sub par

I did replace one with oem and fail in less than a month denso brand