Engine radiator MISHIMOTO or Nissens

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

Pretty sure oem is mahle but nissens are good for sure

Nissens rads are very good tbh, better than OEM,

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've recently replaced my original oem one with Nissens, no issues so far, works perfectly. it was a super easy install and no issues so far.

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 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.

Don’t use that shitty Nissens radiator. That always leaks, ended up returning mine.

I despise those mishi radiators they take up too much space. Makes it hard to do anything on the front of the engine without ripping it out.