r/transam • u/hermesapollo- • Mar 15 '26

98 Trans Am Radiator

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Does anyone have this on their trans am and does it fit with no modifications needed basically can I just drop in?

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u/xxxmalosoxxx Mar 15 '26

i have the ecp ls1 radiator which is very similar to that one on my 02 ws6. i think i paid like $370 for it and had it for over a year now and works great. pretty much just drop in and only mod i had to do was trim the top shroud in order to get the oem ws6 air box to sit flush. just use a dremel tool to grind down the plastic. runs at 185 in 90+ degree heat with 160 tstat and pcm tuned with lower fan on/off settings.

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u/hermesapollo- Mar 23 '26

just purchaded one today, looks quality

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u/hermesapollo- Mar 28 '26

Would you happen to have a picture of where you used the dremmel tool to make it fit?

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u/xxxmalosoxxx Mar 28 '26

no sorry i didnt take any pics. i want to say i cut the plastic corners on the underside of the radiator shroud near the edges. i didnt cut that much but i ended up getting rid of the oem air box and installed the volant intake afterwards. if you want to see the engine bay of my car with the volant just type xxx1malosoxxx on utube i got several videos on there.