Review on 🚗 Mazda MX-5 Miata 1990-1997 Performance Aluminum Radiator by Mishimoto MMRAD-MIA-90 by Josh Flanagan

Mishimoto positions itself as a premium supplier of aftermarket parts. This radiator doesn't really live up to the hype: the sweat quality is a bit questionable. The tongues are crooked and the seams are so high that they interfere with installation. The design is questionable. This is nominal for NA6 Miata (ie 90-93). However, with an air conditioner, you have to unclip the AC heatsink, bend it to the side, and push really hard (!) to install it. It's not necessary, but Mishimoto messed up the mounting bracket design. To do this, you need to remove a few small parts from the stock cooler. Not a problem, but hardly a premium experience. The tutorial on their website is out of date. I suspect anyway because either the design has been updated or the manual has always been wrong. The electrical connection for one of the fans is incorrect. Moshimoto's instructions acknowledge this, but again, a one-line instruction that roughly says "Install a working connector" isn't a premium experience. In general everything is fine. The car seems to cool down and looks neat. If someone gave it to me for free, I'd be happy. But I don't know if I would buy it again.