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n/a
09-10-2006, 01:22 PM
hey guys, my car currently has a radiator that runs from one end of my headlights to the other. wondering if they would be any problems with swapping it with a smaller radiator from say a civic.
destrukshn
09-10-2006, 01:23 PM
shouldn't be tooo much of a problem in my books, just try to get something thicker, to compensate, like a EK civic radiator isn't tooo bad.
n/a
09-10-2006, 01:25 PM
cheers. how much should they go for anyway?
MR-VTEC
09-10-2006, 01:37 PM
The first questions you should be asking yourself is why would you want to do that?

I would only do it if it is completely necessary, reason being is because a full length radiator has better cooling properties based on the surface area it has over a thicker half length one.

The half length designs utilise a thicker core to increase coolant capacity, although because they dont have as much surface area they are unable to cool the air as effieciently as an equivalent full length.

Hope that helps.
n/a
09-10-2006, 01:41 PM
yea i know that there is a down side to get a 1/2 sized rad. but my full face doesnt allow me to keep my a/c fan with my aftermarket headers.. hence the need to use a 1/2 sized rad..
JasonGilholme
09-10-2006, 01:55 PM
You could get a delsol one. :thumbsup:

They're pretty efficient. I've never had my temp guage move at all!!! (yes my guage works btw :P)
MR-VTEC
09-10-2006, 02:23 PM
cant stress enough how inaccurate the stock temp gauge is...
JasonGilholme
09-10-2006, 02:46 PM
How innaccurate do you think it is?? Whats your reasoning?? Temps are quite important to me so i'd like to know what your on about. :thumbsup:
MR-VTEC
09-10-2006, 02:53 PM
well not so much inaccurate but more like not an accurate indicator of temp. It has no actual numerical values so your temps could be anything.

say it sits on halfway or just above it, do you know what temp that is?

if temps are important to you you wouldnt be using the stock temp gauge for temp assessment :)
JasonGilholme
09-10-2006, 02:56 PM
Temps are important to me and thats why i'm gettin oil temp & pressure guages.

i see what you mean about not being a numerical value but is it accurate in that it gives you an indication of whether or not the temps are higher then normal??
MR-VTEC
09-10-2006, 03:02 PM
Water temp is important too.....

the only way you can determine that is via a proper water temp gauge, something that can tell you exactly what temp your engine is running at, eg. 88 degrees...

halfway on your standard temp gauge could be 95 degrees.

i posted up a thread on here a while ago which showed a good example of how inaccurate the gauge can be. i think it was titled 'running temps' or something like that.
Boban
09-10-2006, 04:32 PM
Anyways...... i bought a B16A (dual core) radiator from a wrecker for $165 with 3 months warranty on it. The single core one was 150 so i figured what the hell why not, and since i blew my single core one's top off i think the 15 dollar difference was a good investment. No complaints about it yet
CRXer
09-10-2006, 06:20 PM
hey guys, my car currently has a radiator that runs from one end of my headlights to the other. wondering if they would be any problems with swapping it with a smaller radiator from say a civic.

Think the EG's are a little taller(which includes EG crx),so u might have to tilt it back to clear the hood.
MR-VTEC
09-10-2006, 07:03 PM
hey man heres the link about coolant temps - http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=38675
MR-VTEC
09-10-2006, 07:12 PM
Somewhere in there it shows how there was a temp change of 10 degrees but the standard temp gauge remained the same
JasonGilholme
09-10-2006, 10:11 PM
interesting read man.

how did you end up fixin the problem??
MR-VTEC
10-10-2006, 05:47 AM
from memory the cap i was using was slightly leaking and i also had some air in the system. I replaced the cap and re-bled the system and it fixed the problem :)
n/a
10-10-2006, 05:52 AM
thanks for the erply guys, esp mr-vtec.

woudl anyone know what rad. i could swap my stock one for w/o any issues of height?
n/a
10-10-2006, 07:45 AM
would EK one fit?
MR-VTEC
10-10-2006, 07:55 PM
if its possible just measure the one you have on your car now and ask the traders on here if they know the dimensions of the half size ones they have for sale and compare ;)
CRXer
10-10-2006, 07:58 PM
would imagine the EK would be as tall as the EG.

cmon civic boyz.........
get your measuring devices out & help a fellow member...........
n/a
11-10-2006, 11:53 AM
ahaha, thanks for the help. i'll have my measurement up tonight.

weq is helping with out with a rad from his eg. hopefully it'll fit.. but damn it's thin!
JasonGilholme
11-10-2006, 12:05 PM
yeh EG ones are thin.... kinda scares me.
CRXer
11-10-2006, 11:57 PM
hopefully it'll fit.. but damn it's thin!

Is it a JDM rad?

The one i got on a teg cut was alot thinner than the AUDM's,apparently they run em thinner in colder parts of Japan or something like that.
n/a
13-10-2006, 01:05 PM
yea its a JDM rad.

measured my rad, it's 40cmx70cmx4cm. roughly.