***Official What did you do to your EK today***

[Alvis]

just bought koyo rad.. samco hoses for the engine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nice :-) Where did you get it from? What's the benefit of getting an aftermarket radiator and is Koyo a good brand for Civic's?

[EK1 Civic]

Basically from memory the EK model has a thin radiator which can cause car to overheat in hot aussie conditions, apparentally it melts. Any cheap aftermarket piece is better then the stock.

[Tai]

Basically from memory the EK model has a thin radiator which can cause car to overheat in hot aussie conditions, apparentally it melts. Any cheap aftermarket piece is better then the stock.

What kind of BS is that.

There is thousands of EK civics on the road with OEM radiator without issues.

No point in aftermarket unless you are tracking or you upgraded to a relatively larger motor.

And even then you still dont have to upgrade as I have used a stock D series radiator for a B series swap without issues for daily driving.

[Alvis]

What kind of BS is that.

There is thousands of EK civics on the road with OEM radiator without issues.

No point in aftermarket unless you are tracking or you upgraded to a relatively larger motor.

And even then you still dont have to upgrade as I have used a stock D series radiator for a B series swap without issues for daily driving.

So, if I'm mainly only doing short trips around Wollongong - basically no point right? More for distance/race driving?

[Alvis]

Stopped at Bald Hill Lookout, Stanwell Park on way home from airport.

I think this would be a GREAT place to organise an EG/EK drive for all you Sydney owners to come for a drive down to Wollongong on a nice Sunday morning/afternoon and then head across Sea Cliff Bridge to Wollongong Beach - would anyone be keen?


By civica at 2010-08-07

For those who don't know Sea Cliff Bridge (it's been used in Ferrari's international TV commercial + Holden and other maunfacturers - a short but awesome little stretch of road worth checking out)


By civica at 2010-08-07

[EK1 Civic]

Its one of the issues i was looking into before buying my civic. Went from civic-supra-300zx and suprisingly back to civic. I just wanted to look at the issues i might face in ownership of the civic and that thin radiator thing i read was one of them. Honda didn't want to put to much money in making the ek civic so they put lower quality parts in some of it, to compete with other car makers during the recession. Can't remember where i read it from, its from those car tester people who test cars and quote them on power, feel, shape, design and ingenuity. All that mumbo jumbo.

[Tai]

So, if I'm mainly only doing short trips around Wollongong - basically no point right? More for distance/race driving?

As I said if thousands of civics drive around daily without issues why would you need to upgrade it?

If it aint broken or faulty why change it?

[EK1 Civic]

Well yeh theres no point changing it, if its not giving you trouble. Just pointing out some info i discovered when reading about civics.

[Alvis]

Yep, I mean if you had to change it because you had a problem then yes, you could understand that, but if it's all good and for the driving I do, best just leaving it with what I have

And yes, I also remember reading about Honda 'skimping out' on the EK model - think like you said Asian financial crisis was around this time...

Thanks fellas

[Alvis]

ordered 2 x Mugen reservoir covers

[EK1.6LCIV]

Ive seen stock ej8 radiators cool boosted cars, kswapped eks, high mileage cars like mine and if honda sold the top tanks separately (which they dont) you could use one for well over 500,000 miles if you have used honda coolant since new

mine was as new when I blew my top tank last year, every row was perfect I have a koyo rep of the oem model (as the oem one for mine is 1100 and the ek4 was 900, I have no idea why the price diff when the ek4 is thicker, lol)

the koyo one is a near perfect replica and at 300 installed, a real gem

I bought new tyres for mine, waxed every panel, cleaned the inside, will replace the rear sway bar next month still havent got some parts in to recon some bits, slow shipping but it's all good

[Alvis]

wow - the genuine ones are so expensive - had no idea they were that much!

Do you rate fitting a thicker rear sway bar? Isn't sports suspension like Tein Super Streets (what I'm thinking of getting) decent enough for a daily ride/handling?