Well my fan wont fit with the turbo , so I decided to just go ahead and get another radiator with a smaller fan while im at it, because the car wont stand a chance in the Summer. Ive been looking into some, and i saw Fluidyne and C&R...The C&R is 100 bucks cheaper, so how much better is the Fluidyne ? Any other good brands out there ? and do they come with a small fan ? What kind of fan does the C&R and Fluidyne come with ?

 

Only the C&R comes with a fan and its a spal. But if the price you got for it with 100 bucks cheaper than the fluidyne its probably just the radiator. I run a pwr. Works greats. Do a search and you can see the pictures I took.

 

no actually that price includes everything. Does the PWR come with a slimmer fan ?

 

The PWR doesn't come with a slim fan. You can use a stock fan, or an FAL fal. If it's the Civic PWR and FAL fan, you'll have to trim the FAL fan bracket a little.

 

PWR civic radiator is freakin awesome! I have one in my Teg.....no problems cooling.

 

I've got a fluidyne in my prelude but I've heard good things about the C&R...both come with a single slimline fan on the passenger side (14" for the C&R and 11" for the fluidyne). There are mounts for the OEM a/c fan but I've run mine for a while with only the single fan and haven't had any cooling issues. I'd say go with whatever you can get the best price on.

--Ian



[Modified by clendaniel, 6:09 PM 11/4/2002]

 

would it be a probelm to run a half width fluidyne civic radiator on a lude? ive seen people running civic radiators on h22a swaps in civc but i was just wondering if anyone has sone so on a lude? that would free up alot of room in front of the turbo....

 

You can run a civic style in a prelude. What difference does it make if the prelude engine is in a prelude body or a civic body, its still the smae motor.

 

i use a stock radiator that came with my civic. Since it was automatic, it's twice as thick and just put a slimmer fan on it and it keeps the gsr and t4 nice and cool. I'll have to wait till summer to really tell though, i'll probably get a pwr then.

 

i dont know maybe to get it to mount in a prelude would be different. maybe the civic one would be taller and wouldnt clear the hood..... but i might be doing that half-stlye in the near future....and maybe running the ac lines in front of the radiator to get them out of the way.....

 

I moved my PWR Civic radiator over to the the side just a bit in my teg to clear the downpipe...............just drilled out the mounts and riveted them in a new spot, and made a new bracket..........email for pics if you want to see.

 

just get "pusher" fans...

 

i thought of that but i cant do it on the lude cuz i have the condensor right infront of the radiator...

 

blah who needs AC...

 

I just moved the fan in my CRX to the front of the radiator...........now its between the cooler and radiator.

 

i live in MIAMI . ac isnt a option out there.. you either got a/c or your dead....

 

I'm in Texas, too, and have to keep my a/c.

So here's my problem: I want to use a better-cooling radiator..... (the 4k road trip this summer after my turbo install was ALMOST a success)....but the stock one I have now is almost touching the compressor housing as it is.

This guy at a local shop told me that a stock automatic Integra radiator was two-row, but no thicker than my single row, so that it would cool better. Any thoughts on this or ideas from anyone?

Thanks!
Nick



[Modified by Nikolai, 8:06 PM 11/8/2002]

 

crap, forgot to have this thing email me when someone replies...........

 

There are also times when your windshield condenses over, leaving you blind to the road, and a/c does the best job of de-humidifying it quickly ..or else youre dead....


[Modified by Quick 200k Mile Motor, 12:17 AM 11/9/2002]

 

yah that sux as well.