The Official EF Discussion Thread
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From: Through the fire and the flames
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its between 200 and 250 for the short ratio rack and pinion from quaife and its about 10-20 for the energy bushings. kinda pricey but it makes your car feel like it has go kart turning.
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Btw got my car going
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From: Through the fire and the flames
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oh and there is a dude on ebay that rebuilds racks on ebay. i highly recommend him as he did an awesome job and added the energy bushings to it as i requested. they are only like 150-200
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Went to Full-Race yesterday and got, what I thought was, EF/ED Pro Street Radiator, but instead recieved the 88-91 Civic/CRX Dual Core instead. I opened the labled box, 88-91 EF Radiator, looked inside saw it and thought nothing more about it. I live about 2 hours away and checked the rad out when I got home to realize that it wasn't the Pro Street version :/
I use the Full-Race traction bar but now I am worried that it won't work with the rad that I got. Anyone use this combo before?
Dual Core
Pro Street
I use the Full-Race traction bar but now I am worried that it won't work with the rad that I got. Anyone use this combo before?
Dual Core
Pro Street
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I think the issue is the height, not the mounting posts.
The one in the bottom photo has a shorter height and is designed to work with their own traction bar and still fit under the hood without having to tilt the radiator.
I wouldn't assume the one in the upper photo fits the same.
The one in the bottom photo has a shorter height and is designed to work with their own traction bar and still fit under the hood without having to tilt the radiator.
I wouldn't assume the one in the upper photo fits the same.
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make that full width one work...... MUCH better for tracking the car.
about 2/3rds of our track buddies that have used 1/2 rads have over heating issues, because of air rolling around the radiator instead of through it.
about 2/3rds of our track buddies that have used 1/2 rads have over heating issues, because of air rolling around the radiator instead of through it.
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Wouldn't a decent fan give sufficient / enough airflow?
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They both should turn on automatically when u turn on the ac. My fans are just too small. That's why I got an hf bumper support. Gonna put a fan on the front of the radiator as well. I would love to find a good deal on one of those FAL dual fan/shroud setups!
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The steering is really loose. Way easier to turn the wheel than my Crx and it doesn't feel very stable. I know all the ball joints need replacing. What else can I do? The boots on the end of the rack are torn wide open and you can see the jagged shafts on each end. As you turn the wheel you can hear it clacking. How can I fix that? Is there a fitting I can squirt grease in through?
I'm going to eliminate my power steering when I do my swap next month. I've been meaning to ask, should I just loop my power steering rack or should I swap in the manual rack I have laying around from the hatch? I've heard there is a difference in the ratio or something.
P.s.- That floating sedan made me gasp.. until I read it was not yours. whew! I think you should start parking it on a wooden slab so it'll float, just in case!
Went to Full-Race yesterday and got, what I thought was, EF/ED Pro Street Radiator, but instead recieved the 88-91 Civic/CRX Dual Core instead. I opened the labled box, 88-91 EF Radiator, looked inside saw it and thought nothing more about it. I live about 2 hours away and checked the rad out when I got home to realize that it wasn't the Pro Street version :/
I use the Full-Race traction bar but now I am worried that it won't work with the rad that I got. Anyone use this combo before?
Dual Core
Pro Street
I use the Full-Race traction bar but now I am worried that it won't work with the rad that I got. Anyone use this combo before?
Dual Core
Pro Street
I purchased the Pro Street model with the traction bar, all from full race. the half rad lines up perfect with enough clearance for the hood. I also have a koyo full that fits fine as well. I guess it depends on the plan for the car.. Ive seen many half rad's not hold up to the vigor's of road racing but not sure on brand or set-up in each situation. I want to go with a full core once I hit a track, only issue I could see is clearance with a larger header. Keeping the bay clean is another issue.. so maybe even one of them new fancy schmancy tucked rads with the AN lines.. that's one of those, once the car is done things tho. good luck with whichever you end up with. Both should fit fine though if used with the full race traction bar and no major front end collisions.
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I purchased my fan from Full-Race as well.. combined package of Traction bar, pro street rad and fan, just seemed easier to know it would all work together. Not sure the specs on the fan tho.. I see all different types now (pusher, puller) Can someone elaborate on the difference of each type? or is it just mounting locations?
Hope the full race fan suffices, 100$ fan!
Hope the full race fan suffices, 100$ fan!
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EFSS153
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Right, my fan switch is apparently bad so it'll stay hardwired with a manual switch until I put the new motor in.
Shipping that would probably be in the $50 range, but I'm leaning towards using it. The boots and all are bad on my power rack and I keep reading the manual rack/subframe are smaller and lighter. Since I'll be doing the motor at the same time I figured I could clean up the stock manual rack, replace what I can for cheap and put it in there. I can always upgrade to the Quaife later on if I want to.
I guess I need a sedan-sized ark I can park in when flash flooding is a possibility.
I have been looking into the Quaife QSR for a while.. they say i need a manual rack, but not just any manual rack.. a si model comes with a manual assisted rack or something.. so ive been lurking for a 88 hf rack. If I were you, I would take the easy route on the swap and just loop it.... maybe If shipping isnt wild I can buy that rack off you! (as long as it works with the QSR)
P.s.- That floating sedan made me gasp.. until I read it was not yours. whew! I think you should start parking it on a wooden slab so it'll float, just in case!
P.s.- That floating sedan made me gasp.. until I read it was not yours. whew! I think you should start parking it on a wooden slab so it'll float, just in case!
I guess I need a sedan-sized ark I can park in when flash flooding is a possibility.
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From: NY
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Oh definitely, I didn't realize your rack was hurting. Always easier when you can freshen it up and then replace it all at once. Sounds like a good plan. That is half the reason I hoard spare parts! It would be deadly if I lived near a pick-n-pull!
Hahaa, Noahs Ark in 2012 will be filled with EF's, who needs farm animals anyway! I wish I could park my car inside a Cedar closet... like old woman keep there fur coats! Or like a Cigar Humidor!! I mean, that's only if I cant have a Bat Cave!
Hahaa, Noahs Ark in 2012 will be filled with EF's, who needs farm animals anyway! I wish I could park my car inside a Cedar closet... like old woman keep there fur coats! Or like a Cigar Humidor!! I mean, that's only if I cant have a Bat Cave!
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So Some good friends and I have busted serious *** this week, and the jdm front is on! Still have to do a lot of little clean up ****/ fitting things but all and all its done. I'm waiting on headlight bulbs, and still saving for new suspension! 
Pics will be up tomorrow maybe.. It has a carbon fiber jdm ef8 hood on it which I plan on selling after this season so if anybody is interested let me know! I want a metal jdm ef8 hood.
Pics will be up tomorrow maybe.. It has a carbon fiber jdm ef8 hood on it which I plan on selling after this season so if anybody is interested let me know! I want a metal jdm ef8 hood.
