masijdm

i have a 2000 civic si... not chipped dc headers...greddy evo... i do heat the car atleast for 5minutes.. when i take off the vtec doesnt even kik in for another 10minutes ..hard to explain bump for some help

Unseen Racer

your ECU decides when to kick in Vtec. everything has to be right for it to work.
regualr running temp on engine and coolant, right fuel pressure etc.

masijdm

engine temp is it probably because i have two radiators.. -_- its ridiculous

Unseen Racer

2?!?!?!
why dont you convert back to one? then youll be Vtec-in all day long.

masijdm

the previous owner i got it from it was like that i will convert it back to one, the car looked like a joke.. -_- atleast now it looks a little jdm lol

masijdm

Unseen Racer

nice. but it is WAYYYYY to low.
and in a way it looks like a EG.
lol. WITH OUT LOOKING AT THE SIDES. JUST THE MIDDLE.
and i dont really care about JDM. just a phase that will pass. gotta make your car the way YOU like it if its "JDM" then cool. if not then cool.
but yea. take out 1 radiator and youll be hitting Vtec all day

masijdm

here is one sick si

masijdm

i will take picture of my radiator and show you hold up i dont know how to make it into one :{}

Unseen Racer

dude the first Si is too low. 2nd one is nice!
NEVER seen a civic with 2 radiators so i have NO idea how they look or how they are set up but i guess that you:

drain coolant
remove the right radiators(if your looking at it from front or left if you on the drivers seat)(or which ever radiator you want)
remove all extra hoses. (i assume that a T fitting was used. if so, remove it and buy a new hose for the radiator.)
and just add coolant

masijdm

my si is on 16's -_- atm thats why, so i took pictures uploading now one second

masijdm

masijdm

i've always had integras. -_- i dont even know how the radiator works on these things lmao

Unseen Racer

dude thats not 2 radiators. thats one. the on to the left on the 1st pic IS the radiator. the one on the right is for the A/C.
lol. you only have one radiator. and a radiator works by flowing coolant through it. wind goes through the radiator when you driving, cooling the coolant. its a continuous flow of coolant which all goes back to cool the engine

EDIT: and radiators work the same on all cars. its purpose is to cool down the coolant that is circulating through the engine so that way it doesnt over heat

masijdm

yeah but when i turn on my heater my heat gauge goes back down to cold..

Unseen Racer

where is your connection for your water temp gauge? since i am assuming that is what you mean. cuz i think your talking about an after market gauge. unless you mean the stock engine temp gauge on your cluster

masijdm

yes the stock engine temp gauge on my cluster ^^

Unseen Racer

im thinking MAYBE your heater core might be messed up. if it is, that is gonna be a pain in the azz to replace doing it yourself since it requires the entire dash to be removed

masijdm

god damn -_-

Unseen Racer

BUT i can be wrong. if it is your heater core. you can D.I.Y and spend around $90 for everything(basically just the heater core and more coolant)
but if you take it to a shop expect to spend somewhere in the mid hundreds. around $400-$500. depending on the shop.
my girls heater core got messed up and her dad ended up saying $450!

masijdm

LOL! na i got some good mechanics i know that will do it for $90 haha

Unseen Racer

HAHA! lucky! but yea. but like i said. it might be your heater core. or you might be lucky and it might just be your temp sensor for your coolant.

masijdm

hope temp sensor

civicdreamin

change your thermostat.. problem solved

Unseen Racer

lol. well it can be either one. or any other reason. connect it to computer and run a diagnostic on it. see if it throws any codes