Pinner13

will it fit? got a mishimoto rad full size with slim fans and picking up a 96 hatch shell next week, just trying to see if it will fit or if i should sell it and get something else. putting my gsr motor in the hatch. thanks

Hidenplanvew

why would you want a full size? you dont need it

Pinner13

since i have it, guess i could sell for a half, but rather just use what i got

phoxking

it CAN fit by fabricating a few things. if you do want to do it, you have to cut and reweld the holding points. before my friend had the half size and full in his em1 and feels the same. just the full size takes WAY LONGER to warm up..

Pinner13

thanks for the info.

Hidenplanvew

ya you would have to cut and mount the bottom rad mounts

Wrona

wow you stated exactly what the other guy said good job trying to get ur post count up

phoxking

you stated what he repeated. post count up? aha lol jp


anyways ALSO my friend who had the half size and has the full currently(myself as well, but the full was the oem and my half size is mishimoto which i currently run) takes it once in awhile for spirited driving and to a mini track.

and stated before it performs the same, but just a little cooler he said but you can't really tell lol! just letting you know before if you wanna see how bad you wanna do it.

-pros to doing it though is if you don't have AC, it covers your motor so no creeps can look through+latch.

-cons to doing it is waste more radiator fluid/fabrication imo is a pain in the *** sometimes. GL!

gotz2b16

NOOO WAY!! That's the thermostats job.. The thermostat holds water in the engine block/head and allows the waterpump to circulate it within the engine till it warms up to the set temp on the thermostat.. once that temp is reached, the thermostat slowly opens to allow cold water in to maintain the set temp of the thermostat..

Now, if you're not running a thermostat, then you probably never will warm up and you should read up on reasons why you should NEVER leave the thermostat out of a fuel injected vehicle.

phoxking

my friends thermostat warmed up perfectly fine with the half size.. same thermo was used with the full size..don't see what else could be the reason it took longer to warm up..

gotz2b16

perhaps his thermostat was failing.. a lot of newer fail safe thermostats will fail open so the engine doesn't overheat causing permanent damage to the engine. That would definitely cause that to happen.