Autozone rads question. Please look inside if you use one or know someone who has
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Autozone rads question. /RESOLVED
car: 94 civic ex coupe d16z6, daily driving spirited driving daily.
tried searching and could not find a clear answer. Well, I need to replace my rad cuz of a leak. I wanted to know if the autozone rads are any good. After rifling thru the threads I have gathered some pros and cons. But wanted to get everyones opinion on this.
All alum rad(mishimoto,goodspeed ebay) I hear they are heavier,thicker so take up more space, and really doent offer that much of a cooling performce over stock.
Autozone rad - lighter, thinner, lifetime warranty. autozones are everywhere. cheaper
tried searching and could not find a clear answer. Well, I need to replace my rad cuz of a leak. I wanted to know if the autozone rads are any good. After rifling thru the threads I have gathered some pros and cons. But wanted to get everyones opinion on this.
All alum rad(mishimoto,goodspeed ebay) I hear they are heavier,thicker so take up more space, and really doent offer that much of a cooling performce over stock.
Autozone rad - lighter, thinner, lifetime warranty. autozones are everywhere. cheaper
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Re: Autozone rads question. Please look inside if you use one or know someone who ha
I have an autozone radiator on mine now and it does great! i have had no problems at all with it.
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Re: Autozone rads question. Please look inside if you use one or know someone who ha
If it's a daily, and not turbo'd or anything that would necessitate needed more cooling capacity, I can't imagine why an Autozone would underperform as compared to OEM.
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Re: Autozone rads question. Please look inside if you use one or know someone who ha
car: 94 civic ex coupe d16z6, daily driving spirited driving daily.
tried searching and could not find a clear answer. Well, I need to replace my rad cuz of a leak. I wanted to know if the autozone rads are any good. After rifling thru the threads I have gathered some pros and cons. But wanted to get everyones opinion on this.
All alum rad(mishimoto,goodspeed ebay) I hear they are heavier,thicker so take up more space, and really doent offer that much of a cooling performce over stock.
Autozone rad - lighter, thinner, lifetime warranty. autozones are everywhere. cheaper
tried searching and could not find a clear answer. Well, I need to replace my rad cuz of a leak. I wanted to know if the autozone rads are any good. After rifling thru the threads I have gathered some pros and cons. But wanted to get everyones opinion on this.
All alum rad(mishimoto,goodspeed ebay) I hear they are heavier,thicker so take up more space, and really doent offer that much of a cooling performce over stock.
Autozone rad - lighter, thinner, lifetime warranty. autozones are everywhere. cheaper
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Re: Autozone rads question. Please look inside if you use one or know someone who ha
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I would also recommend a 94-95 DelSol Vtec radiator for Eg's. They are a perfect swap and they are dual core radiators. Many people with boosted B18's run these with no issues. It costs about the same as the stock replacement with much better cooling. Rockauto is also an awesome place. I can typically buy and pay to ship from them cheaper then Autozone or Advance, and I even get a 10% discount at Advance.
I would also recommend a 94-95 DelSol Vtec radiator for Eg's. They are a perfect swap and they are dual core radiators. Many people with boosted B18's run these with no issues. It costs about the same as the stock replacement with much better cooling. Rockauto is also an awesome place. I can typically buy and pay to ship from them cheaper then Autozone or Advance, and I even get a 10% discount at Advance.
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Re: Autozone rads question. Please look inside if you use one or know someone who ha
If you have a lightly modified DD, you won't notice a difference in cooling. You're probably better off with a autozone rad if you are looking to save money.
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Re: Autozone rads question. Please look inside if you use one or know someone who ha
I bought an ebay one for about $45 for my ej8 which worked fine until i totally it a year later. I doubt cooling is any difference between oem/oem replica. I would say longevity would be the thing to be concerned with here and therefore I would have to trust Autozone over ebay because they have a name to protect.
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Re: Autozone rads question. Please look inside if you use one or know someone who ha
so far all of the autozone parts I have used have been great (knock on wood). so far no known issues with autozone rads, thats good news.
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Re: Autozone rads question. Please look inside if you use one or know someone who ha
I have had an Autozone radiator and it works fine too, even when my car overheated because of a leaky headgasket it still performed well. Now that the headgasket was replaced I have had no overheating issues whatsoever, even in summer using the AC.
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Re: Autozone rads question. Please look inside if you use one or know someone who ha
A rad is one of those things that just doesn't really concern me. There are no moving parts, no electronics, basically all you have to worry about is corrosion resistance and making sure it doesn't leak where the core meets the tanks. Remember that stock D-series rads work just fine for a B-series swap, so no I wouldn't be at all worried about running an Autozone D-series rad with a stock D-series.
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Re: Autozone rads question. Please look inside if you use one or know someone who ha
just picked one up and installed it. 1 question. I noticed it was double the thickness. Does this mean its dual core?
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