Changing to an aftermarket radiator
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Changing to an aftermarket radiator
My car is almost due for a coolant flush, and I figured it would be a good opportunity to go ahead and swap to a more efficient aftermarket radiator. How difficult is it to install a new radiator?
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Re: Changing to an aftermarket radiator (Draggin99Si)
very easy.....unless it's a hard fit, and you'll have to do custom fit.
-take off the radiator cap. get an oil pan or something under radiator and unscrew the screw on the bottom of it to drain it all the coolant out.
-there should be 2 hoses (top and bottom) of it. unclamp and take those out
-the rest should be simple bolts and plugs for the radiator and fan that you'll have to take out.
there was a good thread on step to step howto do this....let's see if anyone can find it before me...
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https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=794765
-take off the radiator cap. get an oil pan or something under radiator and unscrew the screw on the bottom of it to drain it all the coolant out.
-there should be 2 hoses (top and bottom) of it. unclamp and take those out
-the rest should be simple bolts and plugs for the radiator and fan that you'll have to take out.
there was a good thread on step to step howto do this....let's see if anyone can find it before me...
EDIT:
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=794765
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Re: Changing to an aftermarket radiator (Draggin99Si)
what car and engine do you have, and is the radiator a stock piece?
Oh yeah the whole club SI is really gay, lol.
Oh yeah the whole club SI is really gay, lol.
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Re: Changing to an aftermarket radiator (Draggin99Si)
lol leave it, it's more then enough to cool anything. Unless you are going to be boosing and making serious I mean serious amounts of power, you won't need to get different radiator. You already got a dual core radiator it's not worth wasting your money on something that you don't need. Just flush and refill, and spend the money on something else.
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Re: Changing to an aftermarket radiator (Draggin99Si)
believe me you are still going to be fine, even with supercharger. I would say that radiator is good for 300hp+
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