PINKFIFFTY

Hey my radiator busted in my 92 civic and I was wondering what is the best radiator to go with up to $200 I was looking at password jdm, blox, and mishimoto and was just wondering if anybody has a preferance or know any goods bads about any brands, sorry if I posted in the wrong section, all help is much appreciated thanks

grumblemarc

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Koyo-stock replacement. Not much need for anything else.

sde780

I have no issues with the stock half size one...even boosted

Wrona

if u want a peice of mind get an aluminum radiator they usually dont spring leaks but my friends have Autozone radiators and they're fine

BryanM.

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If you have one in your area, Advance Auto has a 100% lifetime replacement warranty on there radiators. Aluminum and about $90.

Texas4door

O'Reilley's Murray OE style replacement
Lifetime warranty
$79.99
http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/de...1386&ppt=C0331

Don't put an aluminum rad on a stock engine or else it'll run too cool and your gas mileage and power is gonna be affected....or so I've heard.
Not to mention all aluminum rads can be expensive.

Good luck!

Hidenplanvew

godspeed... 120 bucks

jbpnoman

Godspeed is another eBay trash name.

Mishimoto is a solid name, but you'll do fine with an OE replacement from Autozone. Not everything has to have a name stamped to it.

Wrona

its not the radiator that controls how warm the engine gets its the thermostat and the half size aluminum radiators are just like regular ones its the full size radiators that make the car waste more gas at start up

PINKFIFFTY

Hey thanks for all the helpful ideas and prices on radiators, much appreciated

Hidenplanvew

Godspeed is fine, I have had a godspeed rad on my civic for 6 years and havent had a single issue.. They make ok rads, intercoolers and other small things.. I wouldnt use a turbo from them

jbpnoman

Their intercoolers and radiators might work "fine", but in the end it's all Chinese/Malay/Taiwan crap. Why buy a cheap eBay knockoff brand when you can get higher quality parts for the same/lower price in this case?

Blackworks Racing anyone? Did we ever get those shock dynos?

PINKFIFFTY

Is it a good idea to get a new thermostat at the same time? I am probably going with the mishimoto radiator is it a good idea to go with the mishimoto thermostat also it says it turns the fan on like 20° earlier than stock, i guess that couldnt hurt

Wrona

a full size or a half size? if u are getting a full size than thats a waste of money

owneyboy

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not to be a werido but. cooler water temps could make you slower. i like the go-autoworks
setup they have a fan that does the same cfm as FAL for a lot less.


http://www.go-autoworks-store.com/12sialraslfa.html

TOO MUCH TORQUE

your civic does not need anything more than a plastic top radiator. If you want a cheap, reliable and excellent radiators..look into CSF replacement radiators.

grumblemarc

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I run that. it does it's job. Takes longer to start blowing hot air during the winter months though.

PINKFIFFTY

wrona, I am getting the regular half sized

owney boy, ya i was talking to a friend today and he was telling me unluss its a full on track car not a good idea for the racing thermostat because it doesnt let your car warm up to what it is supposed to or something like that, thanks oh and that is a really good deal but i am just afraid of going with something like that and it not being as good of quality, and the radiator is something i dont want to skimp on.

thanks again for all the advice

PINKFIFFTY

Are radiator fans pretty universal like as long as it a single fan for the half sized radiator, I am thinking I might keep my stock one for now or maybe upgradeing to a 12" Blox racing slim fan on jhpusa for only $40 + shipping

Wrona

get an OEM thermostat and also u might wanna clear out ur heater core while youre at it since you will have the radiator out

here's a great video of it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcL_0TWeZJY

he uses CLR to clean out the heater core i did this and it worked great and it just lets u know that after so many years of flow u wont have to mess with ur heatercore for a while

Hidenplanvew

eric the car guy... good guy

PINKFIFFTY

Thanks Wrona I was going to change the thermostat and radiator hoses but I didnt know about flushing the heater core, I will definitely do that, I was reading on it and people were saying to stay away from CLR though so I was thinking of just using water

Texas4door

Is that the same thing as the fan switch?
I've got the Mishimoto fan switch that kicks the fan on sooner mainly because I live in Texas where it gets to be 115 degrees in the summer, and little extra cooling couldn't hurt.
Plus I've blow my headgasket before in this hella heat, so I'm not taking ANY chances
XD

PINKFIFFTY

No texas4door the fan switch controls when the fan turns and if you get the racing ones like you said will turn on sooner like 20° or so. The thermostat controls when to let water flow and the racing ones do open sooner to let cooler water/coolant to flow through your motor wich is great for full race applications but I was reading that it can be bad for normal driving operations because it isn't letting your car warm up fully as it is supposed to and can even give you a loss in power so thats why I am putting the stock one, the racing aluminum radiator sbould be more than sufficient for me even for light to medium track days when I get there:-)

PINKFIFFTY

Right now my car is just my daily driver but I plan to hopefully start autocrossing by the end of the year and eventually hope to take it to buttonwillow maybe laguna seca racetrack "not sure have to look into it more" and may also take it to a few car shows but thats a long time comeing