who-got-rice

whats up people, i need a little info on which radiator to use in the swap i just did for a friends 94 civic hatch, i'm thinking its probably a 94+ acura but would like to know before i order one in. thanks for any info.

b16ahybrid

you can use the stock civic one, thats what i'm using

who-got-rice

really? thats wierd because the stock hoses from the b16a are bigger, not too much but lose enough to make me nervous, how did yours fit? see i thought you used your original radiator too thats why i never thought to order another one, i was just going to double clamp them but i wanted to be sure first.

taqman15

you can use your stock civic radiator but the hoses from the swap will be too big. What I would recommend is to get a del sol dual core radiator and all the hoses should fit perfectly. Plus you will have the added bonus of a dual core radiator and have no worries about overheating.

Otherwise if you still want to use your stock civic radiator, you can just cut a piece from your old civic radiator hose and wedge it into the b16 hose and then fit it on the radiator. That should work or you can just use the b16 hose and clamp it in with a hose clamp to fit

up to you

dwnthehatch

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What I did was leave the stock hoses on the radiator inlet and outlet and cut off the excess hose. I slid the larger hoses over that one and clamped it down. It was a pain in the *** but it worked. No leaks for over 5 months.

UNCVLZD

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I did that too on a GS-R swap into an EG, she leaked on me after a bit. I even tried sealing it.

I did a B16A into an EG, too, and we got a Fluidyne radiator custom built to fit the car and hoses at no extra charge. It NEVER over heats, looks tight, and saves a headache on fitting a double-wide (like the GSR one) in there.

ShakesTheKlown

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With the del sol radiator, will that require making some brackets to hold the radiator, or are the holes in the same position as the 5th gen civic's stock radiator? I'm running my D16z6's radiator with my B18cr, and am finally starting to beef up the bank account again...

doublejz

i used a del sol rad. dual core, the hoses fit fine, and mounts/sits the exact same

ShakesTheKlown

Fan too? I can't remember if the fan mounts to the radiator or what... It's 5 am, and I don't feel like going past my parents room and risking waking up the neighbor's dog to go check on my car...

b16ahybrid

just clamped mine down, it's been about 3 years with no problems.
Btw the del sol your looking for is the vtec del sol, it comes with the duel core radiator.

ShakesTheKlown

Yep, the B16 Sol... Also the 96+ EX Automatic is a dual core, right? Same thing with the mounting and everything? I don't have one lined up yet, but I wanna make sure of my options...

who-got-rice

nice! yo, thanks for all the input guys, its much appreciated, you know i found out why i had the problem in the first place, the guy at the parts store gave me the wrong radiator the first time, he gave me a d16z6 and not the dual overhead b16 series, thats why i thought there was something wierd going on, thanks though to you guys helpin out i went back in and had another guy look up the part numbers for me an we figured it out. thank again everyone!