But yea my turbo, bov, and charge piping are ebay stuff. Rest is legit

 

Is it your thermostat. Cause my buddy had the same exact problem in his Kia. We swapped out the Thermostat and it works fine.

 

By the way.. newish stock cx radiator and stock fan. no cooling system upgrades

 

Really.. well that would be great, nice and simple. Anyone have a second opinion before I order a new thermo? OEM honda probably best on that right?

 

I suggest a leak down test and see if it bubbles out of rad. To see if it is a headgasket.

 

I started my car with the radiator cap off and no bubbles, nor did the coolant level decrease when the car warmed up. I did not turn the heat on during this test because I do not have a heater core. The coolant was slowly dribbling out the side of the radiator until I turned the car off.

On a related note, I topped my coolant off maybe 3 times since I've had my new setup and each time I added 100% coolant. Today I dumped my overflow reservoir and filled it with 100% water. Absolutely zero sign of oil in the coolant, or coolant in oil.

 

I'll be doing a compression test on sunday, will this reveal if its a blown headgasket?

 

if your headgasket is blown out enough it will tell during a compression test. Best way is like colby said do a leak down test. But for what its worth and there cheap change the thermostat first. This is why im staying allmotor with my b18c too many headaches with boost good chance its your HG. Your stock CX cooling system is good enough for your setup.

 

You can take your t-stat out and put it in water with a thermometer in the water heat the water until the t-stat opens if it opens at like 210-225 then it should be ok. Myself would just replace it with one from the local part store. when you order it you could get one a few degrees colder. remember when you put the t-stat in to keep the hole at the top so it bleeds right.

 

Installed my Extended Studs yesterday

 

http://www.c-speedracing.com/howto/w...ds_install.php

Perfect site

 

Compression test today was perfect, 180ish across the board. My only two ideas left are that my radiator **** the bed (how could I test this?) or my thermostat which I am about to remove and boil. But shouldnt it open at like 180 degrees, not 220? I dont have a thermometer so I was just going to make sure it opened before the water started to boil.

 

Just boiled my thermostat, the diaphragm opens and appears to function when water boils. My only idea now is that my radiator is broken.. how could I test it?

 

Just get a new Radiator and Go All Motor :D Lol

 

The car now overheats at idle with the thermostat removed..

 

I made a thread so I could stop clogging up this one with my problems. Heres the link in case anyone can contribute

https://honda-tech.com/forums/showthread.php?p=39723835

 

 

hahaha your an *** Cam

 

I didnt believe it was a genuine reaction until I watched it a few times

 

He must of saw his brother or dad kiss a white chick

 

haha i dunno i just found it on the interwebs and felt i had to share

 

Forecast for Epping, NH this Saturday is heavy rain...................

 

i know

 

Fixed my overheating problem.. had a few random TINY coolant leaks here and there that were just getting worse and worse. New clamps all around and zero heat issues since I'm very happy. Also installed a new shock and did a bunch of wiring. VIP Rent-A-Tool program kicks ***, I'll never have to buy anything again.

On a sad note, forecast for Import Wars is heavy rain with at least 2 inches of accumulation. In other words not happening

 

VIP at my town blows ball sack. Advance Auto Parts rents anything too. and it helps a tons. and 10-15% military discount. and im not even in the military. my dad was :D lol