little help deciding on a half radiator.

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Old Mar 4, 2005 | 01:38 PM
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Default little help deciding on a half radiator.

i'm going to buy a 92-95 rad and i found two on ebay.
1 is a dual copper core 1.25" thick rad , 2 is a single core 1" thick alu rad.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...&rd=1

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...&rd=1

they both argue that theirs is the best, but i am asking my fellow ef'ers to help me decide.
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Old Mar 4, 2005 | 04:40 PM
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Default Re: little help deciding on a half radiator. (drewthomas14)

get the dual core one, i have one in my hatch and it keeps my b18a real nice and cool
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Old Mar 4, 2005 | 04:44 PM
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I would have a hard time putting my faith in either one, especially at that price. Neither offers any kind of warranty(go figure). This is a vital component to your engine and if it fails you are up the creek. Do yourself a favor and go to http://www.radiator.com/ and order one from there. I got one for $100 shipped with a lifetime warranty. Plus, it showed up at my door in two days. Great OEM replacement and it works! They will also price match but I doubt you will beat them.

Forget the ebay radiators, when you pay a too good to be true price, you usually get a too good to be true part.
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Old Mar 5, 2005 | 06:23 AM
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well the one i have is from the b16 del sol, so i actually did pay i think $120
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Old Mar 5, 2005 | 06:34 AM
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Any one know how much you have to tilt the eg rads to fit the efs?
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Old Mar 5, 2005 | 07:15 AM
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I didnt have to tilt mine because I had a place racing crossmember. MAD clearance. I bought one of those $50 aluminum 1" core ones on ebay. the quality on em looks REALLY good. they have plastic endtanks but the core looks SWEET. it doesnt look any lower of quality than your autozone radiators and I ran one of those fine for about a year on a previous rex. ill get some pics of the ebay radiator with a slim fan I mounted up to it. When I get the rex runnin Ill post some impressions of it .
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Old Mar 5, 2005 | 08:11 AM
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thanks, for the last opinion. any more , im not sure which would cool better. does the stock fan fit on it with good clearance?

also how would one of these 12" fans work for cooling it. specs say 1400cfm https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=936861

he also has a 14" that i would get if the 12" isnt sufficient.
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Old Mar 5, 2005 | 08:17 AM
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get the FULL-RACE PWR CRX radiator. You dont have to lean it, fits perfectly, so I was told. I ordered mine last Friday
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Old Mar 5, 2005 | 08:24 AM
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here is a picture before I got my place racing crossmember with a 92-00 civic Fluidyne rad.
http://www.we-todd-did-racing....D.jpg

Here is a picture with the new crossmember you can see there is alot more clearance now.
http://www.we-todd-did-racing....D.jpg
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Old Mar 5, 2005 | 05:48 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ELAMINT5 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">get the FULL-RACE PWR CRX radiator. You dont have to lean it, fits perfectly, so I was told. I ordered mine last Friday</TD></TR></TABLE>


deff the way to go. and the 12 inch should be fine, i just got one from him too. really nice stuff good seller
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Old Mar 6, 2005 | 06:53 PM
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i installed mine today , Im usin the slim fan i got at autozone for $65. you can get em on ebay CHEAP. like $30 or somethin. ill post pics tomorrow also.
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Old Mar 6, 2005 | 07:20 PM
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not to thread hack but if i wanted to keep a/c in my crx would i need to keep with original size rad or could i run all with the half size civic size rad? i have a bran new fluidyne in box i'm thinking about selling if i cant use it.
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Old Mar 7, 2005 | 02:27 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by memphisraines26 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">not to thread hack but if i wanted to keep a/c in my crx would i need to keep with original size rad or could i run all with the half size civic size rad? i have a bran new fluidyne in box i'm thinking about selling if i cant use it.</TD></TR></TABLE>

you can keep your ac, you would just need a slim fan on it.
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