I have a 88 civic 4dr. I wanted to know what options i have interms of radiators for that car. i dont want to spend wayyy too much on it but i want a relatively good one. i've seen the ones that fluidyne carries but i haven't seen others. any help is appreciated. thanks.

 

what motor and set up? what are you doing with the car?

why do you need a new radiator?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by rsca_crx &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">what motor and set up? what are you doing with the car?

why do you need a new radiator?</TD></TR></TABLE>

it has the stock motor in it. its my daily driver. the braket on top of the radiator were the air box is mounted to by the battery is broken so i JB welded for the mean while but its leaks anyways.

 

just get another stock radiator. anything else for that set up is a waste of money.

 

You have a couple of inexpensive options. One is to buy a dual core stock replacement radiator. These are sold for the Wagovan models, but will fit into ANY 1988-1991 Civic/CRX. You should be able to pick up one of these for not much more than a single core radiator. The other option is a dual core 1990-1993 Integra radiator. These radiators feature larger hose nipples, which makes them ideal for B-series swaps. They do require different fans, however. Also, stay away from plastic tank Integra radiators, as they are often too tall to fit in a Civic/CRX.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by StorminMatt &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> They do require different fans, however. Also, stay away from plastic tank Integra radiators, as they are often too tall to fit in a Civic/CRX.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I have a plastic tank da rad it fits fine, and the stock main fan even bolted right up, dont know about the ac fan as i dont have ac

 

Thread jack in progress, fool.

The DA radiators are like, 3/4 the size of the EF radiators, right? I'm trying to figure out what the hell is in my car so I can replace it.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 91SiZ6 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Thread jack in progress, fool.

The DA radiators are like, 3/4 the size of the EF radiators, right? I'm trying to figure out what the hell is in my car so I can replace it.</TD></TR></TABLE>

i have a stock oem 91 integra rad and its actually about the same size just alot thicker..

 

i don't see the point in adding a larger/heavier radiator to a dd (or any car) that is not experiencing heat issues.

personally, if i was going to change things, i'd go to the lightest one that would get the job done. like what honda did, though they had a couple factors in mind that you might not (cost, dd'ability, over-capacity safety factor for intended use, etc.).

ymmv.

 

Hmm. I might have to take a picture to find out what it is. Long story short, the stock EF radiator doesn't have the clearance it needs on the driver's side to fit. The mystery radiator I had donated to me is about 5-6" away from the mounts on the driver's side, but it needs to be replaced.