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Old Jan 3, 2007 | 12:52 PM
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I got an ITR swap on my EK, I have the stock EK radiator for the ITR and I know that couldnt be good so I'm asking if I could put the ITR radiator on my EK
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Old Jan 3, 2007 | 01:32 PM
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the stock rad will work fine. as long as its in good shape(fins are still good)

Is it overheating at all?
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Old Jan 3, 2007 | 01:39 PM
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use the 00 si radiator its a dual core.
ek hatch comes stock with the single core
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Old Jan 3, 2007 | 01:46 PM
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will he lose any clearance as far as AC goes, if he still has? and lots of people have run swapped motors on the stock single core rad.
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Old Jan 3, 2007 | 03:35 PM
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No the car runs good it doesn't over heat at all.
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Old Jan 3, 2007 | 03:36 PM
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will it make any different if i swap it with the si rad or will it run the some?
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Old Jan 4, 2007 | 01:10 PM
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I have the same swap and have had these issues in my EK. I'll speak from experience.

The stock 1/2 radiator blows *** and the ITR radiator will cause clearance issues with the A/C fan. The full size rad will be close to the A/C condensor which will cause your A/C to suck since it will leach heat into the system and won't cool well. If you want to install the full size, you woll also need to modify the little mounts that the radiator sits in. That requires welding. Best thing to do is get a cheap, thick 1/2 size aluminum radiator from Ebay. That's what I did. It works very well and I haven't had any issues. since.
It has cooled exactly like my full sized ITR radiator and my AC works a lot better.
Try this one:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...QrdZ1
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Old Jan 4, 2007 | 01:12 PM
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just get a slim fan and use the stock rad. more air less issues
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Old Jan 4, 2007 | 01:15 PM
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if it doesnt overheat, whats wrong with a single core stock radiator?

If you like bling or wasting money, go with that EBAY rad, heard the welding is top notch, but you dont really need a dual core unless you heat up.

You can always get a dual core Del Sol VTEC or civic SI dual core at a junkyard for pretty cheap.
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Old Jan 4, 2007 | 01:18 PM
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Don't forget we both live in Texas. The summers here are hell. Triple digits are not uncommon.
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Old Jan 4, 2007 | 01:19 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by D50boy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Don't forget we both live in Texas. The summers here are hell. Triple digits are not uncommon. </TD></TR></TABLE>

didnt see that. OP, at least get dual core rad. All B-series either have dual core or a full width radiator for a reason i suppose...
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