im looking to confirm the OE model for a dual core radiator or something that is reasonably priced that will drop into a stock CRX/Civic.

im reading OE DA integra would work. ive also heard something about civic wagons but only the auto tranny radiator comes up as a different part number.

absoluteradiators advertises a OE replacement radiator that is dual core and thicker that fits. i read someone else wondering if its just the OE DA radiator they offer.

my friend can buy OE parts cheap. so if its a DA radiator indeed, then id rather him just order it thru his wholesaler than online.

also, does it matter for auto and manual tranny?

 

I just went on that same search last week.
auto radiators have 2 valves on the lower section (for the tranny cooler), you can usualy remove them and replace them with a bolt.
I came to the conclusion that the DA radiator was the best bet, thickness, hose size and compatible fan mount. but the only ones I could find were plastic ones.

Eventualy I found a welded aluminum OE replacement for a civic (maybe its for the DA but they claim not to make them) that had the thickness of the DA and also the larger diameter hoses/nipples like the DA. The only complaint I have is the lower fan mounts are different the one on the passenger side needed to be cut to clear the stock crossmember, but I made it work with a little modification.

Over all I'm very pleased, especialy cause I have never seen this type of welded aluminum radiator in and OE fitment. the fluidines type like this look like a pain to install .
not sure who makes it but I'll try to find out what brand it is, its from china.

 

Tyson, I've got the double wide from Absolute. Put it in about 4 years ago or so. I really like mine; did the two-hour trek from it being stored in my parents' garage yesterday, and it was pegged at the "C" on the gauge. It's definitely a thicker unit than stock, but still fits the location.

 

I have a dual core radiator in my 89 crx and it looks exactly the same as a regular one but cools the car much better, but the car seems to take longer to heat up to operating temp.

 

so uh... which radiator is that?

 

Auto vs. manual trans radiators just have a hookup on the passenger side bottom that hook up to the trans cooler lines. You can use either one without issue.

As a side note, i have been thinking about getting a auto trans version and then running a manual trans oil cooler system through it, but i am still working on the details.

 

ive got a Da radiator in mine, its got trans cooler in it too, i jus cut the fittings off, the DA radiator i got now if twice as thick as the stock civic one, i think the hose sizes on the DA are different than the civic/crx, if anything the hoses will fit so tight u wont need a hose clamp

 

Same here I have had the da rad in for years, its a non-OE, just a parts store one, its twice as thick and has the larger openings for a b- motor, mine seemed to be a universal da model it had plastic ends though, it had a bunch a different holes for different fans and had an oil cooler, I got the stock crx fan to bolt up but later switched to a da fan because the motor is larger and has 5 blades instead of the crx 4 and pulls much more air

 

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Are you going to run a pump to get the manual fluid through the cooler?? I pretty sure you will not benefit in anyway by doing that. However you could run oil lines through it and use it as an oil cooler.


I actually just ordered the koyo 53mm rad from absolute on friday, yet I cannot get a hold of them to find out the status of my order. I blew up my stock radiator just 15 miles after doing a d16a6 swap and auto to manual in my 90' hatch and now im just waiting for the radiator.

 

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Are you going to run a pump to get the manual fluid through the cooler?? I pretty sure you will not benefit in anyway by doing that. However you could run oil lines through it and use it as an oil cooler.

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Well, that is the idea. My reasoning for it is that i run a 4.9 final drive in my street car, and after driving on the highway, i start to grind 2nd pretty bad after about 20 miles.

I am still thinking about a way I can measure the temps in my trans to see if the cooler will help or just make it worse. My idea for that is to buy another oil drain plug and drill a hole to get a thermoresistor in the hole, and go from there. armed with that data, i will then consider a cooler setup which would incorporate some sort of electric pump. I just haven't had a chance because i worked 67 hours last week..

 

btw, im told the stock toyo for the WAGON 1.6L AUTOMATIC tranny is dual core.

the stock part numbers do suggest it is different too.

 

i used the DA radiator on my ef....no problem......but if u have 4-1 header...u got to remove one of the fans. also use da radiator hose....top and bottom. u got to trim a lil bit and dont use the oem claps....but the adjustable clamps.

 

is the DA dual core? or single core but thicker?

 

From the FAQ you created, there is a link to Wes Vaughn's site.

http://www.performanceforum.co....html

 

thanks. its wes vann. and he can be old and crotchety sometimes... and not always right with his answers. lol. j/k sorta.

 

for what its worth....
the DA rad has no interchage... so its just for the DA tegs. not sure if it is dual core or single.

the wgn rad is different from the sdn/hb, i dont know how. but they arnt made anymore by OE manufacturers.

 

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it looks like a dual core........but how can i tell?

 

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What!?!? <U>My answers are always correct and not opinionated in any manner.</U>

Tyson; The DA radiator I used was a Modine and it's possible that it's no longer available in that specific configuration. I seem to recall that what they now sell is more "generic" in nature so that it also fits other cars. It came with brass caps (not plastic) and the hose sizes were for the B motor.

Wes Vann

 

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thanks for the helpfull write up I completly forgot to put your link up

Yeah, modine was sold to another company, when i ordered one a plastic one showed up , so try elsewhere.

 

just to update, we did buy this from a local parts store. had to be specific about the WAGON 1.6L AUTOMATIC model. but it fits in the race EF. there was a small clearance issue at one of the corners, but not a big deal. and it is dual core, thats all that mattered.

im not sure if the one on absolute radiators is the DA or wagon. we didnt buy it from them.

 

i went the ebay route, radiator has worked out fine so far. i think it came from a place called autopartsplus of something close to that. it has the trans cooler fittings but i have a manual. it went in fine and was cheap

 

they all have the tranny cooler.

just ignore it if you have a manual.

 

...Or use it as a "poor man's oil cooler"?

 

no, thats exactly what you dont want to do.

its useless as an oil cooler. particularly for the engine.

ignore it.

 

Saw some one bragging it was 'pegged on the C'. Umm, don't we WANT to reach nominal operating (i.e. efficient) temperature? Also, you sure you have the sender hooked back up?