is the radiator from a sohc civic same as the one from a dohc radiator?

 

even the SOHC civics have at least two different ones that i know of. best thing to do is to look up the parts numbers on your favorite part supplier website for the cars in question.

if you're concerned about interchangeability... they do.

 

you can go with the sohc one or the dohc one. A lot of people run dual-core rads in the dohc, but a single core will work just fine

 

the DOHC radiators should have a bigger hose size compared to the SOHC ones...you may run into problems there...

 

yeah I guess that was my question.. my friend needs a radiator for his civic but he got a b18 motor.. I have an extra radiator from (I think) a sohc civic ek.. friend says it won't fit.. I parted out an si for my ek so I'm using the si radiator. I have a radiator idk what it's from because the shell I bought was heavily modded before so it might not be the stock one.. it's goin into a b18 civic, err trying. thanks in advance

 

he may be able to get away with using 2 hose clamps to make sure it doesn't leak. it's doable, but i wouldn't leave it like that for too long.

 

Just to confirm some stuff and make it easier to read:
-B-series civic rads use larger inlets for the rad hoses and are dual core.
-A stock D-series rad will work just fine if you use adjustable gear type hose clamps.