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Old Nov 29, 2014 | 09:52 AM
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Whos running half radiator? Whats a good brand? post some Picture
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Old Nov 29, 2014 | 09:59 AM
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Mishimoto on the EG and a Go-Autoworks on the ED.

Mishimoto cools almost too efficiently for cold weather NA. Heat barely gets hot even with a good thermostat.
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Old Nov 29, 2014 | 10:33 AM
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Just bought the Skunk2 Alpharad for my 91 ef sedan but it has fitment issue's
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Old Nov 29, 2014 | 10:40 AM
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Old Nov 29, 2014 | 12:41 PM
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Yeah thats what im worry about. Just want to see what I run into.

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Old Nov 29, 2014 | 04:35 PM
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Originally Posted by 0c00l
Just bought the Skunk2 Alpharad for my 91 ef sedan but it has fitment issue's
Does your hood close without hitting the radiator cap?
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Old Nov 30, 2014 | 10:14 AM
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Does your hood close without hitting the radiator cap?
Nope, thats the problem. It looks like I'd have to remove or replace the crossmember or cut it???
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Old Nov 30, 2014 | 05:42 PM
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I've got a $80 ebay EG one in my 88 si beater . . . had to "trim" the crossmember there and drop the radiator down about an inch to clear the hood as-is.

I've seen the "hack the hood" mod and it just leaves it very flimsy there in the middle. Not a big deal if you go to hood pins I guess . . .
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Old Nov 30, 2014 | 06:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Pro-SeriesFab
I've got a $80 ebay EG one in my 88 si beater . . . had to "trim" the crossmember there and drop the radiator down about an inch to clear the hood as-is.

I've seen the "hack the hood" mod and it just leaves it very flimsy there in the middle. Not a big deal if you go to hood pins I guess . . .
I'm going hood pins as the hood goes all the way down just barely misses locking though.
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Old Nov 30, 2014 | 08:14 PM
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Same problem for me too. I had to cut out a small portion of the hood for it to close properly. I wish I would've bought the full size.
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Old Dec 9, 2014 | 07:29 AM
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i have a mishimoto from a eg installed on my crx.. had to cut the front rad support made some custom brackets for the ktuned traction bar custom top bracket to hold the radiator in place and hood pins because i had to remove the oem hood latch and cut away at the hood a little.. wasnt fun lol i have pictures if you guys want some ideas on how i did mine
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Old Dec 9, 2014 | 07:30 AM
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also if u have a b series or h and plan on going turbo ur not gonna fit a full radiator in there.. its an ef this is the only flaw in my eyes no dam room for anything lol
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Old Dec 9, 2014 | 07:39 AM
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0c001 - that looks bad.
The fan shroud doesn't even fit well.
Yuck!
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Old Dec 9, 2014 | 08:35 AM
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0c001 - that looks bad.
The fan shroud doesn't even fit well.
Yuck!
I hear ya, Im really disappointed with Skunk2 on this but it seems any half rad of decent quality doesn't fit without cutting something.
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