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radiator upgrade needed?


bingisSD
04-30-2005, 07:38 PM
ok so I swapped in a b18b1 but i still got my little dinky vx radiator, anytime i drive hard it overheats. i raced a 300zx the other day and in the middle of the race my resovoir blew open and coolant shot all over and out my radiator vent in my carbon fiber it was uncool. my question is, does anyone else out there run a b18 on their little tiny thin civic radiator, if so, do they overheat? ive already flushed and my radiator and my fan works. could it be a bad thermostat or is it just time to get a hiflow aftermarket radiator?

and please no arguing like some of the other threads recently, thanks. or else.. :chair:

94DXSiR
04-30-2005, 07:48 PM
When I got my JDM B16A, the guy who did the swap mentioned to me that the engine will run hotter than the D15 in a 94 DX. And told me it would be a good idea to get a fluidyne radiator. So maybe it would be jsut a good idea to upgrade yours?

snowman2005
04-30-2005, 08:21 PM
dual core del sol raditor or an aftermarket oem style will prob work. del sol rad. works for the b16 pretty sure it ill do for the b18.

superbluecivicsi
05-01-2005, 02:51 AM
2 years 12psi b16 hb on a stock radaiator. never had a problem with overheating. i live in the california desert ;)

snowman2005
05-01-2005, 10:14 AM
2 years 12psi b16 hb on a stock radaiator. never had a problem with overheating. i live in the california desert ;)
what does the temparature get up to out there?

superbluecivicsi
05-01-2005, 11:31 AM
106 last year tops.

E Honda
05-01-2005, 02:30 PM
ok so I swapped in a b18b1 but i still got my little dinky vx radiator, anytime i drive hard it overheats. i raced a 300zx the other day and in the middle of the race my resovoir blew open and coolant shot all over and out my radiator vent in my carbon fiber it was uncool. my question is, does anyone else out there run a b18 on their little tiny thin civic radiator, if so, do they overheat? ive already flushed and my radiator and my fan works. could it be a bad thermostat or is it just time to get a hiflow aftermarket radiator?

and please no arguing like some of the other threads recently, thanks. or else.. :chair:

Get a fluidyne.....Will run you about 300 clams or so for a new one.theres a pic in here somewhere of 1 (http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/t_maxx_central/album?.dir=/1834)

bingisSD
05-01-2005, 09:01 PM
well 300 is too steep for me, i see some on ebay for 150, any suggestion on that substitute?

E Honda
05-01-2005, 09:10 PM
well 300 is too steep for me, i see some on ebay for 150, any suggestion on that substitute?

If its thicker I would say so.

snowman2005
05-02-2005, 06:25 PM
$99.99 del sol dual core rad. at autozone. cheap and reliable.

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