Im running 3layers of exhuast heap wrap , twin fans and my downpipe is touching the radiator.
Never had any problems , turn fan off on the highway works beautiful.

 

Get the car hot as hell and see if the radiator is hot. If its not, your narrowing down your problems.

Does the temp. sky-rocket super quickly? Or just, boil over given a bit of abuse?

 

i vote one of three things...

1. fan spinning wrong direction (pushing air forward instead of pulling it in)
2. timing maps are FUCKED stupid retarded
3. headgasket

 

i vote water pump unless you havent noticed any leaks, then I vote #2 out of ***** list, since youve checked most everything else

 

has anyone tried removing the thermostat completely??
is this safe to do?

 

If you remove the thermostat the water will go to fast thru the radiator so you have to make a restrictor to slow the flow. As far as the overheatig I had the same problem and it was my HG. Do not drive with the fan always runing. Let the cooling system run the way it should. Check you water tank. If it is full of water after hard driving then you have compresion in the cooling system that throws the cooling fluid to the tank.
I had a blown HG and the car was not smoking, every thing was fine until i go to WOT. Then the water goes out thru the cap and the air gets in the cooling system.

 

HG, easy and done.

I replaced EVERYTHING before the HG, and only the HG fixed it.

 

take your cat off and check to see if it's clogged.

 

Putting the washers in and raising the rear of the hood can sometimes have the opposite effect, drawing in air instead of allowing it to exit. I recommend taping small strips of ribbon on the edge and see if it's an area of low or high pressure. I don't think you want the cowl induction effect.

 

you shouldnt need to do dumb crap like that anyways to keep a car cool...A stock honda cooling system if the motor is running right should cool it fine.

I have a customer running a built 2 liter gs-r on a big turbo and a single core half rad runs cool as it should. Also using a dinky AC condensor fan too.