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Old Mar 27, 2007 | 09:23 PM
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how thick are those?
Old Mar 28, 2007 | 03:49 PM
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just bought an aluminum one off ebay for 100 shipped. You can get them for under 100 all day long on there.
Old Mar 28, 2007 | 04:14 PM
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the neon radiators come from sohc NON-A/C equipped, 5 speed neons. they are pretty eaty to install, but you obviously need an external rad cap. i modded the one off a stock neon to fit, but getting a nice one from summit would be better

i run a dual core 92-95 auto civic radiator in my DC2 now, runs perfectly cool, no problems ever, even on 90+ degree days doing 2nd gear burnouts
Old Mar 28, 2007 | 06:08 PM
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Default Re: stock civic 1/2 size radiator, cool enough for boost??

Word on the dual core auto 92-95 rads, I got one on my car. The weird thing is I pulled it off a 5 speed EX.
Old Mar 29, 2007 | 10:56 PM
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Default Re: stock civic 1/2 size radiator, cool enough for boost??

Originally Posted by Minor Threat
street imports aka Yonaka has some pretty killer prices on ebay for 1/2 size thick core aluminum ones. Very nice units, I've used a couple of them.
Any problems with the cap sealing? We ran one for a season on my business partners car and it spit all over. This season both of us are running one, but we plan on replacing the fillers/cap with a summit weld on unit.
Old Mar 30, 2007 | 04:12 PM
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Should work fine with no problems, mine has
Old Apr 2, 2007 | 04:46 PM
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Default Re: stock civic 1/2 size radiator, cool enough for boost??

I may also have to look into this...the guy who is fabbing up my downpipe says that the exhaust housing on my turbo(Blaast T3/T4) is gonna be REALLY close to my radiator...do you guys think that a half radiator will be sufficient to cool a 2.5 liter engine? I thought about at least trying it and running water wetter and all as well. My car is a Nissan(SpecV) and my radiator hoses(at least the top one,cylinder head to radiator) are on the drivers side of the car. Have any of you guys mounted ur radiator on the drivers side. I think it's doable I just haven't looked under my hood yet to see, since I just found out this was gonna be a problem...
Old Apr 2, 2007 | 05:28 PM
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Default Re: stock civic 1/2 size radiator, cool enough for boost??

Originally Posted by CspecRun
I may also have to look into this...the guy who is fabbing up my downpipe says that the exhaust housing on my turbo(Blaast T3/T4) is gonna be REALLY close to my radiator...do you guys think that a half radiator will be sufficient to cool a 2.5 liter engine? I thought about at least trying it and running water wetter and all as well. My car is a Nissan(SpecV) and my radiator hoses(at least the top one,cylinder head to radiator) are on the drivers side of the car. Have any of you guys mounted ur radiator on the drivers side. I think it's doable I just haven't looked under my hood yet to see, since I just found out this was gonna be a problem...
Should be fine, just make sure you get a dual core. If you are running hotter than you want you can always use a separate switch to turn on your fan all the time.
Old Apr 3, 2007 | 04:52 AM
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Originally Posted by ej1 wilcox
Good luck finding one. They are hard as ---- to find. I called every single auto parts store in my area, all the junk yards, and even the dealership, none could get a hold of a 1/2 sized radiator.

I ended up finding one on eBay for sale. Just keep your eyes open, they are hard to find, but they are sooo easy to install it's worth it.

Hey didnt I buy that from you?

lol... I think i did but i never got to use it. wound up selling it again :-/ wish i hadn't
Old Apr 7, 2007 | 01:37 PM
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Default Re: stock civic 1/2 size radiator, cool enough for boost??

We're running a half-sized radiator in a 90 DA Integra... No overheating problems what so ever... It's the cheap radiator too from E-Gay
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