small radiator for CRX?
 

ok i have heard or Civic 92-95, del Sol, Neon, whatever. anyone have pics and mods needed for these setups???

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of course you will need a jb engineering xmember ;D

Beau

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turbo HF im lookin for the same type of rad hah.

a neon will work?

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here's a good pic of John Ward's setup... I believe that's a 5g civic radiator.

http://www.rpiracing.com/flcrxmeet/2...CN0730_JPG.htm

-Henry

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"jb engineering xmember"

i like the sound of that. im also looking for a "FEZ" style radiator, we will see how that turns out...

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i could just hack half my radiator off and fiberglass it back up..

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that could be one hell of a homemade job....

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that thought has crossed my mind, but i think im going to pass on cutting mine i half...

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lol
actually if you cut it where the fins are you wouldnt break anything..

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dam its to bad john's manifold is rubing on his hood. that rad he has is a 5th gen civic he said it sits very low to the ground :-\

Beau

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im working on something right now, need some cash though. we will see how it works out. i will keep you informed.

anyone know a half way desent radiator shop in north seattle/everett area?

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I'm also planning on useing either the jimfab or z10 for my project. I was planning on useing the civic rad. Is John useing a custom crossmember? I'm wondering why the rad sits too low...I would reread the original post but as you all know it's down. Shouldn't a 5th gen rad sit right on top of the aftermarket crossmembers? Is the neon rad a bit shorter?
As far as the cost of the premade crossmembers keep in mind the whole insurance deal. I was speaking to a friend in insurance and if you have somthing that is "not reccomended" for street it could (if they could figure it out) cause issues. Is the extra $ worth it for the Z10 that has "for street and track" listed...hmm. I wonder how they came to those conclusions, and I wonder what thier liability is. And what sucks more is the extra price you have to pay for the Z10's if you are using a D series...damn man.

Re:small radiator for CRX?
 

im having a custom crossmember made (there is another post about that), not sure how much clearance that will provide.

i scored the radiator though! its from a 75 Civic and it about half the size of the radiator in my CRX now (generic aftermarket Civic/CRX replacement). i will try to post some pics of it and some dimentions later...

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well here it is 8) :

http://a7.cpimg.com/image/A5/D3/1506...-0080006E-.jpg

http://a9.cpimg.com/image/A7/D3/1506...-0080006B-.jpg

http://a0.cpimg.com/image/A8/D3/1506...-00800047-.jpg

was trying to strip the flaking paint off then sray it with another coat of paint.

the radiator measures: 15 inchs wide (not including the braket), about 16.5 inchs tall, and 2 inchs thick.
im going to intall it with a slim high flow fan (~1000cfm, 10-12inch)...

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https://www.homemadeturbo.com/misc/rayc.jpg

hey turbohf

know the exhaust port size and what size tube to use on a exhaust manifold.
2"
3"
what size should it be.

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send me the pics ill host em
shortyz@teamsynthetik.com

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"know the exhaust port size and what size tube to use on a exhaust manifold.
2"
3"
what size should it be."

dont know the port size. for the downpipe i would go as big as possible like a 2.5", 3"if you got a big turbo...

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uh
no.

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thanks man, you got mail...

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http://www.shortyz.net/radiator1.JPG
http://www.shortyz.net/radiator2.JPG
http://www.shortyz.net/radiator3.JPG

how much u pay?
turbohf u got msn or someshit?

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k, now im seeing X's...

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what..
i aint seeing X's
i fixes it :D

Re:small radiator for CRX?
 

It is a '94 Del Sol DOHC VTEC radiator to be exact.

It sits low, because of my custom brackets... it's the only way that it won't hit the hood in my car. Fortunately, it won't be there much longer... i'm going to be switching to a custom setup in the next couple of months ;) And yea, it does suck ass that the manifold is hitting that POS VIS hood... it's only going to get worse before it gets better. There is a taller deck height engine going in, which means the manifold is "movin' on up"... maybe time to cut the bottom of the hood completely out ;D

Nope... stock crossmember. I'm just using custom radiator mounts :)

Re:small radiator for CRX?
 

john you should try shimming the engine mounts with some washers. i have never tried this but have heard of it gotta be wourth a try.

Beau

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If i shimmed it, it would wind up needing some thick-ass washers to do it... the head is already sitting higher on the block because of the thicker headgasket (thats why the valve cover hits... the manifold would have hit either way), and the engine that will be going in is going to be MUCH taller than this engine, so shimming is pretty much out of the question for anything long-term... but yea, until i get the other engine in there, shimming it would probably be a good thing :)

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take the hood off and drive around like they do in the fast and ferious

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Dont you remember, we had to shim my old ZC motor? it use to rub really bad. I should probably shim my motor right now, since it rubs incredibly bad..

Btw, thanks John for checking out the new board.

Jeff

Re:small radiator for CRX?
 

take the hood off and drive around like they do in the fast and ferious

Actually, it probably wouldn't look too bad like that... hehe. :P

Btw, thanks John for checking out the new board.

Jeff

Not a problem Jeff ;) It's definately looking good. I was wondering when you'd be taking this step, since it seems only logical for a how-to type site to have some sort of forum. Anyhoo, maybe i'll be able to lend a hand every now and then over here as well as at that "other" board... haha ;D

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we dont talk about the "other" board here ;)

Mind posting your pics to your setup in our FI section? I am sure some guys would appricate it.

Jeff

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sure... not at the moment though, because i'm overhauling a couple of things while the tranny is broken (darn weak-ass diff's... hehe), so decent pictures of the engine bay are hard to come by. i may have some older pics that i could get to you though ;D i'll let you know.

Re:small radiator for CRX?
 

bah... what the heck...

https://www.homemadeturbo.com/forum/index.php?board=2

;)