Civic Radiator Effecient enough? UPDATED!!!!!!!

[Intruder]

eskinol, where in CA are you?

[eskinol]

I'm in the Valley, LA area.

Thanks for all the comments. Those were actually my goals with the civic radiator project.

- More room for turbo setup providing a future for the needy. T3/T4 hybrids ^^ or even a super 60
- Less heat hitting the radiator for best cooling effeciency so I can track or autox
- Blow through cool down turbo setup

[atomicEGT]

get some real ic clamps for christ's sake

[eskinol]

get some real ic clamps for christ's sake

lol, you make it sound like I'm boosting 20+ lbs and going to pop a pipe. I'll be fine with these so long as I stay below 14lbs which I will until the day my AEM EMS arrives on my porch... which is like 3 years from now =(

[atomicEGT]

lol, you make it sound like I'm boosting 20+ lbs and going to pop a pipe. I'll be fine with these so long as I stay below 14lbs which I will until the day my AEM EMS arrives on my porch... which is like 3 years from now =(

um, sure.

i was running .7 bar and had countless problems with those ****ty clamps.

do yourself a favor and get t-bolt clamps.

[eskinol]

um, sure.

i was running .7 bar and had countless problems with those ****ty clamps.

do yourself a favor and get t-bolt clamps.

Were you running rubber cupplings or silicon?

[atomicEGT]

Were you running rubber cupplings or silicon?

rubber

[eskinol]

Well, theres your problem.

[atomicEGT]

Well, theres your problem.

i've had silicone come apart on me, so no, not really.

[eskinol]

Well I haven't had any problems yet, nor has my friend which consistenly boosts 15lbs. But I'll be sure to let you know when we do.

[elscotto80]

Never had a problem with my rubber/silicon couplers and worm gear clamps @ 9psi.

[b-potent]

i had to sell my aluminum civic radiator because it didnt provide sufficient cooling. So in my case, the civic radiator is NOT efficient enough for our cars. Sorry to bring this post up from the dead, just had to contribute. Peace

[therieldeal]

what are you using for a radiator instead? ive never heard of anyone having this problem before...?

[b-potent]

just snatched up a stock radiator. You think it might be because the radiator had to lean back a little to clear the mx-3 hood since it slants? It was impossible to have it stand straight up.

[therieldeal]

hmm, maybe... but i doubt it. it seems more likely that you could have had some sort of flow problem or a big air pocket or something.