my fluidyne works great with my B16a. have had it for a year and not a single overheating problem.. either that or my thermostat is bunk.. oh well..
Joey Zarrella 1990 B16a CRX Si. --- Ricky Crow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From the top (the only part you can see, when it's > installed), it has a > black, semi-glossy finish to it. As far as how > "pretty" it is, once > installed, all depends on how careful you are with > installing it. > > I guess I could take a picture of mine, installed in > my green CRX, this > evening when I get home. > > Radiators aren't "show pieces" as far as I'm > concerned... I'm more > concerned with what it's protecting, sitting right > behind it. > > Ricky > > > > > On Tue, 14 Jan 2003, danny wrote: > > > Does that all metal radiator look pretty nice. I > want a better cooling > > radiator, but i also want one that looks nice. > But i dont like the price > > tags. Is it real grungy looking, or does it have > a nice finish to it? > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Ricky Crow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Lee & Tracy Grimes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 9:34 AM > > Subject: Re: CRX: Aluminuim radiators > > > > > > > On my turbo CRX that still has A/C, I was > continuously having overheating > > > problems with the car (especially since I only > have one fan in there due > > > to lack of room from the turbo). There is a > company called Absolute > > > Radiators (http://www.absoluteradiator.com) that > sells an all-metal > > > radiator that is dual-core. If you go to their > website and look at the > > > CRX section, it's the one listed at the very > bottom of the page. Since > > > purchasing one for my CRX over the summer, I > ended up buying another one > > > for our new ('94) GS-R that we bought a few > months ago that had a cracked > > > stock plastic radiator when we bought it. The > page where it has the > > > all-metal one at the bottom is here: > > > > > > > http://www.absoluteradiator.com/ProductPage.asp?idProd=9 > > > > > > Total cost, with shipping, is only about $145 to > your door. > > > > > > I no longer have overheating problems with this > radiator (except once, > > > when I was in Utah, 115F weather, with my A/C > on, creeping up a hillside > > > on a dirt road at about 10mph in 2nd gear, with > a 40mph tail-wind -- don't > > > think any radiator in the world would have > prevented my temp gauge from > > > rising in those conditions). > > > > > > Big thumbs up to these guys -- they're quick on > delivery for the two times > > > I've dealt with them so far. I'll probably end > up getting another one > > > from them for my race car at some point. > > > > > > Ricky > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, 13 Jan 2003, Lee & Tracy Grimes wrote: > > > > > > > Anyone got any experience with any racing or > aluminum radiators for the > > > > CRX? I am wondering about putting one in the > racecar if it fits > > > > properly and will cool better than stock. I > was planning on installing > > > > a large two rowfrom an Accord like one othjer > guy in the class but I > > > > have to make mounts and custom run the hoses. > Just not thrilled with > > > > the needed modifications and lack of a good > fit. I'd really like to > > > > have a drop in system already made for the > CRX, would take one headache > > > > out of the completion of the car. The new > class they moved my racecar > > > > into now goes from unlimited compression to a > new max of 11:1 so I don't > > > > think heat will be such an issue. > > > > > > > > I know Fluidyne makes one and found some by > Koyo while surfing. Prices > > > > seem to be in the mid to high $300s. Although > they look nice, pretty is > > > > not the goal, better cooling is. Anyone got > any experience with them? > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
