I'm going to chime in just to offer a spot of reference. I'm running the stock 90 Si motor with a JR Supercharger running 10lbs of boost. In 90+ heat I've never even seen the needle rise. And yes, I still run the AC. Damn car is black and I really hate the humidy/heat in NEOhio in the summer.
I use a rather light mixture of about 30% coolant and 70% water. Now that it's cold outside the damn thing won't even warm up at idle. And that's just sitting in my garage ;) Doug 90 Si 65k and loving ever summer with it ;) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joey Zarrella" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ricky Crow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "danny" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Lee & Tracy Grimes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 5:56 PM Subject: Re: CRX: Aluminuim radiators > 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 >
