I never used to see my temp gauge rise with a stock radiator and a JRSC on my car....
Turbos changed that... I've seen the temp gauge go well over half way on both of my turbo cars. Ricky On Tue, 14 Jan 2003, Doug Wiltanger wrote: > 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 > > > >
