joecollins2 Posted June 26, 2003 Share Posted June 26, 2003 While working on my old civic's swap project, I discovered that the stock civic radiator's fittings were smaller than the B18C1's fittings. After a few attempts at rigging the stock radiator, I ended up double clamping the hoses to try and get them to work. Unfortunately, it still leaked. While researched radiators, I discovered that the Del Sol VTEC's radiator would be the only radiator that would have larger fittings and fit in the stock position. Just a quick note, the 6G civic Si's radiator is the same as the D16's radiator. The only problem with the Del Sol's radiator, is cost as a new item and unavailability as a used item. After doing more research I discovered Fluidyne. Fluidyne offers a very thick aftermarket radiator for the civic that includes the larger hose fittings needed for the B18C1. Upon inspection, I discovered that the quality of this radiator is outstanding. Aside from the difference in thickness, the radiator dropped in using all of the original hardware. Fittings were also welded onto the radiator to simplify the installation of the cooling fan. Truly a work of art. I do not have any specific numbers regarding the "performance" of the radiator. In all honesty, this radiator far exceeds the cooling necessity of the engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyldkardz civic Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 also check C&R radiators they are much like fluidyne but at a lower cost..but unlike fluidyne C&R come with fans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joecollins2 Posted July 2, 2003 Author Share Posted July 2, 2003 Well, a fan from Pier 1 might look a lot like a fan from a fan from Dollar General. The DG one might even have a light on it but I'll buy the Pier 1! I'm a firm believer in you get what you pay for! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyldkardz civic Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 im just going by experience that my C&R works just fine for my application Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joecollins2 Posted July 3, 2003 Author Share Posted July 3, 2003 It all depends on what you have done. If you have a FI motor you're going to need more cooling power than an NA car. If it works for you, it works. The bigger and better your motor, the bigger and better your radiator needs to be! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyldkardz civic Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 well its cooling 12lbs of boost daily driven so i guess its good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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