Thread: Using a Civic radiator on a sentra.

Follow that guys thread belowVVVVVVVVVVVVV

http://www.sr20-forum.com/members-rides/14601-project-pita-update-2-25-2009-carnage-pics-2.html

man just like the other guy said you are really bad at not searching, this took me all of 2 seconds in the search engine to find, key words "civic radiator"

http://www.sr20-forum.com/turbo/18648-honda-civic-aluminum-radiator-impressions.html

Plus being its my thread since im using one. Read through it and it will answer every single question you have. BTW you will not save no 5 lbs being the stock radiator if that weighs 5lbs alone. so yeah

You sure? You'll have less water in the system with a smaller radiator. Water is dense.

Ben,

Think of the stock radiator core, and then look at a HUGE civic core. The Civic core radiator is AT LEAST three times as thick. You're not saving any weight, because it still takes the same amount of water/coolant.

If anything, you're saving space in the bay for configurations.

yeah but if you use a dual core civic radiator, which i would highly recommend at least that if not a 3 core you wont save any weight at all as it will hold the same amount of water, When i filled my cooling system from bone dry it took about 1.25 gallons to completely fill after bleeding.

A 3 core would hold more. I would not use a single core civic stock radiator. Thats my professional opinion, haha

Yes thats the thread I was looking for thankyou. Some times I get mental freezes.

Don't take this the wrong way, but I seriously hope that someone wouldn't overlook something as simple as taking a radiator designed for 1.5/1.6L motors, and using that stock radiator on something like a 2.0L!

Of COURSE you'd want a dual core capacity radiator! The goal when upgrading a radiator is to increase cooling capacity, not to DECREASE it!

I don't know bro the civic radiator stock is 5.5-7lbs and stock se-r radiators are between 9lbs-12lbs there still should be a weight savings either way. anyhow let me read through I am sure I can come up with some intriguing questions

haha, not to mention a big boosted 2.0L engine, hahaha, its not bad at all, the engine stays soo cool its not even funny, but then again i have nothing blocking the radiator at all, a cut bumper, no bumper support, a really good flexalite fan, electric water pump, and no thermostat= nice cool running engine even in the 110 degree days we have had soo far. haha



Dude im telling you now do not use a single row stock civic radiator, you will be looking for trouble if you do, It will work but only mediocre and i wouldnt risk it. At least go with a dual core or 3 core aluminum radiator. And again you wont save weight.