gooose45

I HAVE A 96 EX, AND A B 16 REDY TO BE SWAPPED THE GUY THAT SOLD ME THE SWAP SAID THAT I WOULD NEED TO UPGRADE MY RADIATOR TO ACCOMIDATE THE B16 SO HE THREW IN THE RADIATOR FROM A GSR, WOULD THIS WORK? WHAT OTHER MODS DO I HAVE TO TO DO TO MY CAR TO PREPARE FOR THE SWAP? ANYONE W/ INFO ABOUT THE RADIATOR SWAP OR RELATED TOPIC FEEDBACK WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

asmallsol

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Don't use caps, its annoying as hell to read.



As for the integra raditor, it will work, however, there is a little bit of modification needed, and you can't have AC. If you want AC but better cooling, go with either a Del sol VTEC dual core raditor or an aftermarket raditor. If you don't care about AC, your going to have to fabricate brackets for the top and bottom mounts.

92b16vx

Or just use the one that's in your car now, it will work fine.

Citizen_Insane

My CRX HF radiator works just fine with my B16, although I havn't run it for long periods of time at high rpms, I've NEVER seen my thermo gauge go above the half way point, even when racing.

brian11to1

Whoever told you, you needed to "Upgrade" is an idiot. The Stock civic Radiator will work very well.

gooose45

the guy that i bought the swap from threw in the radiator from a 95 gsr, he said i would have to upgrade it in order for the ac to work, but ur saying that the stock rad from my 96 civic would work w/ my swap w/o sacrificing the ac?

brian11to1

Yea, becuase in a 92-00 Civic the Radiator and AC condensor set next to each other...

B16

or get like an autozone replacement radiator... get the 94-96 del sol vtec one, dual core. i'm using an integra radiator in mine right now, but like asmallsol said there is some custom fabbing to be done, namely the upper and lower mounts.

gooose45

i mean i got both the gsr and the stock ex rad. i would like to use the one in the car right now if i could , but some people say yes, some say no.i dont want to sacifice the a.c. does this swap require a different rad? if so why?

B16

no, you can use your stock one

gooose45

ok ill try it.thanx! by the way have you swapped in a b16?

B16

did a b16a2 swap into a 96 civic dx, then a b18c5 swap into a del sol vtec

gooose45

when you did the b16 swap, was it a direct drop in or did you have to change anything? did you use the stock rad?

B16

needed the b16 mounts and shift linkage. used the same radiator, but used b16 radiator hoses.

Slammed90Lude

yup

my gsr civic used the stock radiator and never had any problems

unless you live on the venus, you shouldn't have cooling issues with your stock radiator

gooose45

i got the shift linkage, and the axles were thrown in, is it possible to use the stock mounts, are the b16 rad hoses necessary?

Citizen_Insane

Nope, you can't use stock mounts. Go pick up some Hasport mounts for $400. They're well worth it. No there isn't another way arround it. Sorry.

This is a list of everything you'll need to do the swap:
http://hasport.com/Tech/Installs/Shopping%...20partslist.htm

B16

i got the shift linkage, and the axles were thrown in, is it possible to use the stock mounts, are the b16 rad hoses necessary?
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i always replace radiator hoses if i do a swap.

gooose45

i always replace radiator hoses if i do a swap.
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do the axles need to be upgraded also?