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Old Feb 18, 2005 | 02:11 PM
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Default Will a 93vx radiater work on 90 hatch w/b16

My radiater is leaking on the plug on both sides. I have a 93 cx radiater will it work?? The autoparts store wants 130 bucks and its for a 90 1.5/1.6. What radiater is best for my car performance wise i've heard i need a bigger radiater with the swap any thruth??
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Old Feb 18, 2005 | 03:30 PM
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As long as it bolts on, and the hoses match up, I would think it would work... But cant be positive...
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Old Feb 18, 2005 | 09:38 PM
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The 92-95 CX/VX uses a shitty little radiator, with the work it would take to mount in it isn't worth it. Cough up the $130 for a decent new radiator or save up for something worth installing.
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Old Feb 23, 2005 | 02:38 AM
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it all depends if you think 130 is alot of money or not. a friend of mines has a 93 vx, and he did a B16a2 motor swap w/o changing the VX radiator. its been there for a few years and was never overheated. just customize and use your head to make the radiator secure, without it falling or something and your all good.
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Old Feb 23, 2005 | 07:56 AM
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You can use the 92-95 civic dx,vx,cx,si radiator but you either have to use the place racing crossmember cause it has the bottom mounts for the radiator or weld in some brackets on to your core support for the radiator to stay in place
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Old Feb 24, 2005 | 08:33 AM
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So can I buy the 90 si oem one and it should fit perfect??

I don't wanna have to fabricate or tie anything in thier i'd rather it fit right. Actually the 1 that is in it don't even line up with the top stud parts and has been modified to go in thier. The stud part is more towards the middle I guess he changed it when he did the swap.
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Old Feb 24, 2005 | 09:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Samuels
So can I buy the 90 si oem one and it should fit perfect??

I don't wanna have to fabricate or tie anything in thier i'd rather it fit right. Actually the 1 that is in it don't even line up with the top stud parts and has been modified to go in thier. The stud part is more towards the middle I guess he changed it when he did the swap.
Yes any 88-91 civc radiator will fit perfect.
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