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133305, well I felt crafty today
Posted by itsaslow95, Mar-05-11 04:15 PM
I decided to stuff this http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SUM-380428/ into my 95 today. :D

If anybody is interested in a write up i think i will be posting it tomorrow. But i am curious, what are our options for bigger rads?

133306, RE: well I felt crafty today
Posted by teklein, Mar-05-11 04:20 PM
Post up some pics man.

I have only heard of people using smaller rads :P
133307, RE: well I felt crafty today
Posted by itsaslow95, Mar-05-11 04:35 PM
What's your email tim. I'll give you a preview(all pics are on my iPhone) :(
133308, RE: well I felt crafty today
Posted by teklein, Mar-05-11 04:36 PM
Originally posted by itsaslow95
What's your email tim. I'll give you a preview(all pics are on my iPhone) :(


Tim@2gnt.com . Once I get them I will host them on 2gnt.com amd post em for you if you want.
133309, RE: well I felt crafty today
Posted by itsaslow95, Mar-05-11 04:41 PM
Excellent. Please and thank you!

I will post many more tomorrow after I re-enforce everything and re-mount intercooler
133310, RE: well I felt crafty today
Posted by teklein, Mar-05-11 04:49 PM
Originally posted by itsaslow95
Excellent. Please and thank you! I will post many more tomorrow after I re-enforce everything and re-mount intercooler






133311, RE: well I felt crafty today
Posted by itsaslow95, Mar-05-11 04:54 PM
Wow!! Tim your car looks just like mine!! Only yours is sideways! Haha

Thanks again man your the best
133312, RE: well I felt crafty today
Posted by Ebster1085, Mar-05-11 05:38 PM
That thing is friggin huge!

Please, hold all "that's what she said" jokes..
133313, RE: well I felt crafty today
Posted by itsaslow95, Mar-05-11 06:00 PM
Originally posted by Ebster1085
That thing is friggin huge! Please, hold all "that's what she said" jokes..


And incredibly cheap ;) :thumbsup:
133315, RE: well I felt crafty today
Posted by bullettdsm, Mar-05-11 06:10 PM
Not being a wiseass here but, why?
133317, RE: well I felt crafty today
Posted by itsaslow95, Mar-05-11 06:32 PM
i knew id get that... i have no real good answer. the truth behind it is that i am drastically overheating and i refuse to say a head gasket( and pressure test confirms its not)

so i looked at the bitch ass radadator we get and didnt like it. after researching aftermarket options i got annoyed yet again at the aftermarket industry for screwing the 2gnt yet again with the only option i found was a 450 one that wasnt even much larger than oem. so i browsed summit and found this one for 145$ i figured if i cant make it fit ill send it back. and i also traced my issue to the turbo being so close to the rad it was saturating it with heat and not allowing it to cool so i am also putting a blanket on it.

But mark, since i also knew youd ask this of me, i answer you with :shoulder shrugs: "why not?" wouldn't you like a 2.25 inch thick shiney aluminum radadator mounted in a high performance slanted manor, also as with all my pointless mods, it adds 123 horse, downhill only in reverse...

so far i have spent 145 on the rad.
15 on shipping.
and 34 on metal.

about 5 hours of fab time, 2 goes to not liking how it looked and re-doing it. also helping a friend build his honda engine at the same time.

so 194$ and a weekend of my boring life gives me a crazy big rad... ill take it.
133318, RE: well I felt crafty today
Posted by CODE4, Mar-05-11 08:18 PM
Another alternative that DSMs run is the AFCO 80107N: http://www.summitracing.com/parts/AFC-80107N/

3" core, dual pass, and small enough to fit inside the radiator core support. Check Corbin's threads, he has some pics. Searching elsewhere will also yield results.
133319, RE: well I felt crafty today
Posted by itsaslow95, Mar-05-11 10:12 PM
Yeah I never saw that one, good find. For me 256 is sadly too expensive right now:/. I'm content with my bigblock sized guy, it's unique I suppose. Haha
133320, RE: well I felt crafty today
Posted by bullettdsm, Mar-06-11 02:42 AM
Originally posted by itsaslow95
i knew id get that... i have no real good answer....... i answer you with :shoulder shrugs: "why not?" wouldn't you like a 2.25 inch thick shiney aluminum radadator mounted in a high performance slanted manor, also as with all my pointless mods, it adds 123 horse, downhill only in reverse... so far i have spent 145 on the rad. 15 on shipping. and 34 on metal. about 5 hours of fab time, 2 goes to not liking how it looked and re-doing it. also helping a friend build his honda engine at the same time. so 194$ and a weekend of my boring life gives me a crazy big rad... ill take it.

Honestly, (and oddly) I understand, lol.

133340, RE: well I felt crafty today
Posted by itsaslow95, Mar-08-11 07:50 AM
haha yes sir, where is the fun if you're not working on (or cursing at) these cars?
I mean I forget what it is like to drive it so this is all I have right now. I am hoping to finish it up today, was playing silly honda games for the past two days and now thats done maybe I can work on my own car for a change.

will put more pics up soon.
133360, RE: well I felt crafty today
Posted by DarkOne, Mar-10-11 11:04 AM
Originally posted by bullettdsm
Not being a wiseass here but, why?


133361, RE: well I felt crafty today
Posted by Fallen4ng31, Mar-10-11 08:20 PM
"Because."

Good on ya!
133362, RE: well I felt crafty today
Posted by itsaslow95, Mar-10-11 08:32 PM
Originally posted by Fallen4ng31
"Because." Good on ya!


Exactly :)

All done. Fired it up and the universal hose blew:( I'll fix it tomorrow. Too late
133359, RE: well I felt crafty today
Posted by itsaslow95, Mar-10-11 09:49 AM
alright well almost finished it up, just need to "adjust and redesign" the cross member and find a coupler to fit the lower rad hose. here are some update pics, more to come.

also may be selling stock rad(s) will post in BST section.

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