Hey man as bad as this sounds have you ran with no thermostat for a day? it wont hurt anything since it will let the water just flow.... also ur heater core is it clogged by chance? have u checked the temp of all the hoses to make sure it is flowing?
Resurrecting the Dream/civhatch92 [REbuild]
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Well I was kinda on it when I passed the cop.. it was dark.. I didn't know it was a cop. Therefore the wastegate was dumping big time ha ha ha.
I've got a pretty big fan/radiator in there already... I thought the wrap would solve the problem too.
Yes I do have a real temperature gauge installed.. go back a few pages there's a pic of it somewhere.
I'm running ARP studs and OEM Honda headgasket which was recommended by my tuner (Evans Tuning)
I don't think it's clogged no... the hoses are definitely all hot when it's running!
Maybe I'll just wait until summer is over and hope it runs cooler in the Fall... hahaha..
Okay so I do remember you getting a gauge, so here is my 2 cents, don't take it the wrong way, I am trying to help. I ran those before and I found they were not accurate, I would recommend getting a better gauge? Maybe a Greddy, or even a Auto Meter... Just my thought... But I would still say something could be clogged... Im stumped 
ive got it, mount the radiator fan on the other side to pull that air out of the engine bay. I remember my slim 12" fan used to kick up the temp pretty damn bad being mounted on the inside. That should at least help anyway.
I'm not sure sure it will fit on the other side of the radiator... hmm... do you think this would work much better? The way I see it.. if it's trying to suck the air out the front, as I'm driving the same air is jut going to get pushed back in... making the fan work harder and possibly blowing it?
I am not bashing the statement because I have seen crazier things in my life... But I don't see that working, or it would be like that on all cars... The point of the fan is to suck cool air across the radiator cooling the fins which cools the liquid which then cools the engine, I am pretty sure that you should be more worried about pulling cool air in than pulling Hot air across the rad causing it to go up in temp.... Again I could be wrong, but the idea of it doesn't add up at all... Maybe you need a bigger fan?
My dad's thinking about putting in a flow restricter in the top hose to help stop the coolant from flowing too fast, hopefully allowing it to cool better. If that's a failure.. going to resort to throwing in a fan shroud. Man, this s**t just got expensive again.
OKay but if you restrict the flow that defeats the purpose of the flow portion, the more flow the better it should cool right? I was also going to suggest the shroud... But that gets pricey... What about the Cooling plate?
http://www.clubcivic.com/board/showthread.php?t=182354
I know some of this may sound odd but I am just trying to throw ideas lol
What about running without a hood for a few just around the neighborhood for a bit to see how she runs, maybe look into getting a vented hood?
http://www.clubcivic.com/board/showthread.php?t=182354
I know some of this may sound odd but I am just trying to throw ideas lol
What about running without a hood for a few just around the neighborhood for a bit to see how she runs, maybe look into getting a vented hood?
My dad is VERY against that option.. I mentioned it... along with getting another hood and just cutting some holes in it above the manifold to let the air escape... he said NO to that as well. I really just don't know anymore; I thought a super sleeper turbo civic was possible.. but now I'm having second guesses.My thought
ever thought bout that? i know from buddies experience it worked very well for him
Agreed it is a cheap route, worst case your out 1.40 for washers.... Try it out, I heard it doesn't work but worth a shot!i think the above option i mentioned is best...talk it through with your dad..at least try it..if it helps talk about it more if it doesnt just remove the spacers..cheapest route mentioned thus far?
Right but I was saying running the fan to pull the air from the bay would not be good, I think if you still have it on the outside forcing air in would be the same as pulling it unless you have one each side which would double the air flow, or just make it more forceful?
did you go back and re-torque them after a few hundred miles? if not, you may be experiencing head lift...
oh wow this build is very nice, gotta love those headers
Too lazy to quote everyone right now.. but anyways..
Looked into the JDM hood prop.. it won't have a benefit for my use since my manifold is so far up in the bay. Miatas benefit more because the intake is located near the firewall, thus allowing it to suck air in through the lifted hood in the rear.
Put in a freeze plug with the center drilled out somewhat to try and slow coolant flow to allow better cooling.. thus far no real benefit.. might try a smaller hole tomorrow.
Looking into getting a 13" SPAL 1710CFM fan and building a shroud for it...
I REALLY wanted this to be done friday for when I head off to Jersey for the weekend... so I could take it to Honda day at Englishtown... Please let there be hope.. I'll need to next day air any and all parts needed... bank accounts going to take a hit on this one again ha ha ha!!
In other good news... the police called my house Sunday night regarding me being pulled over a few weeks ago... basically the officer said he wasn't going to take me to court, and that he actually really liked my car... said "it looked VERY clean and was actually done the right way" :
woo thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuuu police for letting me win this one!!!
Looked into the JDM hood prop.. it won't have a benefit for my use since my manifold is so far up in the bay. Miatas benefit more because the intake is located near the firewall, thus allowing it to suck air in through the lifted hood in the rear.
Put in a freeze plug with the center drilled out somewhat to try and slow coolant flow to allow better cooling.. thus far no real benefit.. might try a smaller hole tomorrow.
Looking into getting a 13" SPAL 1710CFM fan and building a shroud for it...
I REALLY wanted this to be done friday for when I head off to Jersey for the weekend... so I could take it to Honda day at Englishtown... Please let there be hope.. I'll need to next day air any and all parts needed... bank accounts going to take a hit on this one again ha ha ha!!
In other good news... the police called my house Sunday night regarding me being pulled over a few weeks ago... basically the officer said he wasn't going to take me to court, and that he actually really liked my car... said "it looked VERY clean and was actually done the right way" :
woo thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuuu police for letting me win this one!!!i say getting a good fan would also help aid in cooling. make sure its moving the correct direction, and a shroud could help too.
not sure if you have a name brand radiator or not, but a cheap one could have an internal leak thats causing the problems.