EVO radiator upgrade

[Cali]

this is a cost effective upgrade if you're looking for a bigger radiator. the evo radiator fits with a few modifications, mainly, the way the fans mount. (a few zip ties will do the trick). i paid 100 bucks shipped for the radiator.

here are some pics. as you can see it's more than half as thick but takes up the same total amount of area.

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[Jeffylou87]

Good find.. any trouble with hoses?

[mitsueclipse2019]

what kind of difference does it make?

[milo111000]

you still have room for your condenser?

[mattalicslvr8g02]

^^^ HOLY BIG SIG.... nice upgrade.. I was lookin at your sig cali and do you happen to have any dyno vids?

[Strizi]

From which evo is this radiator? 8?

[qnz]

From which evo is this radiator? 8?

yes


what kind of difference does it make?

more room in engine bay

[DOHCstunr]

looks like you got to take the extention out of your upper radiator hose huh cali?
i assume you'll be ordering a new set soon enough.

looks good,
gotta love the extra capacity.

[Cali]

looks like you got to take the extention out of your upper radiator hose huh cali?
i assume you'll be ordering a new set soon enough.

looks good,
gotta love the extra capacity.

yup. that's one thing i was looking forward to. i'll order a new one soon. :)

[Stewi]

Noel, the EVO radiator fit too without needing to cut the edges to fit the JDM heads? Thats the way it looks, I didnt put my headlights in yet, so I cant tell if its gonna hit or not.

[underated]

Do you guys know of a half size radiator that will fit the galant? i havent been able to test fit any that are made for honda's... i always wondered if the evo radiator worked thanks for posting this up Cali

[Cali]

Noel, the EVO radiator fit too without needing to cut the edges to fit the JDM heads? Thats the way it looks, I didnt put my headlights in yet, so I cant tell if its gonna hit or not.

i didnt even bother to check to see if it fit without cutting, i just went ahead and cut it anyways.


and yes, the condenser wasnt a problem.

[Stewi]

Do you guys know of a half size radiator that will fit the galant? i havent been able to test fit any that are made for honda's... i always wondered if the evo radiator worked thanks for posting this up Cali

I had an Ebay civic radiator in my car, its not a direct bolt on, you need to relocate the top mounting bracket more towards the center of the car on the radiator support and you need to fabricate a lower mount on the passenger side. Its not really hard to make it fit, it took me a trip to home depot, $30 for a piece of 1/8" thick aluminum 2 feet by 2 inches. I drilled a hole in one end, and got 2 big washers and a bolt and bolted it thru the stock rubber lower radiator mount on the passenger side. Then I line it up with the lower mount on the civic radiator, drilled another hole in it and slid the mounting peg on the civid radiator into it.

[Stewi]

looks like you got to take the extention out of your upper radiator hose huh cali?
i assume you'll be ordering a new set soon enough.

looks good,
gotta love the extra capacity.

yup. that's one thing i was looking forward to. i'll order a new one soon. :)

UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE!!!!!

Ok so I just tried this today, the EVO radiator hoses WILL NOT WORK in our car with the EVO radiator. The hoses are 2" too short, this makes sense since on the EVO the radiator is close to the motor. I was the ginnea (sp?) pig for this one, dont make the same mistake. I just bought a set of $100 samco radiator hoses that dont fit. NO GOOD !

[Serstylz2]

so the Galant hoses won't work on an EVO radiator??

[Stewi]

so the Galant hoses won't work on an EVO radiator??

LOL I dont know that either. I dont have stock 8g hoses anymore because I havent had a 4G64 motor in like 3 years. I'll try to get my hands on some. I think the galant lower hose will work but im skeptical about the upper hose.

[XsinshineX]

I though i would give this a try since my radiator started to leak. what modification did you use so it would fit into the bottom mounts? i noticed when i got the evo radiator the bottom mounting pegs are wider apart than the galant ones. i tried to modify the bushings but then i can't get the top pegs to line up good enough to use the top brackets on it to hold it in place. also did you put both fans back on or would just one work? any help would be great. thanks.

[Stewi]

I cut off both bottom pegs, sanded them smooth, lined up the radiator to clear the headlights and fit the top brackets, then I marked the bottom of the radiator and I used plastic weld and DuraMix plastic adhesive to put the pegs back on. A body shop can do this if you dont feel confident. For the upper mounts, I used a dremel and I slotted the bolt holes in the bracket itself, I sorta made them oval from side to side, to allow for some adjustment to get it to fit nice. I have a slim line fan, I never tried it with a stock fan.

[XsinshineX]

I got everything back in to where it fit and looks good. i went to the dealership to get some fluid to change in the auto trans and asked about the evo fans. they kinda looked at me funny when i told them i had an evo radiator in a galant. i'm just wondering about fans, should i get 2 and wire them in? they said i would need two cause of my a/c condenser. so would two slim line fans work to keep the radiator and condenser cool without some sort of a fan shroud covering the back side of the radiator? also told them i had an outlander manifold on there and they got a weird look on thier faces. told them the stock on broke and they said i should have put a brace under the throttle bodie lol.

[Stewi]

You can get two 10" slim lines for about $50 each and wire them up to a relay and use the stock turn on wire to turn on the relay and it will work fine. Two slim lines will definetly work good enough without shrouding.

[Stewi]

You can get two 10" slim lines for about $50 each and wire them up to a relay and use the stock turn on wire to turn on the relay and it will work fine. Two slim lines will definetly work good enough without shrouding.

You can do 12" fans too if you want, get a puller behind the radiator and a pusher in front of the radiator if there is space, if not keep two 10" pullers behind the radiator.

[underated]

yah ive got 2 12" slim fans 1 is infront of the a/c condenser and the other is on the driver side of the radiator i used the stock connector from the stock fans and they turn on just like stock only there blow alot more air

[galant3333]

so no one knos if the stock 8g hoses fits the evo 8 radiator. lol. my radiator just started leaking so i am about 10 mins away from buying a evo radiator.

[Stewi]

The lower one fits but the upper one I think is a little different. You can get a universal flexible radiator hose for like $10 at AutoZone. I dont know tho, me personally, I like things to fit properly, and my EVO radiator swap wasnt a direct bolt in, I had to modify some stuff. If your not having cooling issues, why not just get another stock radiator?

[mtcavity1]

I'm not to fond of the "bling" rating, but it did the job and can be cut to size. Like stewi said, can be purchased at auto-zone.


http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z274/mtcavity/HPIM1284-1.jpg

[galant3333]

yea well i live in Virginia Beach and it can get hot here so i really need it. Last summer my ac wasn't functioning to its full potential and i am thinking i might as well get a evo radiator since im spending money. Im running 1 fan on the radiator just like you.

[Stewi]

it will run cooler with a stock EVO fan. Mitsu fans use pulse width modulation to active the fan. Essentially what this means is that the fan is variable speed. This is great because it keeps operating temps optimal by increasing or decreasing fan speed. With an aftermarket fan like mine, its either on or off. Plus the stock shrouding helps a ton, I am trying to fabricate some type of shroud for my aftermarket fan.

[galant3333]

so what did you guys do with the tranny cooler issue because i know that evo radiators dont cool the tranny since they are manual cars.

[Stewi]

Me and Cali are 5 speed so we dont need a tranny cooler. You can pickup a cooler from B&M for about $40 and just mount it to the front of the A/C condenser and get some longer hoses so it reaches.

[galant3333]

lol yea good thing i got a cooler off a turbo saab from a local junkyard. Well i hope the evo radiator makes a bit of difference to keep my car cooler then the stock radiator.

[Stewi]

if you have the factory thin radiator it will, if you have the factory thick radiator you might not see much difference.

[galant3333]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CXRacing-Radiator-03-06-LANCER-EVOLUTION-EVO-8-Manual_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33742QQihZ011QQi temZ320247710557QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW
any regrets?

[Stewi]

shouldnt be. I mean the idea using the stock radiator was to modify the mounting tabs, with a full aluminum radiator, the only way to move the tabs is to cut them off and have new ones tig welded in which wont be that cheap. You can also try doing it likle Cali did, he just drilled new holes in the rubber mounts, it makes the radiator sit kinda crooked and not centered, but it gets the job done.

[keith6110]

Holly old thread! Did anyone ever find a 2 row radiator that clears the jdm heads? Do share please...

[mrg7243]

The mishimoto for the v6 eclipse will fit perfectly. It needs some spacers but all of the hoses line up and clears the JDM heads

[keith6110]

The mishimoto for the v6 eclipse will fit perfectly. It needs some spacers but all of the hoses line up and clears the JDM heads

awesome thank you!

[foxbrand]

and thank you

[mrg7243]

Yeah check Bj's thread on GT he has the mishimoto.

[jimmy_o2]

Wait a min but isn't the Mishimoto only for the 5 speed guys not the auto. OK i checked the site and apparently they also have a transmission cooler

[mrg7243]

Wait a min but isnt the Mishimoto only for the 5 speed guys not the auto

Oh that is correct. If you are auto you would need a external trans cooler

[oakrdrs187]

^^^External Cooler Better. Nuff Said.