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**fattie** · 08-12-2009, 02:27 PM

Originally posted by Festie View Post

I was just wondering if anyone has ever put a bigger radiator in a Festiva? If so out of what car?

ive heard of honda rad's being used.

**eurotiva** · 08-12-2009, 02:42 PM

The autos have a bigger radiator. FestivaWES has a kis sophia rad. I have a auto one and am running the B8 down here in florida and it doesn't get hot.

**187festiva** · 08-20-2009, 09:35 AM

not a "bolt in" but fastiva604 had a escort full width radiator in one of his b6t festivas

**ejp2fast** · 08-20-2009, 01:39 PM

like euro said, you're best bet is a radiator out of an automatic festiva as it is dual core. it will have little oil cooling lines (for the automatic tranny) that you can just plug. thats plenty for cooling this B3 engine. (i assume you have a manual tranny car now)

**IdealSociety** · 08-26-2009, 04:35 PM

not sure why its needed. i run a BP on a stock festy radiator in 90*+ weather all the time with no issues.

maybe some of the more dry southern states that see 110* temps i could justify it though.

**Damkid** · 08-26-2009, 04:37 PM

Originally posted by IdealSociety View Post

not sure why its needed. i run a BP on a stock festy radiator in 90*+ weather all the time with no issues.

maybe some of the more dry southern states that see 110* temps i could justify it though.

I agree there, but i'm running a VW rad with my B6T

**oxbrain** · 09-08-2009, 01:50 PM

The festiva radiator only barely can't keep up with endurance racing in 95-100 degree weather on a stock sohc b6. For street use it's probably plenty. The aspire radiator worked like a champ.

The lower brackets come off with a chisel or impact hammer. We had to move both towards the passenger side to get the outlet to clear the exhaust. It's a simply enough procedure, I think it took about 6 hours start to finish. I think we're using the stock upper hose and a cut down aspire lower. I can't remember.

**187festiva** · 09-08-2009, 04:41 PM

sweet the aspire radiator is full width right?

**festivaWES** · 09-08-2009, 08:26 PM

^^ yep. It's basically the same thing I did with the sephia radiator, but it was to tall at the top...aspire radiator might be the best choice. Id rather have a full single core than a dual core half radiator myself.

**TominMO** · 09-08-2009, 09:22 PM

Originally posted by festivaWES View Post

^^ yep. It's basically the same thing I did with the sephia radiator, but it was to tall at the top...aspire radiator might be the best choice. Id rather have a full single core than a dual core half radiator myself.

Are the manual and auto Aspire rads the same?

**festivaWES** · 09-08-2009, 09:47 PM

I think they are all single core, autos just have trans lines at the bottom.

**gauge_half_inch** · 01-20-2010, 11:45 AM

I've had the stock festy radiator with my B6 sohc for 3 years and never had it get hot. Thats with hot lappin it around the streets of Indianapolis every weekend and to and from work, basicly i run the crap out of it and its never gotten hot.

**angrygocart** · 01-21-2010, 02:05 AM

A friend of mine purchased a new Mishimoto aftermarket aluminum radiator for under $200for his '94 honda civic. It looked very similar in size to the Festiva radiator except it's alot thicker. I did not have a Festiva at the time to compare it too. I plan to do some measuring to see how close the fit is when I do my B6T swap.

**gorgonheimer** · 01-21-2010, 09:20 AM

i used a nissan something radiator in my bp swap. i dont know what it came out of cause i just went to the parts store and started opening boxes. it sits under the core support and the part number is 433183 for a ready-rad radiator by transpro

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