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Old 10-08-2009, 09:39 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Hell, I was just going to remove the T-stat after getting a timed baseline for how long it took to idle up to temp, then start periodically putting in smaller radiators until either I started overheating under my normal driving, or I met the time goal.

In Civics, the half sized radiator works every bit as good as the full sized, but I've seen reports of faster warm-up times, partially due to lowered cooling capacity, but also partially due to less coolant to heat up/cool down for each cycle.
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