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Thread: how I keep cool in the atlanta heat (KOYO content inside)

  1. 06-28-2009, 01:53 AM #1
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    Default how I keep cool in the atlanta heat (KOYO and prelude content inside)

    While most of you were happily keeping frosty cool indoors blasting your A/C, drinking beer and downloading hardcore porn this weekend (which is what I would have rather been doing) I was forced to upgrade my cooling system to something that can withstand the ever rising temperatures in our wonderful city of atlanta, but felt like I was installing a radiator in HADES while being slapped on the back and face with hot torches!

    So here are the items I purchased for this install

    KOYO performance radiator for a 1995 Honda prelude





    2 mishimoto 12" race fans



    mishimoto fan mounting kits



    Mishimoto fan switch and KOYO 1.3 BAR radiator cap (it is not included with the radiator you have to purchase it separately)



    OEM HONDA thermostat (not shown) a little known FACT is that the thermostat for a H22A1 is smaller and WILL NOT FIT a J-SPEC H22A. this was learned the hard way. an H22A j-spec thermostat was special ordered from the dealership for this installation.


    now here is our workspace (complete unapologetic car whoring below)











    and the vehicle its being installed in (MINE)



    engine bay before the install






    suspension whoring (tokico blues with Skunk2 coil-over sleeves)



    draining the old busted ass radiator



    replacing the thermostat



    old radiator and fans OUT (exposing the A/C condensor (hell yes I have full A/C!)



    its in!...and its getting dark



    showing the clearance of the new slim fans



    my final review of this install and the products (and honestly im being objective) is TOP NOTCH! the fitment of the KOYO is great as it slips right in to the OEM mounting brackets underneath BUT the KOYO is a fat whore! in my prelude the KOYO is so wide that the OEM fans actually mash up against the front engine mount and crossmember (which I knew was going to happen because it happened to my friend with the yellow prelude above) which is why I purchased the slim fans. and such a fat whore it took 2 bottles of coolant to fill that slut up! and still topped a little bit of it with water.

    the mishimoto fans are awesome too, although they came with no instructions on how to mount them the "zip tie" system that they sell works out very well once we figured out how they work. they flush mount directly against the radiator and they blow like a friggin typhoon!


    So there ya go IA...if you dont have one yet GO GET YOU ONE and stay cool in the fiery pits of hades.
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  2. 06-28-2009, 02:03 AM #2
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    hell yea. pretty bad ass, i need one for my car. and im digging the god of war 3, "hey Kratos, i have a massive headache..... (kratos) ill help you out!!
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  3. 06-28-2009, 02:39 AM #3
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    gorgeous h22 man. and very clean car. i love me some 4th gen when its done right! reps
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  4. 06-28-2009, 02:47 AM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by msanch24
    gorgeous h22 man. and very clean car. i love me some 4th gen when its done right! reps
    thanks alot!
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  5. 06-28-2009, 10:22 AM #5
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    Lovin' the yellow lude massive props to you.
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  6. 06-28-2009, 10:53 AM #6
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    rad looks good/
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  7. 06-28-2009, 10:53 AM #7
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    I wish I had ac in my ef LOL nice install
    now with LSD
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  8. 06-28-2009, 11:24 AM #8
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    nice looks good

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  9. 06-28-2009, 02:57 PM #9
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    Full A/C 4th gen ftw!

    I need to get a koyo for mine. How much did it cost you, if you dont mind.

    My clutered bay



    and an overview


    Sorry for the thread jack, just showing some love.


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  10. 06-28-2009, 03:03 PM #10
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    nice pics
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  11. 06-28-2009, 03:07 PM #11
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    Very nice install!!!! Shweeet
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  12. 06-28-2009, 03:11 PM #12
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    I love my koyo too. Its crazy how cool it stays. Repps to you sir and also in owning a not so cheap part.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Drummerboy
    Full A/C 4th gen ftw!

    I need to get a koyo for mine. How much did it cost you, if you dont mind.

    My clutered bay



    and an overview


    Sorry for the thread jack, just showing some love.
    I honestly have to say I got a deal on mine....through a hookup in Cali called assaultTECH

    I paid a little under $600 for everything, and I still have (red) samco hoses on the way, I just couldnt wait for them so I did the install anyway


    but retail I would say

    $400 for the KOYO
    $85 per mitsumoto fan so $170
    $40 for the OEM H22A thermostat
    $35 for the fan mounting kit
    $35 for the KOYO radiator cap
    $120 for samco radiator hoses
    $60 for the mitsumoto fan switch

    so lets see here....retail would be

    $775 not including shipping
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  14. 06-28-2009, 03:58 PM #14
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    Sorry for the thread jack, just showing some love.[/QUOTE]

    ohh and props to you for a fello 4th gen prelude owner

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  15. 06-28-2009, 10:32 PM #15
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    It's hard to make that gen prelude look nice.

    Engine bay of the two tone is great, black one is nice overall.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kevykev
    It's hard to make that gen prelude look nice.

    Engine bay of the two tone is great, black one is nice overall.
    we have both I suppose depending on your preference, the yellow/black one is set up like a show car (and won a whole bunch) and it draws a bunch of attention (I have heard it called rice and what not) but the guy that owns it put a shit-ton of money and work into that car. but dont get me wrong, its fast too. its built and I think it dyno'd around 230hp to the wheels N/A. I wont go into details of what hes done but its quick.

    Mine I obviously went that "clean/JDM" route or whatever....at the time I started building this I didnt even know WTF jdm even was. I just wanted a car that

    1. was a honda, I owned a civic before and really liked it
    2. was decently fast
    2. cost effective to upgrade and maintain
    3. had to be "something different" not a civic / integra


    and I saw the prelude on a honda site. I ALMOST got the 5th gen because they were newer, but I saw a shit ton of them....then I saw a 4th gen and loved how much of a bastard child and a hybrid of the other honda/acura lines it was and I knew I HAD to have one.

    mine is actually an original SI VTEC that came with an H22A1 factory (I immediatly blew it up), Black on black (original black leather interior) it took me 6 months of scouring the internet to find it. it was a trade in at a BMW dealership...bought it straight up in cash that I carried into the dealership stuffed in a bookbag

    I met the guy with the yellow and black one and we just went from there, I learned ALOT about modifying these cars from him and learned what works and what doesnt.

    I went JDM out of sheer cost effectiveness and reliability, I stuck with mostly OEM or better parts because I just couldnt afford to experiment like he did....but im still learning with this car

    here is a link I have recently found for inspiration....original indash TV, check it out

    http://hondaprelude.pl/4gen/extras.htm
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  17. 06-29-2009, 01:12 AM #17
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    Do you know how amazing it would be to find a 4th gen with power seats/corner sensors and the original tv? that would be worth alot in the "JDM" scene.

    I have a xenarc 7.5" touch screen with laptop hookup fiberglassed into my shifter console.


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  18. 06-29-2009, 01:50 AM #18
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    Quote Originally Posted by Drummerboy
    Do you know how amazing it would be to find a 4th gen with power seats/corner sensors and the original tv? that would be worth alot in the "JDM" scene.

    I have a xenarc 7.5" touch screen with laptop hookup fiberglassed into my shifter console.
    Id say it would be close to impossible...
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  19. 06-29-2009, 12:13 PM #19
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    i dont think i've ever posted this before but nice prelude. imo its hard to make a lude look nice but u have done it. u should feel special now lol
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    nice rad, I've got one myself.
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  21. 06-29-2009, 02:42 PM #21
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    Looks great!! Nice lude!

    That two tone blk/yellow looks pretty good too. That front end looks great!!

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  22. 06-29-2009, 09:45 PM #22
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    Quote Originally Posted by roscoe
    i dont think i've ever posted this before but nice prelude. imo its hard to make a lude look nice but u have done it. u should feel special now lol

    why does everyone hate preludes? hehe! but thanks everybody... they are alot of work

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