Radiator question

[240love]

will my car overheat if im running my SOHC radiator..(rb20) ?? and whats a water temp gauge supposed to read, how do i know if its overheating?

[240sxautox]

heh that's something I was wondering as well about the stock radiator (temporary)- my car is down at tophat right now being finished up and tuned and all, and I haven't bought my koyo yet- it's still on my stock radiator with a big 'ole fan.

[Joe]

i ran my stock radiator for some time, but if you have a front mount, i wouldnt recommend it.

[Darius]

I'm running the stock S14 auto radiator and it can only handle light city driving under 82F or so. Anything hotter and on an extended drive gets the motor pretty hot. I have a custom 2.25" Griffin 2-pass in the works. ($450 shipped)

[240love]

so how do i know if my car is overheating....whats normal temp on a temp gauge and whats overheating temp

[Darius]

Depends on your thermostat, but with the Z32 thermostat it runs at 83-84*C under normal operating conditions. If your radiator can't keep up, your temps will climb above that.