I remember in the day when the 5th gen came out, Honda had commentary about how great relocating the rads to the sides was - allowed to shorten up the wheelbase, improve handling and centralized weight distribution - blah, blah, blah. Then on the 8th gen the commentary switched to how great it was to relocate the rads to the front (didn't think we were watching, did 'ya, Honda??) Anyway - it seems that the side rad set up has caused a lot of owner anxiety about temps - but in my time here I can recall just one post where the owner actually had the temp hit the number (250F?) where the ECU