Coolant temp issue (stop and go driving) on front mount turbo
10-01-2010, 04:58 PM
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I don't know what brand of fans you guys use for these applications but
Spal makes the best in the business.
There site has all the info you'll ever need to choose the right fan.
Most fans companies rate the CFM's at free flow.
Put it on the radiator and the CFM falls way off because
the motor don't have the stones to to move the air with the
restriction of the radiator core.
The Spal fans have there CFM ratings with vs static pressure.
Spal makes the best in the business.
There site has all the info you'll ever need to choose the right fan.
Most fans companies rate the CFM's at free flow.
Put it on the radiator and the CFM falls way off because
the motor don't have the stones to to move the air with the
restriction of the radiator core.
The Spal fans have there CFM ratings with vs static pressure.
Result? He had the car running for about an hour with a/c on and it didn't overheat at all!
Hood latch had to go... Just ordered quick latch hood pins from www.hoodpins.com.
Here are some pix of the rearranged setup:
