New radiator/fans necessary?
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From: Castro Valley, CA
New radiator/fans necessary? I see by searching that some people have upgraded their fans, radiator, or both...
Is this a "must-do" modification if you add a D1SC and FMIC to your car? Or will I be OK with my 160 t-stat and the stock fans turned on early? I drive in the bay area, California... so temps are typically 80-90 in the summer.
I'm looking to do the 8-rib D1SC with updated brackets, etc, and I'm unsure of what other work this install will require.
Thanks for any info,
Rich
Is this a "must-do" modification if you add a D1SC and FMIC to your car? Or will I be OK with my 160 t-stat and the stock fans turned on early? I drive in the bay area, California... so temps are typically 80-90 in the summer.
I'm looking to do the 8-rib D1SC with updated brackets, etc, and I'm unsure of what other work this install will require.
Thanks for any info,
Rich
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From: Bellevue, Wa
if you add a D1 blower you cannot use your stock fans.
they replace it with one big fan.
summertime traffic may prove interesting with the AC on.
if it ends up not being enough fan you can add 2 pushers in front of your AC condensor and that will more than likely do the trick.
you can also choose to go with the dual spal setup, it can be made to fit with little effort. you can let me know if you need any help/advice. I am in the bay area too and had a custom ATI setup I built. Had a powerdyne before that and have an STS now. So I know just a bit about this stuff
they replace it with one big fan.
summertime traffic may prove interesting with the AC on.
if it ends up not being enough fan you can add 2 pushers in front of your AC condensor and that will more than likely do the trick.
you can also choose to go with the dual spal setup, it can be made to fit with little effort. you can let me know if you need any help/advice. I am in the bay area too and had a custom ATI setup I built. Had a powerdyne before that and have an STS now. So I know just a bit about this stuff
I'm making 754rwhp with stock fans and radiator, so you should be fine. I plan to move to a custom 2 core radiator at some point I"m going to play it by year. I don't want to add the weight of a 2 core.
