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Old Aug 27, 2005 | 03:30 PM
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ive relocated the radiator so it sits lower, and is leaning back more, but the bottom of the radiator is now touching the bottom of my FMIC (which is hung almost vertical). This is going to impede airflow to the radiator from under the car, the only air going to the radiator will be air going through or around the FMIC...im going to run the stock fans, along with pushers on the front side...ya'll think ill have adequate cooling?
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Old Aug 27, 2005 | 04:51 PM
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i've read that pusher fans and puller fans do not work well in conjunction with eachother, and besides that you will have very little cooling. The stock radiator gets 99.9% of its air from the dam that sticks down under the car. If your fmic is blocking that, I cant imagine enough air will flow through it.

*Edit* I see you're fom marrietta, I grew up there! I loved that town. I lived on top of polk mountain (Moved when I was like 13 though, i'm 19 now.) what part are you from?
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Old Aug 27, 2005 | 04:59 PM
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i guess i gotta move the rad. again then...haha

im actually closer to roswell, near johnson ferry and roswell road
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