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16 Spal or LT1 Radiator?
I just installed the Spal 16" Extreme in mine, Ed hasn't installed his yet and still has the ATI 16" fan. We had the two cars side by side on Sunday and couldn't tell a drastic/obvious difference just by putting our hands next to the fan. I thought the Spal felt a little stronger.
Haven't done any before/after temp monitoring, I just know I've overheated a couple of times in hours of traffic on hot summer days. Hopefully the Spal 16" Extreme will help.
I still have the dual 11" Spal fans in the garage, thinking of fabbing up a shroud to mount them up with and trying them out. I can take my time with it now that the car is up and running again with the 16" Spal.
Rob (Bad30th)
Haven't done any before/after temp monitoring, I just know I've overheated a couple of times in hours of traffic on hot summer days. Hopefully the Spal 16" Extreme will help.
I still have the dual 11" Spal fans in the garage, thinking of fabbing up a shroud to mount them up with and trying them out. I can take my time with it now that the car is up and running again with the 16" Spal.
Rob (Bad30th)
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Originally Posted by JAMES RODRIGUEZ
Ed Blown Vert: Did you finish the Spal install? Did it lower the temps at all?
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Well got both the fan and radiator in. Went for a quick drive, temps stayed under 200 on the freeway. Temps rose to 210-215 city driving. But very slowly went down @ idle. The combo seemed to drop the temps overall 10-15 degrees. I will do some more driving later on.....
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A little off subject We just got the first prototypes in of a 17" fan that is a little slimmer then the spal extream but carries about 350 more cfm. Also i do not have pricing on this yet but it shouild retail less then the spal extreame.
Originally Posted by Ed Blown Vert
Took the car for a cruise by the beach, doesn't want to keep cool. Temps climbed up to 220 @ idle and low speed. On the freeway they would eventually come down.
Outside Temps were in high 60's
Which would be the better move? Fan or radiator?
Outside Temps were in high 60's
Which would be the better move? Fan or radiator?
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From: Sunny San Diego
Originally Posted by JIMMYZZ28
We just got the first prototypes in of a 17" fan that is a little slimmer then the spal extream but carries about 350 more cfm. Also i do not have pricing on this yet but it shouild retail less then the spal extreame.
Hahaha thats the way it goes Ed, always something better coming out. The Spal 16" Extreme we both got will work fine. I have only driven it a couple of times but the temps seem fine.
I will probably put the SLP radiator on order when I get back from Vegas next week.
Rob (Bad30th)
I will probably put the SLP radiator on order when I get back from Vegas next week.
Rob (Bad30th)
Originally Posted by APD*98SS
I agree the Spal extreme 16 flows over 3000cfm, the duel 11's only flow 2730 cfm... The choice is obvious
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Originally Posted by Junior
Hey, where did you get the Spal 16 that fits the ATI fan shroud? How much was it? Thanks
You can buy it direct form SPAL.
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Spal fan The price is close to 300.oo bucks. We had a couple of these in the shop the other day so we decided to test the 3000 cfm (free air rating). To be honest with you the performance difference between that and Spal 2300 fan isn't worth the extra cash (my opinion). The blade is about a .25 larger in diameter and it sits below the plastic shroud it is housed within. If you look at the catalog they sell a gasket to go with this which you will need if you are mounting this against the core (not recomended). If you are still set on getting this fan Street & Performance sells them.
