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Old 01-25-04, 04:01 PM
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fan shrout for a Efan

i have a puller Efan in my car but i want to get my engine more cooler and i was planning to put a shrout on the rad and in top of that put the efan on it, my question isdoes improve cooling or not? thanks
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I stuck a 16" E fan on a stock 16" fan shroud. It had full coverage of the radiator and even some coverage of the oil cooler. It made more sense to do it this way, yet I've never seen anyone else do it.
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how did you attatch the fan to the stock shroud, i was considering doing this as well because the torus stock shroud is very restrictive, especially at hight speeds. The e-fan is 16 inches aswell,. and i'm wondering how you filled in the gap?
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gut the t-stat and just leave the casing. t-stat less is good but a little restriction is better especially on a stop and go traffic. the restriction will allow the coolant to absorb more heat than no t-stat.
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Eddierotary is in New York!!

I thinkg gutting the thermostat is a bad idea.

It also take longer to bring your engine up to temp when it is cold. not really good for your engine and i doubt that it imporves cooling much anyway.
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Originally posted by wackyracer
gut the t-stat and just leave the casing. t-stat less is good but a little restriction is better especially on a stop and go traffic. the restriction will allow the coolant to absorb more heat than no t-stat.
hey man did your read were is my location? is right now at -8 degree and you think im gonna get my T stat out? i dont think so. i have a 180 termostat in my car for days like today but sometime like last summer it got up to 195 and i didnt like that and i want to stay at 180 not to go higher than that. that what i came with the srout idea
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I mounted it to my REPU shroud. Yours will be different. Just measure it and try to find a fan with a housing that will fit with minor mods.
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Leave the T-Stat, helps the engine arive to temp faster and regulates the temp the way it should.
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i was thinking to take a sheet of aluminum, cut it the same size of the rad, cut the hole for the fan to breath and bolt the fan in the sheet of aluminum and then bolt it on the stock locations of the stock shrout
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pictures pitcture pictures !!!!!!!!!!!!
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pics? later i just had the dam idea
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sorry bout that. I guess it wont work due to snow.
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