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Old 10-01-09, 07:37 PM
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lite rotary = easy push

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Ok I know i gonna get ripped apart for this but I am WONDERING if the rad fan is necessary and if removed well my temps soar and my engine bay get really hot?
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Old 10-01-09, 07:40 PM
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your engine will overheat.
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Old 10-01-09, 07:41 PM
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come on now, really?

of course man, leave that thing in there.



( am I being punk'd? )
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Old 10-02-09, 12:53 PM
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depending on whether you have an under tray it would be fine for highway driving as long as there is no traffic.

and also, you have to you know... get to the highway.
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Old 10-02-09, 01:07 PM
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Not blowing your engine is over rated. All the cool kids blow their engines.
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Old 10-02-09, 02:24 PM
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LOL ok ok has anyone measured temps without a fan
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Old 10-02-09, 02:28 PM
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Sure. They'll go up to 220...230...and up and up. Combustion temps are VERY high.
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Old 10-02-09, 02:29 PM
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LOL ok ok has anyone measured temps without a fan
Satan did. They were really high, but it was a dry heat.
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Old 10-02-09, 05:20 PM
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LOL ok ok has anyone measured temps without a fan
No

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Old 10-02-09, 05:27 PM
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No one in their right mind would.
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I spoke to an SCCA racer a while back that said most of them don't run fans. I imagine since they become an airflow restriction at the speeds their cars see.
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Not blowing your engine is over rated. All the cool kids blow their engines.
that's why we like rotaries!
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if u live in the artic. . sure go ahead and take off the fan
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