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should I have the fan in front of the intercooler or after the radiator.

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Old 02-25-04, 06:03 PM
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should I have the fan in front of the intercooler or after the radiator.

Here is my intercooler


and here is the radiator with the fan mounted.


The intercooler is a Volvo unit, and the radiator is a Chevy style generic racing radiator, 22wx19Hx2t

With the size of the radiator and considering how close they are, I figured it would be more efficient to have the fan as a pusher instead of a puller like it is in the pic.

plus it cleans up the engine bay a bit, with less wires. Which is a big plus to me.
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That looks great the way you have it. It's better to pull air through then to push it. The way you have it should be ok, but a full shroud on the back of the rad would be better.

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what do you mean by a full shroud?

is it a big difference to have it in front. I have heard that puller is better, but how much.
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would it produce better intercooling with it mounted to the intercooel vs, the rad. Thats really my question.

The radiator is so big, that I doubt I will have any overheating problems.
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