Anyone Ever Try This Poor Mans Fan Mod...
05-10-2005, 09:16 AM
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[quote name='jspecracer7' date='May 10 2005, 10:07 AM']So let me get this straight. You guys have been letting the fans stay on with the car off(as in engine not running) so the fans cool the water that is in the radiator? Seems retarded to me.
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people have recorded the temp changes with letting the fans run after the cars off. Over one hundred degrees cooler with letting the fans run for a few mintues. Basically, it's a heatsoak defender.
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people have recorded the temp changes with letting the fans run after the cars off. Over one hundred degrees cooler with letting the fans run for a few mintues. Basically, it's a heatsoak defender.
05-10-2005, 09:36 AM
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[quote name='nopistons94' date='May 9 2005, 01:48 PM']What ECU are you running?
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[quote name='Fd3BOOST'] I have my fans programmed with the AEM to kick on at 90c.[/quote]
I already mentioned that i have AEM.
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[quote name='Fd3BOOST'] I have my fans programmed with the AEM to kick on at 90c.[/quote]
I already mentioned that i have AEM.
05-10-2005, 09:42 AM
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yeah Van, the point isn't to cool the radiator, it's t keep a positive airflow into the engine bay after shut down. Let yours run sometime and put you hand back by the windsheild, you'll feel hot air being pumped out.
05-10-2005, 09:51 AM
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[quote name='Fd3BOOST' date='May 10 2005, 10:36 AM'][quote name='Fd3BOOST'] I have my fans programmed with the AEM to kick on at 90c.[/quote]
I already mentioned that i have AEM.
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silly me
I already mentioned that i have AEM.
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silly me
05-10-2005, 10:47 AM
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[quote name='GreyGT-C' date='May 10 2005, 11:42 PM']yeah Van, the point isn't to cool the radiator, it's t keep a positive airflow into the engine bay after shut down. Let yours run sometime and put you hand back by the windsheild, you'll feel hot air being pumped out.
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But I have a vented amemiya hood. So maybe that's why I won't need it?
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But I have a vented amemiya hood. So maybe that's why I won't need it?
05-10-2005, 04:15 PM
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The hood should help a bit by giving the hot air an easier outlet, but not as much as the fans.
For reference, my personal experience has been this; stock body, major rad ducting, no fans, my car would run around 92-95C. After shutdown, I would see up to 108C on the commander ten minutes later. With fan switch mod, I run around 75-85C (depending on how I drive), then lets say I shutdown with temps at 82C, ten minutes later I turn the key back on and water temp is around 68-70C. And keep in mind the water temp sensor is in the case, so running the fans does help cool the motor itself, not just the coolant in the radiator.
For reference, my personal experience has been this; stock body, major rad ducting, no fans, my car would run around 92-95C. After shutdown, I would see up to 108C on the commander ten minutes later. With fan switch mod, I run around 75-85C (depending on how I drive), then lets say I shutdown with temps at 82C, ten minutes later I turn the key back on and water temp is around 68-70C. And keep in mind the water temp sensor is in the case, so running the fans does help cool the motor itself, not just the coolant in the radiator.
05-10-2005, 04:16 PM
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the fan mod really has NOTHING to do with keeping the coolant cool. The car isn't running.... no water is moving. It's to move fresher air into the engine bay and keep the engine and turbos from sitting there at rediculous temps. Yes, a vent hood makes a huge difference....a fan mounted to the underside of the hood blowing thru the vents would be the best solution, other than a EWP running after shutdown.