GordnadoCRD wrote:
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Bell's engineer actually recommended running the IC several inches in front of the condenser. I didn't ask why. He said if it was the radiator you would butt it up tight.
I am hoping after the intercooler is in place that I will be able to run an efan without overheating issues. I tried it already and it was bad at freeway speeds. The power difference between the mechanical fan and no fan is very noticeable on such a low hp engine.
Ok, I misunderstood. I thought you were putting it in the existing CAC spot. He is correct if you are putting it in front, as it would allow available flow to remove heat without that heat having to go through the cooling stack.
Also, if you are removing the mechanical fan, If you install a properly sized electric fan, it will be more efficient and consume less power if installed as a puller rather than using it in front as a pusher, this is because it's spinning in a relatively low pressure environment.
Yeah I had a derale 18" puller fan and custom shroud wired into the stock A/C fan wiring. A/C fan has been removed for almost a year now.
The derale was fine at lower speeds, but became to restrictive at higher speeds, at least that's my theory. The reason I came to this conclusion was that the engine seemed to cool better with no fan or shroud at all when I was going highway speed. Obviously it sucked at low speed.
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