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Solamar Solamar is offline
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Location: San Diego, CA
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Originally Posted by Nditiz1 View Post
@Solamar - Perfect! As someone that is about to go through this, I will keep this and Duane's pics handy. This is great! Thanks!

I have been told no fan will still have heat issues. Can you report back on your findings? On hot days (95F temps) cruising at ~85mph, 3400 RPM I can see temps reach ~215 - ~220 - needle touching the top of the 210 numbers over a 30 min drive. While those don't concern me too much I would like to keep the car a shy lower.

Its fun to watch the car get to ~185 and then drop down a little as soon as the t-stat opens to allow the cooled trombone oil back into the mix.
Ive been told that the way I plan to use the car should be fine with no fan. No AC, not commuting, just fair weather canyon carving and cruising.

I actually have the Carrera fan, but would rather not have the added "stuff" if not needed. If I'm wrong (no big surprise there) I can swing the lower mount rearward and install the fan... I'll be sure to update with my results!
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