my search isnt working so sorry if this is covered...im running a stock sleeve 81.5 b16a2 pistons rods, built head boosted, and just wonder if an eg oem half size will be enough cooling with a good slim fan for my setup...

i had an ls with a leaking headgasket before and had heating problems, and this setup wont allow for a full size...

thanks

 

i never had any problems with my boosted setup and stock radiator(until it started leaking), but every setup is different. unless you have an aftermarket water temp gauge your not going to no really until the car gets on the dyno.

 

until your headgasket started leaking? I'm running s300 for temps though

 

No the head gasket was fine, the plastic end tanks or whatever had a small leak from where they connected to the actual aluminum on the rad. i wanted to upgrade anyways so it was a nice excuse. Your really not going to need a slim line either unless you want some more room in the bay. But its nice for that extra cooling factor that a slim fan produces. you can get them on here for like $60 i believe.

 

yea i already bought one from my last setup...it was $65 or so..in my opinion it makes the bay look beter..thanks for the help

 

We use them on all our boosted cars, our aluminum ones are the same cores as fluidyne.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by urbansi &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> But its nice for that extra cooling factor that a slim fan produces. you can get them on here for like $60 i believe.</TD></TR></TABLE>

ehhh, im pretty sure the stock fan will out flow most slim fans of the same size, my spal 5-blade is the highest flowing fan spal offers in any size and its design is almost just like stock, its about 3.7" thick, 11" flows 1390cfm.

i dont believe this BS that these 2" thick slim fans being sold here on HT flow the claimed 1500cfm, if spal cant make a 2" thick slim 12" fan flow that much what makes you think china can?

the only spal fan that flows over 1500 cfm in a 12" size is the 5-blade and its 3.7" thick.

http://www.the-fan-man.com/sho...th=33


Modified by blinx9900 at 10:50 PM 5/12/2008

 

Dont forget about perma cool they have some nice fans as well with actual CFM numbers

http://perma-cool.com/Catalog/Cat_page16.html

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by RedneckRicer &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Dont forget about perma cool they have some nice fans as well with actual CFM numbers

http://perma-cool.com/Catalog/Cat_page16.html</TD></TR></TABLE>

insdeed, and note that the 12" unit that flows over 1500cfm is 3.75" thick which adds to my point that there is no way that these hondatech 2" thick slimfans are flowing anywhere near 1500, i'd guess below 1000...

if spal cant to it and permacool cant do it, there is no way china can...