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94bird View Member Profile	Jun 3 2004, 01:18 AM Post #2
Insert catch phrase here Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2,098 Joined: 23-December 03 From: Michigan Member No.: 20	Jon, your last post is right along the lines of what I was thinking. I suspect our stock air routing is very inadequate for what we're doing. Your ideas about pusher/puller fans is precisely the reason I had planned on putting a 10" pusher on my oil cooler and a 14" puller on the back of the radiator. I know that would have less restriction at speed and if I can find a good place for my oil cooler afterwards I can use the 10" pusher to be the primary cooling air flow for it. BTW Randy, my Long oil cooler is also centered in front of the radiator, about 2" space between. It's about 11x11. However, the first experiment will still be to run with no fans and see what happens. I think there's a test session at Waterford in the next week or so and I'll try to make it. I should have my oil temperature gauge installed by then too so I'll have one more data point about whether everything is running really hot or just primarily my coolant. Still waiting on the Blackstone oil analysis lab kit so I can get a 2nd opinion before I pull the engine.

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94bird Cooling fan operation May 31 2004, 06:32 AM

Jon A On your '94 you have one fan that kicks on fir... May 31 2004, 06:56 AM

94bird I've decided to modify my testing at the track... May 31 2004, 01:48 PM

rmackintosh Mike, I tried removing one fan and both when my ca... May 31 2004, 06:22 PM

94bird I'm quite surprised that with the BeCool radia... May 31 2004, 10:15 PM

Jon A I wonder if there isn't something else going o... Jun 1 2004, 01:15 AM

94bird I started looking at my shrouds more over the past... Jun 1 2004, 03:03 AM

#07 QUOTE (Jon A @ May 31 2004, 07:15 PM)Have you... Jun 1 2004, 03:09 AM

94bird Tony, some foam works great to seal up the gap and... Jun 1 2004, 03:25 AM

rmackintosh QUOTE Have you guys who have taken it out really s... Jun 1 2004, 04:12 AM

Jon A Keep in the weather in mind. I did see a bit over... Jun 1 2004, 04:56 AM

#07 QUOTE (#07 @ May 31 2004, 09:09 PM)I was amaz... Jun 1 2004, 05:23 AM

rmackintosh QUOTE I wonder if on the stock 94 fan set-up if yo... Jun 1 2004, 06:03 AM

Jon A It's a wiring issue. The 96-up cars are wired... Jun 1 2004, 08:01 AM

94bird I found a Hayden slimline fan 16" in diameter... Jun 1 2004, 05:55 PM

94bird QUOTE (rmackintosh @ Jun 1 2004, 12:12 AM)QUO... Jun 1 2004, 05:57 PM

94bird I measured the size of my plastic deflector that d... Jun 1 2004, 11:24 PM

robz71lm7 QUOTE (Jon A @ May 31 2004, 02:56 AM)On your ... Jun 1 2004, 11:58 PM

94bird From Shoebox's site: There are two versions o... Jun 2 2004, 12:33 AM

ESPCamaro What setup did the 93 cars have. I thought that th... Jun 2 2004, 02:07 AM

94bird Each fan weighs 5.5 lbs., with the total assy of 2... Jun 2 2004, 02:16 AM

ESPCamaro Really?!! They feel much heavier. Or did ... Jun 2 2004, 02:22 AM

Soma07 I believe the V6 cars had a single fan but the sam... Jun 2 2004, 02:53 AM

#07 QUOTE (94bird @ Jun 1 2004, 06:33 PM)By addin... Jun 2 2004, 02:55 AM

94bird I believe the wiring would also have to be updated... Jun 2 2004, 02:58 AM

#07 QUOTE (Soma07 @ Jun 1 2004, 08:53 PM)I believ... Jun 2 2004, 03:05 AM

#07 QUOTE (94bird @ Jun 1 2004, 08:58 PM)I believ... Jun 2 2004, 03:08 AM

rmackintosh Mike... My front breather opening is 3 1/2 tall b... Jun 2 2004, 03:23 AM

CMC#5 See, that was my impression also, that fans don... Jun 2 2004, 03:59 AM

Jon A Interesting, guys. I didn't know they made th... Jun 2 2004, 07:31 PM

Sam Strano QUOTE (rmackintosh @ May 31 2004, 10:12 PM)I ... Jun 2 2004, 08:37 PM

rmackintosh QUOTE (sam@stranoparts.com @ Jun 2 2004, 02:3... Jun 2 2004, 10:10 PM

94bird Jon, your last post is right along the lines of wh... Jun 3 2004, 01:18 AM

94bird Well, I got myself motivated and am making my car ... Jun 5 2004, 04:48 AM

#07 Sounds really cool,Makes me want to do this too. L... Jun 6 2004, 06:53 PM

94bird I've blocked off the air flow from the black p... Jun 6 2004, 08:00 PM

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94bird View Member Profile	May 31 2004, 06:32 AM Post #1
Insert catch phrase here Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2,098 Joined: 23-December 03 From: Michigan Member No.: 20	Are the fans in series in our LT1 engines? Can I remove one of them and still have one working fan? I'm in the middle of doing a few things on the car and the engine isn't running so I'm hoping someone knows before I reinstall everything.