Hi all,
Ever since summer rolled around, and it's been hot (95+ degrees), I've had trouble keeping my car cool at idle. It'll run at 180 degrees all day long on the highway (or above 50mph), but once you slow down, the temps would climb up to about 215-220 degrees before stabilizing.
So... This week I purchased and installed an electric fan:
It's a 16" SPAL fan, sold by Be-Cool specifically for my application. It came with an extremely nice wiring harness, with a 30 amp relay, a thermostatic control (turns on at 195, off at 185), and an inline fuse holder.
Total installation time was about 3 hours, including wiring a manual override switch in the console, and fighting with the outrageously overpriced aluminum fan brackets.
I haven't driven the car yet, but hopefully I'll get it out this Sunday. After all the wiring was done, I switched the fan on, and walked inside to announce my success to my wife. As I walked in the door, she said "what were you using the shop vac for in the garage?"
The fan is that loud! It moves a TON of air though. It is rated at 2360 CFM, and if you're sitting in the car when you turn it on, it's like a cool breeze suddenly picked up.
