Need Some Measurement Help

[TURFNNSURF]

I just had the A/C condensor removed from my car, and before I could measure the opening between the rad supports, everything was put back together. I am dealing with high coolant temps at idle in traffic with my FMIC. I have two slim fans wired to run together all the time but coolant temps still rise to over 230* in traffic. I want to order some slim fans to use as pusher fans but need to know what size will fit before ordering. I am including a pic of the area I need measurements of. The only difference in my car is I still have the center rad support. If anyone has the front off of thier 1G and can take some measurements for me, that would be great.

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[firehawk]

I dont kno what cylinder that is in the highlighted section of area 1. If that is removed you can fit 2 12" fans there. If it is not removed then you can only fit 1 12" fan in the spot where area 2 is. Hope that helps.

 

[TURFNNSURF]

That cnister is part of the AC system and is now removed. So to confirm, I can fit 2 12" fans in front of the Rad as pushers??

Thanks

 

[andymoraitis]

Pushers aren't as efficient as pullers mounted on the inside unless the car was designed for them Using pushers on the outside will also block flow to the front face of the radiator. Please keep that in mind.

 

[Mike1992]

I run a 10"/12" in front of the rad as pushers. Theyre wired into the ignition to come on with the key and I don't overheat.

 

[TURFNNSURF]

Pushers aren't as efficient as pullers mounted on the inside unless the car was designed for them Using pushers on the outside will also block flow to the front face of the radiator. Please keep that in mind.

Just so you know IM running a 12" and 10" slim fan setup as pullers on my Fluidyne right now and they ar NOT cutting it. This is why I want to add the pushers, to increase overall flow through the RAD at idle. Since that is the only time the car starts to run HOT.

 

[Turbocharged]

You could try using proportionality. The box you drew in the pictures is 3.75*(headlight width) x 1.75*(headlight width). Go measure the width of your headlights (or measure the length of something else in the picture) and multiply the length by its proportional length of the yellow box.

So you are going to run both pusher and puller fans? Puller fans are more efficient. Some of the slim fans have inferior shrouding design and dont push a lot of CFM. What model of of fan do you have (brand, CFM, ect.)?

 

[TURFNNSURF]

You could try using proportionality. The box you drew in the pictures is 3.75*(headlight width) x 1.75*(headlight width). Go measure the width of your headlights (or measure the length of something else in the picture) and multiply the length by its proportional length of the yellow box.

So you are going to run both pusher and puller fans? Puller fans are more efficient. Some of the slim fans have inferior shrouding design and dont push a lot of CFM. What model of of fan do you have (brand, CFM, ect.)?

The two puller fans Im using now are from a company called ZIRGO. You can find some info on them at this site. http://www.thehoffmangroup.com:16080/Autoloc/search.lasso?search=zf

I have the ZF12s rated 1650CFM and the ZF10 rated 1500CFM. They work well enough at highway speeds but with the restricted air flow from the FMIC they can't pull enough air through the rad sitting at idle. Also because of the LICP I can't use two 12" fans as pullers, and this leaves "HOT SPOTS" in the corners of my RAD.

I would like to use proportionality but I didn't take that picture. I used the only picture I could find of a 1G with the front bumper off. As an example for people to know what I was looking for.

Mike mentioned above that he runs both a 12" and 10" as pusher in the location I outlined. I may just buy a pair of 10" fans and wire them up with a relay to the battery to come on when I turn on the ignition.

Thank you everybody for your input nad help.

 

[firehawk]

yes you can fit 2 12" fans. I have my front bumper off, i measured it

 

[TURFNNSURF]

Great news Firehawk, Now I can place my order for a couple of new fans.