C5 Fan Trick
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C5 Fan Trick
Get a chance to hot-lap at the drag strip? Hate paying that horsepower penalty when the coolant temp soars? There is a work-around short of a fan switch or tuning the PCM.
All it take is a 6 inch piece of wire and a couple minutes to do the set up the first time. After that about two minutes each time you go to the track. Helpful in the summertime too; keeps the engine temps in the range for good power.
I put up a page at my site with a how-to for turning on the fans without tuning or a switch.
Here is a link: C5 Fan Trick.
Ranger
All it take is a 6 inch piece of wire and a couple minutes to do the set up the first time. After that about two minutes each time you go to the track. Helpful in the summertime too; keeps the engine temps in the range for good power.
I put up a page at my site with a how-to for turning on the fans without tuning or a switch.
Here is a link: C5 Fan Trick.
Ranger
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Not without more extensive wiring that I wanted to do.
With the low-speed fans on, I never saw a coolant temp above 195 even on four passes four minutes apart. Most I ever did literally back-to-back at a rental.
Ranger
With the low-speed fans on, I never saw a coolant temp above 195 even on four passes four minutes apart. Most I ever did literally back-to-back at a rental.
Ranger
Last edited by Ranger; Jul 18, 2007 at 03:04 PM.
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From: Anthony TX
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St. Jude Donor '08
WOW,,,you could even solder a small switch in the jumper, velcro it to the relay and just leave the wire in place and flick the switch when you want the fan to come on!
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From: abingdon maryland
thanks ranger, i did this mod tonight. My car was running hot with the d1sc. i was seeing 230 all the time almost in this 90deg heat in md. i wired an interupter switch, so i can just flip a swith and the fans stays on till i turn it off. kevin
kevin
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