cooling issue or not??
Melting Slicks
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From: Santa Barbara CA
OP, things to look for;
It's very common for the wire connection near the fan to have high resistance and burn up. Before it completely fails, or even if it has not failed at all, it is still a point of high resistance, that is going to slow the fans down.
Check that connection and repair the wire as necessary.
Fans can be a little tricky because it's not like they have an RPM gauge on them. If they are spinning at 50%, they are still on and working as far as any owner or tech would know.
Another easy step to increase fan speed is to remove the fan module and install good quality fan relays instead. You will loose the low rpm function of the fans however, they will either be on or off, but they will spin noticeably faster. Thus keeping the temps down. The stock fan module never gives the fans full vehicle voltage ever.
From there adding an aftermarket radiator is a huge help, and aftermarket fans the next from there. Or visa versa really, they both make a big difference in cooling.
I hope that helps.
It's very common for the wire connection near the fan to have high resistance and burn up. Before it completely fails, or even if it has not failed at all, it is still a point of high resistance, that is going to slow the fans down.
Check that connection and repair the wire as necessary.
Fans can be a little tricky because it's not like they have an RPM gauge on them. If they are spinning at 50%, they are still on and working as far as any owner or tech would know.
Another easy step to increase fan speed is to remove the fan module and install good quality fan relays instead. You will loose the low rpm function of the fans however, they will either be on or off, but they will spin noticeably faster. Thus keeping the temps down. The stock fan module never gives the fans full vehicle voltage ever.
From there adding an aftermarket radiator is a huge help, and aftermarket fans the next from there. Or visa versa really, they both make a big difference in cooling.
I hope that helps.
^^^^ That is why I mentioned the intercooler differences. It's the only major difference between his setup and my old '08. He actually has the advantage of an aftermarket fan it appears. So I'm a little bewildered as to why his car runs so warm at cruise compared to mine.
And again, no offense intended -- but there has to be a reason a lot of ECS kit owners are going through the trouble of modifying their frames and boxing in the intercooler with ducting to emulate the A&A setup. Just sayin'.
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Yes dewitts fan uses stock connector unless someone cuts it out during the install.
Plenty of A&A cars run hot too. Happens to both. In fact tons of procharger cars run hot too. That is just the name of the game with a centri on a vette.
A lot of owners doing it? That isn't even close to true. I know of 3, and only Pat has done the cross member and boxing. Frame isn't touched.
Plenty of A&A cars run hot too. Happens to both. In fact tons of procharger cars run hot too. That is just the name of the game with a centri on a vette.
A lot of owners doing it? That isn't even close to true. I know of 3, and only Pat has done the cross member and boxing. Frame isn't touched.
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Yes dewitts fan uses stock connector unless someone cuts it out during the install.
Plenty of A&A cars run hot too. Happens to both. In fact tons of procharger cars run hot too. That is just the name of the game with a centri on a vette.
A lot of owners doing it? That isn't even close to true. I know of 3, and only Pat has done the cross member and boxing. Frame isn't touched.
Plenty of A&A cars run hot too. Happens to both. In fact tons of procharger cars run hot too. That is just the name of the game with a centri on a vette.
A lot of owners doing it? That isn't even close to true. I know of 3, and only Pat has done the cross member and boxing. Frame isn't touched.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Mar 2007
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From: Santa Barbara CA
Yes dewitts fan uses stock connector unless someone cuts it out during the install.
Plenty of A&A cars run hot too. Happens to both. In fact tons of procharger cars run hot too. That is just the name of the game with a centri on a vette.
A lot of owners doing it? That isn't even close to true. I know of 3, and only Pat has done the cross member and boxing. Frame isn't touched.
Plenty of A&A cars run hot too. Happens to both. In fact tons of procharger cars run hot too. That is just the name of the game with a centri on a vette.
A lot of owners doing it? That isn't even close to true. I know of 3, and only Pat has done the cross member and boxing. Frame isn't touched.
Over the years, I've seen more heat concerns with Procharger and ECS kits than anything else, but maybe that's just a coincidence. All I can say is that my A&A car ran really cool as long as I had sufficient airflow. It actually surprised me to be honest.
