Radiator fan, yes? No?
Man you have a lot of cool words but ZERO ****ing exp with the topic. So do yourself a favor and crawl back under your ****ing rock Again OP you will never have a cooling issue with your car not running the fan in the bay. 100's maybe thousands of EVO's have not run one for years and years without any cooling issues. My car has been in stop and go summer heat for hours and never had an issue PERIOD You do realize that when you are driving at any kind of cruising speed fans don't mean **** right. Or maybe your automotive knowledge doesnt stretch that far. Thats ok people can be ignorant to things they have no ****ing exp with
Let's for arguments sake that you're right and no extra fan is needed. Cool. No harm done. But then let's say you're wrong. What will happen then? Head gasket, melted pistons, steam shooting out of radiator in stop and go traffic? How much will that cost to fix?
Op, I leave it up to you. It's your car. You know what you do with it. You know how much you're willing to risk on internet "experts and forum searches."
This will be my last post in the topic. I'm a mechanic for a living, so chances are I've had more "experience" with cars than you have.
Let's for arguments sake that you're right and no extra fan is needed. Cool. No harm done. But then let's say you're wrong. What will happen then? Head gasket, melted pistons, steam shooting out of radiator in stop and go traffic? How much will that cost to fix?
Op, I leave it up to you. It's your car. You know what you do with it. You know how much you're willing to risk on internet "experts and forum searches."
Let's for arguments sake that you're right and no extra fan is needed. Cool. No harm done. But then let's say you're wrong. What will happen then? Head gasket, melted pistons, steam shooting out of radiator in stop and go traffic? How much will that cost to fix?
Op, I leave it up to you. It's your car. You know what you do with it. You know how much you're willing to risk on internet "experts and forum searches."
To OP
How about he "risk it" on real world ****ing exp, 4 years of summer stop and go traffic, and 60k+ miles
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Didn't mean the thread to turn into a shlt show. Logic would lead me to believe you NEED the radiator fan, but I have seen a whole lot of Evos without the rad fan. Hmmm. I'll have to contemplate a little harder, rather be safe then in a shltty situation.
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GSRboi seems to be the only one who knows about this topic from any real experience. Everyone else is thinking off common logic like I was. Gonna give it a go and see for myself.
I have one sitting in my garage, never had a need to install it.
I know on this forum there are some thin fan threads. And yes if you are a bit handy you can mount a thin fan in the existing fan shroud with slight modifications and mount the fan as the existing on is--no fabbing additional brackets. and a much thinner option that clears all other piping and parts nicely and is much lighter. Good Luck.
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Excuse the 3 year old thread revival...of course this is intended for aftermarket aluminum radiators, not the oem plastic one. Interesting to see if any others who have gone the fanless route can chime in
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Unless you did something to your car, the engine went pop and you are certain what you did caused it, we are just talking opinions. Also, is every Evo the same? More like no two, unless stock, are the same. Do we all live in the same place in the world with the same temperatures and humidity? Do we all drive the same? Are the driving conditions the same? So, becoming upset when someone's experience (or inexperience) and opinion is different than yours is silly (just my opinion).
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Unless you did something to your car, the engine went pop and you are certain what you did caused it, we are just talking opinions. Also, is every Evo the same? More like no two, unless stock, are the same. Do we all live in the same place in the world with the same temperatures and humidity? Do we all drive the same? Are the driving conditions the same? So, becoming upset when someone's experience (or inexperience) and opinion is different than yours is silly (just my opinion).
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It wasn't directed at anyone. I just saw this thread as a good place to remind people that what is being solicited in almost any thread is an opinion. I've offered information concerning my experiences and have frequently had people completely disagree or say the opposite. This is normal. On some occasions it was a good thing the OP didn't listen to me.